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Police investigate shooting during soccer match in Saint-Leonard park

Montreal police are investigating the city's 15th homicide of the year after a 45-year-old man was gunned down in a Saint-Leonard park. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017.

Police are on the scene of a shooting at a public park where a soccer match was underway Wednesday evening.

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A 45-year-old man has died in hospital.

The man was shot multiple times in the upper body at around 8:30 p.m. at Parc Ladauversière at the corner of Paimpol and Lisieux streets.

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Authorities found the man bleeding heavily at the scene before he was taken to hospital.

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Police say the shooter was in a vehicle when the gunfire erupted.

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Officers are in the process of interviewing multiple witnesses.

Montreal police (SPVM) spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said the victim is known to police, but would not confirm links to organized crime.

It is the 15th homicide of 2017 on SPVM territory.

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