Alexandre Bissonnette, age 31, is the man behind the 2017 mass shooting at a Quebec City Mosque. Here’s what we know about his latest sentence update.
Alexandre Bissonnette is a former Royal Canadian Army Cadet.
In 2017, Bissonnette barged into the Quebec City Mosque and shot fire for about 2 minutes with a 9-mm Glock pistol.
There were around forty people present at the time of the shooting.
Six people were killed, while five others were seriously injured in the shooting.
After the shooting, Bissonnette called the police and confessed he was involved in the shooting and wanted to surrender.
Once the word got out of his arrest, Université Laval, where he was a student, expelled him from the college until further court proceedings.
He was arrested on January 29, 2017.
Alexandre Bissonnette is a terrorist and deserves 150 years without parole eligibility for his attack on a Quebec City mosque that left six dead. Quebec’s Court of Appeal thought 25 years was fair.
Hopefully, the victims get justice at the Supreme Court.https://t.co/Gv5zEfQ7pw
— Bob Saroya, MP (@BobSaroya) May 27, 2021
Alexandre Bissonnette Age: How Old Is He?
Alexandre Bissonnette’s current age is 31 years old.
He was 27 years old at the time of his arrest.
Moreover, he was born on December 1, 1989, in Canada and held Canadian nationality.
Alexandre Bissonnette Parents And Religion
Alexandre Bissonnette’s parents go by the names Manon Marchand and Raymond Bissonnette.
Other than his parents, he has a twin brother, Mathieu Bissonnette.
At the moment, Bissonnette’s religion is not specified.
However, he was said to have an anti-muslim and anti-refugee sentiment.
Following the Quebec mosque shooting, he was called an Islamophobe.
But, Bissonnette stated that he regrets his actions and he is not an Islamophobe.
Crown granted leave to appeal ruling that reduced sentence for Quebec mosque shooter. Crown can now proceed with appeal of ruling that found consecutive life sentences for Alexandre Bissonnette (versus concurrent) were unconstitutional. Previous story: https://t.co/Wcs7sHoDsT
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) May 27, 2021
Alexandre Bissonnette Sentence Update
Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder.
On February 18, 2019, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole for at least 40 years.
However, a life sentence allows for parole eligibility after 25 years in Canada. Thus, the sentence was termed cruel and unusual.
Alexandre’s parents criticized the sentence and sent a letter to media outlets stating that it was a very harsh punishment.
Furthermore, on March 8, 2019, it was reported Alexandre would appeal the sentence.
On November 26, 2020, the Quebec Court of Appeal reduced his parole to 25 years.
But, the Supreme Court of Canada will decide on whether the reduction of the original sentence to 25 years will stand or not.
The Supreme court is expected to hear the appeal on May 27, 2021, Thursday morning.