A 35-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after he allegedly got into an altercation with a driver who had just hit a pedestrian in the Montréal-Nord borough.
Justin Philip Cockburn was expected to appear in court Wednesday to be charged with killing 67-year-old Antonio Zaccagna.
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Police say the altercation happened after Zaccagna hit a pedestrian shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old suspect witnessed the accident and got into a fight with the driver, who was unconscious on the ground when police arrived.
Zaccagna was declared dead in hospital.
Police say the pedestrian was not seriously injured.
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