SPVM arrest 3 after shots fired at Plateau bar
Posted May 8, 2025 3:25 pm.
Last Updated May 9, 2025 4:15 pm.
Montreal police have arrested three young adults in connection with shots fired at a bar on Mont-Royal Ave. East in the Plateau on May 2 while about twenty customers were inside.
Two men aged 18 and 19, and an 18-year-old woman were taken into custody in Vaudreuil on Wednesday.
No injuries were reported in the early-morning shooting, but officers found bullet holes in the bar’s glass entrance and shell casings on the ground.
Two of them, Steachy Valme from Laval, and Kassandra Pépin-Larocque from Saint-Sauveur, were charged on Thursday at the Montreal courthouse with:
- Reckless discharge of a firearm
- Knowingly possessing stolen property – a stolen vehicle in this case
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
Valme was also charged with unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm and unlawful liberty.
According to La Presse, the prosecution opposed their release, and they spent a second night behind bars. Their bail hearing was postponed until Friday.
One suspect was reportedly seen firing at the door before fleeing.
The 19-year-old man and the 18-year-old woman are scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon. The third suspect has been released pending a future court date.
Police also conducted a search in Saint-Sauveur, collecting key evidence – they say.
The investigation is ongoing.
Violent incidents in Montreal have occurred in several areas in recent weeks, including in the Plateau Mont-Royal, Saint-Leonard, Little Italy, LaSalle, and Nuns’ Island.
According to La Presse, in addition to being the target of gunfire and incendiary devices, business owners have received threats related to extortion.
You can contact authorities anonymously and confidentially with information on the case at 911 or Info-Crime Montréal at 514-393-1133.
The SPVM is urging business owners facing threats not to stay silent and to report any concerns immediately to authorities.
