Police were called to a bar on Jean Talon Street East and 13th Avenue after a suspected armed robbery went awry on Monday morning.
Around 3 a.m., police say a 40-year-old man was injured by a gunshot in his upper body.
Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture says “it could be an armed robbery gone wrong.”
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The victim was a customer in the bar who was trying to stop the would-be robbers. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.
Police have cordoned off the area and requested the assistance of the canine unit.
Witnesses say two suspects tried to rob the bar and clients intervened.
No arrests have been made.
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