1 dead, 1 injured after brawl erupts in Villeray

A 49-year-old man has died after being hit in the head with a blunt object during a 20-person brawl in Villeray on Saturday.

Montreal police say they responded to a call at around 9:10 p.m. about a fight on Louis-Hémon Street between Jean-Talon Bélanger Street in Villeray.

The victim was transported in critical condition to hospital where he later died. It has become the eighth homicide in Montreal this year.

A 24-year-old man was also injured with a blunt object in his upper and lower body. According to police, he is in hospital in stable condition.

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Suspects fled the scene before police arrived. The SPVM’s major crimes unit is talking to witnesses to find a motive.

No arrests have been made as of yet.

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