Family and friends of a bystander killed by Montreal police remembered Patrick Limoges as a loving son and well-liked co-worker at his funeral in his hometown of Trois-Rivières.The 36-year-old hospital worker was remembered as a loving son and a willing, popular worker. He was killed Tuesday after he was hit by a stray bullet while he was on his way to work at the Saint-Luc Hospital in Montreal.
Limoges was caught in the fray of a police operation targeting a 40-year-old suspect who was allegedly wielding a knife. That man, Mario Hamel, a resident of a downtown homeless shelter, was also fatally shot.
Outside the funeral home where a visitation for Limoges was held earlier on Sunday, people were stunned and tearful, the CBC's Catherine Cullen reported.
Most said it was a time to mourn, not a time to lay blame.
"It's a horrible accident, but I want to see the results of the investigation," said Jacqueline Alarie-Limoges, a relative, as she fought back tears.
"But I don't put the blame on anyone. I think [the police] did their work the best they knew how."
However, Martin Massicotte, who said he was a cousin, had strong words against Montreal police.
"I'm very unhappy with the police brutality and the police system … they killed my cousin."
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