Violent 24 hours in Montreal: four shootings & student attacked
Posted September 13, 2022 10:04 am.
Last Updated September 13, 2022 6:30 pm.
A busy night for Montreal police (SPVM), as officers responded to four shootings – three people injured.
The first incident, around 8 p.m., officers called for shots fired near a schoolyard in Anjou, close to Avenue des Jalesnes and Galeries d’Anjou Blvd.
No victims or suspects were located, but bullet casings and a damaged vehicle were found at the scene.
Two shootings 30 minutes apart
Then, around midnight at Place Émilie-Gamelin, a 38-year-old was found with upper body injuries.
Authorities report that witnesses saw at least one suspect flee the scene.
Thirty minutes later, another 911 call about shots fired on 31st Ave., near Beaubien east in Rosemont-la-Petite-Patrie.
SPVM found several projectile impacts on a parked vehicle and shell casings on the ground.
In this case, no victim was located.
Two arrests made in one case
The fourth event, gunfire at 2 a.m. on Saint-Denis, near de Maisonneuve Blvd.
A 32-year-old man with injuries to the upper body and a 26-year-old hit in the lower body. Both remain in stable condition in hospital.
Two arrests made, a 34 and 47-year-old, both men known to police.
It’s unclear what the relationship between the suspects and the victims is as of yet.
#WATCH: “I feel like not safe,” says Anne-Sophie Perrault, a Montrealer worried for her safety amid the shootings in the city.
She attends college just blocks away from the shooting that occurred overnight on Saint-Denis.
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— CityNews Montreal (@CityNewsMTL) September 13, 2022
Young man possible attacked at Collège de Maisonneuve
Earlier Monday, an 18-year-old man was injured after he was assaulted around 3 p.m. with a weapon inside Collège de Maisonneuve – on Sherbrooke, in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
It’s still unclear what exactly the weapon was or the circumstances around the event, but it seems to have stemmed from a fight.
Police arrested three men, ages 17, 18 and 19, in connection with the assault.
Officer found the victim with upper body injuries. He was transported to hospital, but authorities do not fear for his life.
An investigation is ongoing.
Mayor says ‘it’s unacceptable’
Mayor Valérie Plante tweeting on Tuesday: “Violence is always unacceptable. But when it touches our young people, our hearts sink even tighter. This is why we will soon unveil a multidisciplinary team project, formed by the SPVM and civilians, dedicated to ensuring safety in our schools.”
La violence est toujours inacceptable. Mais quand elle touche nos jeunes, notre cœur se serre encore plus fort.
C’est pourquoi nous dévoilerons bientôt un projet d’équipe multidisciplinaire, formée par le @SPVM et des civils, dédiée à assurer la sécurité dans nos écoles. #polmtl
— Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) September 13, 2022
