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Police in Montreal are investigating the killing of a 45-year-old woman who sources say was attacked while participating in a work-related Zoom call from her apartment in the city’s Ville-Marie borough.
Emergency crews were called Tuesday afternoon to an apartment building on René-Lévesque Boulevard East near St-Christophe Street after receiving a request to check on a resident. When officers arrived, they found the woman unresponsive inside the apartment.
Police initially classified the death as suspicious, but the case has since been transferred to the homicide unit.
Sources confirmed to Global News that the woman was on a work-related Zoom call when she was attacked.
Investigators remained at the scene Wednesday, examining the apartment building, processing the crime scene and reviewing surveillance footage as they worked to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Montreal police have not released details about how the woman died and have yet to announce any arrests.
The investigation remains ongoing. Police said the killing marks Montreal’s 19th homicide of 2026.
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