Police say a 60-year-old man shot his partner before killing himself in a downtown Montreal apartment on Christmas morning.
Const. Caroline Chevrefils says the 48-year-old woman died in hospital hours later.
Police say they responded to a call around 10:45 a.m. about a man who had allegedly shot a woman in an apartment.
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First responders discovered a woman suffering from gunshot wounds and brought her to hospital in critical condition.
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Police say the man died at the scene.
Chevrefils says he killed himself with the murder weapon.
Police say the woman was the city’s 24th homicide victim of the year.
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