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1 injured after 2 overnight shootings in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough

A 19-year-old male was sent to hospital Saturday night after being shot in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough in what police say was one of two shootings in the area that night.

Authorities say they got the first 911 call around 11:40 p.m. and localized the teenage victim on the corner of Dépatie and Cléroux Streets. Officers say he had gunshot wounds in his upper body but was conscious.

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The victim was brought to hospital where he remains stable with no threat to his life.

The second shooting happened hours later, at 4 a.m., outside of a business on Côte-Vertu Boulevard. Police say a 911 call was made to report gunshots fired, but no victim was found at the scene.

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No arrests have been made in either incident.

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