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Police search for suspect after shooting near Saint-Michel restaurant

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Montreal police investigate Saint-Michel shooting
WATCH ABOVE: Montreal police are investigating after shots were fired near a restaurant in Montreal’s Saint-Michel borough late Saturday night – May 29, 2016

MONTREAL – Police are on the hunt for at least one suspect after a shooting near a  Saint-Michel restaurant Saturday night.

Several residents contacted 911 at 11:30 p.m. after hearing gunshots in the vicinity of Saint-Michel Boulevard and Legendre Street.

When police arrived on the scene they discovered several bullet holes in the windows of a local restaurant.

Bullet holes can be seen in the windows of a local restaurant in Saint-Michel. Sunday, May 29, 2016. Photo Courtesy of TVA. Courtesy of TVA

One suspect, wearing a dark-coloured hoodie, was seen fleeing southbound on Saint-Michel Blvd.

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The canine unit was dispatched but the suspect was not found.

Luckily the restaurant was closed at the time of the shooting and no one was injured.

The owner of the restaurant is expected to meet with investigators Sunday.

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