Four men aged between 24 and 31 were arrested Wednesday in connection with shots fired at one of the businesses associated with Marco Pizzi on September 4, in east Montreal, we learned. The Press.
The suspects, Alexandre Lemonde, 31, Gabriel Michaud-Rémillard, 25, Louis-Alexandre Guérault, 24, and Sébastien Allard, 27, all residents of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, were accused of intentionally discharging a firearm, Thursday morning, at the Montreal courthouse.
Guérault was also charged with possession of substances. The prosecution objected to their release and their bail hearing was postponed until Friday.
Lemonde has a history of drug trafficking, providing false information and failing to comply with conditions.
Michaud-Rémillard has a history of threats and assault, and has cases still active before the courts for assault with a weapon, assault and breach of condition.
As for the other two, they have no history in Quebec according to our research.
Aimed repeatedly
On the evening of September 4, around 10 p.m., shots fired from a moving vehicle were directed towards a used vehicle business located at the corner of Notre-Dame Street and Broadway Avenue, in the Pointe-aux-Trembles sector.
The business is linked to Marco Pizzi, an individual whom the police consider to be an important player in the Montreal mafia.
According to our records, the same business has been targeted by arson or shooting at least three or four times since the start of the year.
Businesses, residences or vehicles belonging to Pizzi or some of his relatives have been targeted around fifteen times, mainly with molotov cocktails, since the start of the year, according to our information.
To contact Daniel Renaud, call 514 285-7000, ext. 4918, write to [email protected] or write to the postal address of The Press.