A man in his late twenties has just been arrested by Montreal police in connection with a stray bullet case that hit a residential building in the borough of LaSalle at the end of April, following a fight involving three individuals. .
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Daniel Khet, 29, was indeed apprehended by patrol officers from the West Section of Criminal Investigations of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), on May 10. The man is suspected of having “discharged a firearm” during an altercation that took place on April 30, in a residential sector of LaSalle.
It was around 7:45 a.m. that day that the police were called to the scene of the altercation, on boulevard Shevchenko, near rue Jean-Chevalier. When the agents arrived, the three individuals had already left the scene, not without leaving traces of their passage. A stray bullet had indeed struck the French window of an apartment building, investigators found.
According to the police, it was Daniel Khet who “seized a handgun” before firing. A projectile then reached “the French window of an apartment located nearby, shattering it,” reports the SPVM.
“One person was inside at the time. Fortunately, she was not hit by the shot. The suspect then fled the scene in a motor vehicle a few minutes after the discharge.
The authorities specify in passing that “various investigative steps undertaken immediately after the event” put the investigators on the trail of Daniel Khet. He appeared in the last few days before a judge at the Montreal courthouse.
He was formally charged with having “intentionally” discharged a firearm in the direction of a place, being aware that someone was there, or even without worrying about the presence of other people. The accused should remain in detention pending the completion of court proceedings. His return to court is scheduled for May 25.
As the investigation is still ongoing, anyone with relevant information in connection with this file is invited to contact 911 or their neighborhood station. The anonymous and confidential center of Info-Crime Montreal can also be reached at 514-393-1133. A reporting form can also be completed online, on the organization’s website.
With Louis-Samuel Perron, The Press