Day-long standoff in Montreal North ends with arrest for homicide

Montreal police (SPVM) say they have arrested a 37 year-old man in connection with the city’s 6th murder in the city’s north end.

This puts an end to a day-long standoff between the suspect and the SPVM’s tactical unit, which started in the early morning hours and wrapped up at 5:45 p.m. Thursday evening.

“The suspect who was barricaded in his apartment… was finally controlled by the SWAT team” said SPVM spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils.

Chèvrefils says the suspect was transported to hospital with minor injuries.

At around 3:45 a.m., police responded to a call about a man in the hallway in the building at the intersection of Pie-IX Boulevard and Charleroi Street in Montreal North.

Police say he was severely injured from a stab wound.

The 59 year-old victim was taken to the hospital where he died of his injuries.

The police’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating.

— with files from Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines