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Interference by police after Quebec teen killed by cops can’t go unpunished: lawyers

Interference by police after Quebec teen killed by cops can't go unpunished: lawyers | iNFOnews.ca
Two people in their 20s were injured and one of them was arrested after their vehicle collided with a freight train early this morning in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal's South Shore. A Longueuil police crest is seen in Longueuil, Que., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

MONTREAL — Lawyers representing the family of a Longueuil, Que., teen who was shot dead by police in September say they are shocked by allegations of police interference in the investigation by the province’s police watchdog.

Nooran Rezayi, 15, was killed on Sept. 21 after being shot in a suburban neighbourhood south of Montreal.

On Thursday, Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier released new correspondence between the police force and a provincial watchdog that contained what she described as serious information.

The head of the watchdog alleged in the correspondence that officers had questioned witnesses and attempted to obtain video footage, even though this was against the rules they were supposed to follow.

Fournier asked the provincial government to investigate the actions of police.

In a statement, the Rezayi family lawyers say the letters demonstrate the police force interfered with the watchdog’s investigation of the teen’s killing.

The lawyers say the watchdog has been aware of this type of behaviour by police since 2016.

They are also calling for accountability, saying it is unacceptable to see it persist.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2025.

Interference by police after Quebec teen killed by cops can't go unpunished: lawyers | iNFOnews.ca
Fahima Rezayi, right, mother of Nooran Rezayi, a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Longueuil, Que., police in September, looks on as lawyer Fernando Belton speaks during a news conference in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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