Montreal police responded to calls about multiple gunshots in an apartment building on Lausanne Street near Fleury in Montreal North at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night.
Police say a group of suspects exited a parked vehicle outside of the apartment building when one of the suspects opened fire into the doorway.
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The victim, a 31-year-old male resident, was struck by multiple bullets and was pronounced dead on scene upon the arrival of emergency services.
“We are looking for suspects that fled southbound in a dark coloured vehicle,” said Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture.
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The Montreal police Major Crimes Unit and a team of forensic investigators were brought in to investigate the crime scene.
Montreal police are asking if the public has any information about the events to contact them.
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