A 29-year-old man died after being shot several times during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. The victim is known to the police, who consider her to be connected to a Laval street gang involved in several conflicts.
Frederick Michel, 29, was found unconscious shortly before midnight in the parking lot of a gym located on the service road of the Jean-Noël-Lavoie highway (highway 440). Wounded by gunshots, the victim was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The investigation by the Laval Police Service (SPL) was transferred to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), since the murder is linked to organized crime.
The victim was known to the police and had several criminal records, notably for assault. According to our police sources, he is associated with a street gang in the Saint-François sector. This is the 24 Gang, allied with the Flamehead Boys (FHB) of Laval-des-Rapides. These two Laval street gangs are linked to several shootings that have occurred in the last three years. They are involved in several conflicts with blue street gangs in Montreal and Laval.
A burned car was located on avenue Jean-Bourdon, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, in Montreal. According to our information, this could be the vehicle driven by the alleged shooter(s). “We cannot confirm at the moment whether there is a link with the Laval event,” indicated the SQ public relations agent, Maïté Bolduc.