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Man dies after gunshots ring out in Montreal park

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A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in a park in Montreal’s Villeray neighbourhood Wednesday night.

Police responded to reports of gunshots in Turin Park, near de Lanaudière and de Castelnau streets, around 10:30 p.m.

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Officers found a man with at least one gunshot wound.

He was transported to hospital, where he later died, said Jean-Pierre Brabant, a police spokesperson.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

Police are looking to speak with any witnesses or those who may have surveillance footage of the area.

This marks the city’s 10th homicide so far this year.

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