One Quebec mosque shooting suspect carrying Muslim name

The two suspects in Sunday’s terror attacks on a mosque in Quebec City are Alexandre Bissonnette and Mohamed Khadir, according to local media reports.

Reuters news agency, citing a source, reported that Bissonnette is a French-Canadian while Khadir is of Moroccan heritage.

One of the suspects was arrested at the scene, while a second called 911 himself and was arrested around 9pm.

He made the first 911 call at 7:55pm, police said Monday morning.

Police held a joint news conference involving the Sûreté du Québec, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Quebec City police and Montreal police and provided the information to the media.

The suspects in their late 20s and early 30s, were not known to police, and the investigation into a possible motive continues, said superintendent Martin Plante of the RCMP’s C Division.

Plante said it was “still too early to determine what charges the suspects in the case will face.”

Sunday night’s attack left six people dead and injured many others. The six victims were all men, between 39 and 60 years old. Three of the injured are in critical condition in hospital.

Chief Inspector André Goulet of the SQ said that 75 officers from the force were involved in the investigation and that all patrollers have increased their vigilance, especially around mosques.

Quebec mosque attack: Police seek motive