The body of a 50-year-old man in southwestern Montreal was found early Monday, and police say they’re investigating the death as a homicide.
Montreal police (SPVM) found the body in a residential building in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district just after midnight, after it was reported that a man needed help. The building was located near the intersection of Montclair and Fielding avenues, police said.
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The man was unresponsive when police arrived, and had marks of violence on his body, according to police.
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Monday afternoon, police ruled the man’s death a homicide — the 29th to occur in Montreal this year.
Police were unable to confirm whether the man was known to police, and no arrests had been made.
The investigation is ongoing.
— With files from The Canadian Press.
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