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The 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack was a terrorist attack in which a car was deliberately rammed into a group of Canadian soldiers in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada on October 20, 2014. The attack was perpetrated by a radicalized Islamic convert, Martin Couture-Rouleau, who killed Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent before himself being killed by police following a police chase.

Attack

A 25-year-old terrorist, Martin Couture-Rouleau, rammed a car into two Canadian Armed Forces soldiers. Rouleau was a 25-year-old with extensive police encounters who had become a Muslim convert in 2013 and was a supporter of ISIL. Rouleau used his car to run down the two soldiers before being fatally shot by police during an ensuing car chase. One of the soldiers, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, age 52, subsequently died from his injuries.

Victim

Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, 53, was killed in the attack. His funeral has been confirmed for November 1st, 2014.

References

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  8. CBCreport (23 October 2014). "Patrice Vincent, soldier killed in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, was close to retirement". CBC. CBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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  10. "Funeral arrangements confirmed for Patrice Vincent". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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