18-year-old arrested with pellet gun at Longueuil metro station

SPAL patrol cars are parked in Longueuil on Monday 4 March 2024. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Christinne Muschi

By News Staff

Posted October 22, 2025 8:19 am.

An 18-year-old man was arrested with a pellet gun at the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke metro station on Tuesday evening.

Longueuil Police (SPAL) explained that they were called at around 7 p.m. about a possibly armed individual on the metro station platform, heading toward Montreal.

“Thanks to the vigilance of some bystanders and the rapid intervention of our police officers, an 18-year-old man was arrested,” the SPAL said. “A pellet gun was seized.”

They added that the individual could face charges of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

No one was injured. An investigation is ongoing.

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