Man dies after armed assault in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

A 39-year-old man died in hospital overnight after he was found injured in Montreal’s Hochelega-Maisonneuve borough on Friday night.

Montreal police (SPVM) said they received a 911 call at 10:30 p.m. concerning a man lying on the ground near the intersection of Jeanne-d’Arc Avenue and Ste-Catherine Street East.

When officers arrived at the scene, they located the victim who was seriously injured.

“He had important injuries to the upper body, possibly made with a sharp object,” SPVM spokesperson Manuel Couture said.

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The man was rushed to hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries.

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It is the city’s 19th homicide of 2017.

Couture confirmed the victim is known to police and said they believe the homicide is drug-related.

Investigators with the major crimes unit were at the scene early Saturday morning gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses.

Last week, another man was stabbed just four blocks west of Jeanne-d’Arc Avenue, at the intersection of Ste-Catherine Street East and Valois Avenue. Police said the incidents are not related.