Two Ontarians in their twenties were arrested Saturday following a police chase sparked after shots were fired at a residence in Lorraine, in the Laurentians. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has opened an investigation.
The initial events took place around 1:15 a.m., during the night from Friday to Saturday, when two men shot at a house on the Côte de Moselle. According to our information, at least half a dozen shots were then fired, causing a shock wave in a rather quiet residential area.
It was the police officers from the Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse-De Blainville (RIPTB) who were the first on the scene. When they arrived, the shooters had already fled. The assistance of several neighboring police forces was therefore requested to find them.
Patrollers from the Laval Police Service (SPL) finally spotted the two suspects on Chomedey Boulevard. After stopping the vehicle, the duo fled on foot, hoping to outrun the police.
A foot chase then began and the two men were finally caught by the police, before being arrested, notably with the help of a dog handler.
Respectively aged 25 and 27, the arrested suspects are residents of Ontario, the Sûreté du Québec said on Saturday. Their vehicle was also reported stolen in Ontario. They are expected to appear during the day on Saturday and face several charges.
The SQ Major Crimes Unit will take charge of this investigation. An assessment will notably be carried out on a firearm which was found between the bullet-riddled residence and the place of the arrest, as well as on the vehicle used by the suspects.
The event caused no injuries. According to our sources, it is a debt problem which would be the basis of this affair.
With Daniel Renaud, The Press