Incident Date:
October 20, 2014 11:33
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Martin Couture-Rouleau
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Vehicle
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Military(Soldiers/Troops/Officers/Forces)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: Yes
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "20/10/2014: Martin Couture-Rouleau rammed his vehicle into a pair of Canadian Forces members in the partking lot of a strip mall in Saint Jean sur Richilieu, Quebec. Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent died later that evening of his injuries. A police chase ensued, during which Couture-Rouleau phoned into 911 to tell police he had been ""acting in the name of Allah."" The chase ended when Couture-Rouleau was fatally shot by a responding police officer. "
References: 1) "Stewart Bell. “Soldier dies after being run down in suspected terror attack near Montreal.” National Post, October 20, 2014. http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/10/20/driver-who-ran-into-canadian-soldiers-near-montreal-was-known-to-counter-terrorism-officials-rcmp/"
2) "National Post. “Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu attack was ‘clearly linked to terrorist ideology,’ safety minister says.” National Post, October 21, 2014. http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/10/21/saint-jean-sur-richelieu-attack-was-an-unacceptable-act-of-violence-against-canada-public-safety-minister-says/"
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