The man suspected of having killed Manon Savoie, 54, at a Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., shopping mall on Wednesday has been charged with first degree murder.
At a Saint-Hyacinthe courthouse Thursday morning, Marc-André Houle, 43, was also charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon and theft of a vehicle, according to Quebec provincial police.
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Valérie Beauchamp said Houle, who is from Montreal, was already known to authorities.
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Officials say they have found no connection between the victim and the suspect for the moment.
Police were called to the Galeries St-Hyacinthe mall on Cusson Avenue just after 10 a.m. Wednesday for an assault inside the shopping centre.
The victim, who was from St-Pie, Que., was brought to hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead. The suspect had already fled the scene in a stolen vehicle when police arrived at the scene.
He was located and arrested in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur after a brief car chase involving neighbouring police forces.
–with files from the Canadian Press
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