Timeline of events following the 2017 deadly mosque shooting in Quebec City
QUEBEC — Timeline of events following the deadly shooting at a mosque in Quebec City in 2017:
Jan. 29, 2017 — A lone man enters the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City during evening prayers and begins shooting, killing six men and wounding 19 others. Police arrest two suspects, but after further investigation say only one — then 27-year-old Alexandre Bissonnette — is a suspect. They say the other person is a witness.
Jan. 30, 2017 — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins vigil in Quebec City. He calls the massacre an act of terrorism and tells the country’s Muslims: “We are with you. Thirty-six million hearts are breaking with yours.” Bissonnette, a Universite Laval student, appears in court and is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder with a restricted weapon.
Feb. 1, 2017 — The mosque opens its doors to the public — its floor and walls are still splattered with blood from the carnage.