Police Kill Robbery Suspect in Montreal
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MONTREAL — A robbery suspect was shot and killed by police while he grappled with a sobbing hostage in a busy downtown square where hundreds of terrified shoppers scrambled for cover.
A second man was being sought by police after the shooting Monday afternoon, which followed a bank robbery and car chase.
One of the suspects, cornered by police, grabbed a 40-year-old woman and dragged her to a police car that had been abandoned by two officers who were trying to approach the gunman.
He was shot by police as he tried to force his hostage into the cruiser, police said.
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