Advertisement

Longueuil police investigate double homicide in Brossard

Click to play video: 'Longueuil police investigate after 2 bodies found in Brossard'
Longueuil police investigate after 2 bodies found in Brossard
WATCH: Longueuil police are investigating after the bodies of two men were found on Chemin des Prairies in Brossard. Global's Phil Carpenter reports – Jul 18, 2017

The bodies of two men were found in Brossard around 11 p.m. Monday, according to Longueuil police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Voutsinos.

Voutsinos said the men appeared to have been shot and they were pronounced dead in hospital.

READ MORE: Water-main break in Longueuil devastates artist’s home

The bodies were found on Chemin des Prairies in Brossard.

WATCH: Longueuil police are investigating after the dead bodies of two men were found on Chemin des Prairies in Brossard

Click to play video: 'Longueuil police investigate after 2 bodies found in Brossard'
Longueuil police investigate after 2 bodies found in Brossard

According to Voutsinos, the incident is being considered as a double homicide.

Story continues below advertisement

READ MORE: Victory in court for South Shore man accusing police of racial profiling

Breaking news from Canada and around the world sent to your email, as it happens.

“Any bit of information is crucial to this investigation because at this point we have no direct witnesses,” he said.

Police have established a command post and a portion of Chemin des Prairies was closed Tuesday morning.

On Wednesday morning, Longueuil police identified the victims as 21-year-old Mohamed Odeh and 23-year-old Kevin Paul.

Police also said the victims had no criminal records, but were known to police.

 

Sponsored content

AdChoices