(Montreal) A major police operation is currently taking place in the Pointe-aux-Trembles sector in connection with several shots fired in Rivière-des-Prairies around midnight. The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) is asking the public to avoid the area.
Posted at 6:16 a.m.
Updated at 7:55 a.m.
On the night of Thursday to Friday, around midnight, a 25-year-old woman was shot while she was on Maurice-Duplessis Boulevard, near 27e Avenue, in Rivière-des-Prairies. The patrol officers located a suspicious vehicle and a large police operation was immediately initiated. Several suspects inside the car fled on foot.
The police presence Friday morning extends over a large quadrilateral between Metropolitan Boulevard, Marien Avenue, Henri-Bourassa Boulevard and Broadway Avenue, in the Pointe-aux-Trembles sector.
“For security reasons, people are asked to avoid the area,” said Agent Véronique Comtois, spokesperson for the SPVM.
More details to come.