The 33rd homicide to occur in Montreal was caused by a firearm in the borough of Lachine, in Montreal.
Emergency services received several calls on Sunday evening to report a person found lying on the ground in an apartment on Boulevard Saint-Joseph, near rue Sainte-Marie.
The Montreal Police Department (SPVM) confirmed overnight from Sunday to Monday that this is a 33rd homicide.
According to information from SPVM spokesperson Véronique Comtois, the victim, a 50-year-old man, was injured by a firearm.
Resuscitation maneuvers were carried out by the police, without success. The man was declared dead at the scene.
A security perimeter has been established to protect the scene. Major crimes investigators are on hand to determine the exact causes and circumstances surrounding this 33rd homicide.
The investigation is continuing.
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