Quebec City mosque shooting conspiracy theories

On January 29, 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette allegedly killed six people and injured nineteen others at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City. Some conspiracy theorists have doubted or disputed what occurred at the mosque.
There is no evidence that supports these conspiracy theories, and Lenny Pozner, father of Noah Pozner, a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, condemned these theories and described them as fearmongering.
Background
After the shooting occurred at 7:55 pm EST, the initial claim was that there were two gunmen at the mosque. The second man was questioned by authorities and later released and is now considered a witness.
Initially, there was very little clarity in the media and some facts contradicted each other, leaving the official events unknown until the police confirmed in the morning of January 30 that two suspects were in custody, and later that one was no longer a suspect.
Claims
Rebel Media's Gavin McInnes doubted the official story, calling it "fishy". He also made an unfounded claim that the second man, who was Muslim, made a plea deal to make the shooting seem like a lone wolf attack.
Radio host Alex Jones, notorious for promoting many other conspiracy theories including those about 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing, and Apollo 11, spoke with former Navy SEAL and "terror expert" Matt Bracken about the shooting, calling it a "classic profile of a false flag".
Rebel Media's Faith Goldy also doubted the official story, questioning the police having let the second man go after interrogation. She also speculated whether one can "trust" the mainstream media on such a "controversial and sensitive subject".
Reactions
Lenny Pozner, father of Noah Pozner, a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, condemned these theories and described them as "fearmongering". He urged anyone who came across these conspiracy theories to not remain silent about them, but to "call them out".
Global News' Patrick Cain criticized the theories, calling Alex Jones' theory "an attempt to cram a square peg into a round hole", and calling Matt Bracken's argument "tangled and hard to follow".

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