Police are investigating what is being described as an attempted murder, after a 25-year-old man was shot overnight in downtown Montreal.
Police patrolling the downtown core heard gunshots ring out at around 2:35 a.m. Saturday near the corner of Ste-Catherine and Drummond streets.
When officers arrived at the scene they discovered a 25-year-old man with injuries to his upper body.
“He was struck at least once,” Jean-Pierre Brabant, from the Montreal police department, said.
He was taken to hospital in critical condition but his status has since been upgraded to stable.
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“The hospital confirmed that his life is no longer in danger,” Brabant said.
Ste-Catherine Street remains closed between Stanley and Drummond streets as police investigate.
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Brabant said that shell casings were recovered on Ste-Catherine Street and that investigators will be reviewing surveillance camera footage.
Police have described the incident as an attempted murder.
No arrests have been made.
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