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Police search for suspect after teen shot near Montreal primary school

Montreal police officer at a crime scene in Montreal, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Mario Beauregard/The Canadian Press

Police are investigating after a 16-year-old boy was shot in Montreal’s Anjou borough on Thursday afternoon.

Montreal police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin said a 911 call reporting an injured teen near the intersection of Chenier and St-Donat streets came in at around 1 p.m.

Officers located the teen, who had suffered lower-body injuries.

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He was taken to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Drouin said his injuries may have been caused by a BB gun.

The incident occurred outside a primary school in the neighbourhood.

Drouin said the suspect fled the scene on foot, heading south on St-Donat.

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A safety perimeter has been up and a canine unit was dispatched to the scene to assist in the search for the suspect.

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