David Lemieux, former world champion boxer, was killed at a bus stop during a horrific shooting spree in Montreal.

BOXER David Lemieux was killed in a shooting rampage that lasted 24 hours in Canada.

Police in Montreal shot and killed a suspect in the murders of three Montrealers on August 2.

Quebec's independent police watchdog stated that the Montreal police tactical unit was present at a motel around 7am to conduct a search related to the investigation into three murders in Montreal and Laval over the past two days.

According to the watchdog, officers were confronted with a suspect carrying a firearm.

Shots were fired, and the man was hit by at least one bullet. He was pronounced dead on the spot.

Police are investigating two murders that occurred on Tuesday night in Montreal. They happened just 65 minutes apart.

Police stated that they couldn't rule out that the victims were selected at random.

Andre Fernand Lemieux (64), the father of Canadian middleweight boxer David Lemieux was one of the victims.

Mohamed Salah Belhaj (48), an intervention officer at a local mental hospital, was another victim.

Lemieux, 33, an ex-IBF middleweight title holder, confirmed this news by posting a photo of his father on Instagram, with the caption "R.I.P." dad."

Le Journal de Montréal asked him to elaborate: "It's quite shocking to learn that your father was killed while waiting for the bus." The shock is felt by everyone in the family.

Lemieux's father was found dead by police at 9:45 pm near a park in St-Laurent, Quebec. He had reportedly been shot in the upper body.

Police killed Abdulla Shaikh (26 years old), who is suspected to have had mental health issues. He was believed to have picked his victims randomly, just two days after his alleged attack.

Lemieux (45-5, 36 KOs), won the IBF middleweight title in 2015. He was unanimously defeated by Hassan N'Dam.

He also lost to Gennadiy Gorlovkin and Billy Joe Saunders in championship bouts.