Suspect arrested after Estérel resort shooting

Surete du Quebec police car is shown during a news conference in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

By The Canadian Press

Posted October 9, 2022 1:49 pm.

Last Updated October 9, 2022 1:50 pm.

Quebec provincial police say they have arrested a 53-year-old man in connection with a shooting at an upscale resort in the Laurentians region.

BACKGROUND: Sûreté du Québec investigate shooting in Estérel hotel parking lot, in Laurentians

Police say the man is scheduled to appear in court by videoconference over the long weekend.

A 44-year-old man was seriously injured in the shooting Friday in Esterel, Que., a municipality about 100 kilometres north of Montreal.

Esterel Mayor Frank Pappas told reporters Friday that the shooting was a targeted attack, adding that the victim was Valeriy Tarasenko.

An investigation by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette linked Tarasenko to Inna Yashchyshyn, a woman who allegedly gained access to former United Sates president Donald Trump while posing as a member of the Rothschild family.

Police say the investigation remains ongoing.

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