Grandmother, granddaughter killed after gunshots ring out in Montreal apartment

A grandmother and her granddaughter are dead after they were fatally gunned down early Thursday morning in southwest Montreal.

Montreal police say several 911 calls were made around 2:40 a.m. Thursday to report gunshots in Pointe-Saint-Charles.

The women, aged 73 and 22, were found inside an apartment on Mullins Street, near Charlevoix Street. The grandmother was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

The second victim was taken to hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot injuries. Police confirmed at 9:45 a.m. that she died in hospital.

In their update, police also said the two victims were family. Their deaths are being treated as a double homicide.

A security perimeter was set up and the canine unit was called to the scene to help in the investigation. Bullet casings were found inside the apartment.

A command post was also established as investigators spoke with residents in the area.

No arrests have been made and police say they currently have no suspects.

“So far, we don’t have any suspects apprehended so we don’t know the reason why this event occurred. We don’t know why and we don’t know who did this double murder,” police spokesperson Mariane Allaire Morin said.

Police say the women’s deaths are the city’s 37th and 38th homicides of the year.