An investigation was opened after a man was shot and injured on Sunday morning outside a bar in the borough of Saint-Laurent. Montreal police say “a few people” are currently being held for questioning.
It was around 6:15 a.m. that the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) first reported having been called to intervene, after a call received at 911.
According to the first information transmitted by the police force, a conflict may have started “inside” the bar, but one or more shots would have been fired outside of it, nearby. The establishment is located very close to rue Mazurette, on boulevard de l’Acadie.
The victim, a man in his thirties, was taken to hospital and sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body. However, his life is not in danger, confirmed a spokesperson for Urgences-Santé on Sunday.
“On our side, a perimeter has been established to protect the crime scene. A few people are being held for investigation. We are to sort out whether they are considered suspects or not, ”said SPVM spokesperson, agent Véronique Dubuc, adding that investigators will comb through the scene over the next few hours to try to uncover the scene. understand the exact circumstances.
The people arrested offer “little cooperation” to the SPVM, continued agent Dubuc. However, no arrests have yet been made. Videotapes from nearby surveillance cameras could be viewed by investigators to find out more.
In addition to these, the canine unit and crime scene technicians were dispatched to the scene to speed up the search for clues. According to our sources, the research priority would be to find one or more bullets on the ground, or even the murder weapon.
The case forced the closure of the Cora lunches restaurant on Sunday morning, located on the first floor of a commercial establishment, below the bar in question, and therefore in the heart of the police perimeter. The establishment is normally open between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sundays.