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Man fatally shot in LaSalle is Montreal’s 2nd homicide of the year

Montreal police car at an intervention in Montreal, Que., Saturday, March 20, 2021. Mario Beauregard/The Canadian Press

A man has died after he was shot in the garage of a home in Montreal’s LaSalle borough late Wednesday.

Montreal police say several calls were made to 911 shortly after 9 p.m. about gunshots on Marie Rollet Street near Guy Bouchard Boulevard.

Officers found the 46-year-old man. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.

The victim later died from his injuries, according to police.

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Police say the victim was known to police but circumstances surrounding the killing remain unclear.

No arrests have been made and an investigation is underway.

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Police say the death marks the second homicide in Montreal in 2022.

with files from Global News’ Julie Turcotte and The Canadian Press

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