A 37-year-old man appeared at the Sorel-Tracy courthouse on Monday in connection with a shooting Sunday night in the Montreal area that injured five people, including a nine-year-old child.
Yves Martin Larocque was charged with seven offences including attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
He was also charged with two counts of discharging a firearm and two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
The accused did not enter a plea and will remain in custody until his next court appearance on Wednesday.
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Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Jean-Raphaël Drolet said a car with four people inside was targeted by a shooter around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, before the driver skidded into a ditch.
Drolet says the boy was hit by a bullet as he was standing outside a home in Contrecoeur, Que., northeast of Montreal.
He says the boy’s life is not in danger and the provincial police’s major crimes unit is investigating.
Drolet says the four people inside the car were injured and transported to hospital, adding that the driver’s injuries are serious.
Police say the 37-year-old male suspect hid inside a nearby residence and was arrested around 3 a.m. Monday.
—with files from Global News’ Olivia O’Malley, Annabelle Olivier
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