Eleven suspects are facing criminal charges following a Montreal police investigation into the events preceding the killing of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi by Longueuil police.

On Tuesday, police announced that the suspects were between 13 and 17 years old at time of the shooting.

Five of them have been arrested and six of them have been charged by summons, Montreal police inspector David Shane told reporters.

He could not specify how many suspects were present on the day of the deadly intervention.

He added that charges include: conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to commit assault, wearing a disguise for criminal purposes, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unlawful assembly, and failure to comply with various court orders.

Charges vary depending on the individuals involved.

The suspects will appear before Quebec’s youth court in late August and early September.

Shane explained the investigation focused exclusively on the events preceding the fatal police intervention.

Quebec’s police watchdog, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendante (BEI), was in charge of investigating the killing of Rezayi.

On Sept. 21, 2025, Rezayi, who was unarmed, was shot twice and killed by Longueuil police barely 10 seconds after officers parked their cruiser while responding to a 911 call.

His death sparked outrage among loved ones, classmates and other Quebecers.

The victim’s family members announced in December that they were suing Longueuil police, saying they used unreasonable and disproportionate force on Rezayi.

“We want the police officer to face consequences,” had said Fahima Rezayi, the teen’s mother.

“There can’t be another Nooran.”

In parallel, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) was tasked by the BEI with opening its own investigation.

Shane noted that parallel investigations may be conducted regarding a potential criminal offence that emerges from an independent investigation but that falls outside the BEI’s mandate.

“The conclusion regarding the ‘before’ events is completely independent of any decisions regarding the police intervention,” Shane said.

On Feb. 26, the SPVM executed nine search warrants across five municipalities on the South Shore and conducted multiple raids in the area in connection with its investigation.

And in March, the BEI announced that it had finished its report and delivered it to the DPCP, Quebec’s public prosecution service. It will decide whether to lay charges against the officer who killed Rezayi.

Quebec’s Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière also launched an investigation into the Longueuil police to see whether they followed the right procedure when notifying the BEI. The watchdog had been informed of the shooting an hour and 36 minutes after it happened.