Montreal police are investigating after a shooting in the West Island late Sunday.
Officers were dispatched to a house near the intersection of Oxford and Garland streets, in a residential area of Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
At around 10:30 p.m. police responded to several gunshots according to police spokesperson Const. Véronique Comtois.
The home situated on the corner of Oxford Street was riddled with bullet holes. At least two were visible Monday morning the front window and one in the main entrance.
Several bullet casing were found at the scene nearby the property, according to Comtois.
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Neighbours in the area were surprised by the commotion.
“This is a quiet neighborhood, its a crescent street nothing ever happens here,” resident David Couturier said.
“I heard three to four shots,” he said.
Living across the street from where the shooting took place, Couturier says he only heard the gunshots and a vehicle’s tires squealing away.
The property damaged in the shooting is a rental space.
Global News reached out the owner of the building but did not get a response.
No arrests have been made.
Comtois said officers will be speaking with residents and will look over any footage from video surveillance cameras in the area.
As of Monday morning, police have no suspects and Comtois says there are no leads in the case.
Authorities say there were no reported injuries during the incident.
With files from Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines
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