No charges laid in fatal Montreal police shooting of Alain Magloire

Alain Magloire inquiry: Expert defends police actions

The Quebec provincial prosecutor's office said the officers who fatally shot AlainMagloire last February will not face charges.

Magloire, 41, was shot dead on Feb. 3 by Montreal police officers outside the Berri bus station in downtown Montreal.

Officers had said he was wielding a hammer in a threatening manner and refused to co-operate.

The prosecutor's office said it reviewed the Sûreté du Québec investigation and found no grounds to lay charges against the officers involved in the intervention.

​Magloire, who was known at Montreal's Old Brewery, suffered from a mental illness.

The Quebec coroner's office has called for a public inquiry to look into police interventions involving people struggling with mental health problems.