A 49-year-old man is in hospital after being shot in the upper body during a late-night shooting in southwest Montreal.
Montreal police say the shooting happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday in a residential area on Troy Street near the intersection of LaSalle Boulevard in Verdun.
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Police say they received several calls about the incident.
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After arriving at the scene, police officers found the man. He was injured, but he was conscious.
Police say witnesses told them a man approached the victim and opened fire several times in his direction before fleeing the scene.
An investigation is underway. No arrests have been made.
— With files from Global News’ Kalina Laframboise
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