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Man, 31, hospitalized after shooting in Old Montreal

A 31-year-old man is in hospital on Sunday after he was targeted in a shooting in Montreal’s Old Port on Saturday evening.

Police say 911 calls were placed just before 8 p.m. for shots fired at Place Jacques-Cartier in the city’s most touristic district.

Authorities say the shooting happened after a bar fight that continued outside the establishment. Police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc says the victim had stab wounds and at least one gunshot wound.

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He was conscious and rushed to hospital and is in stable condition with no threat to his life.

Both suspects fled the scene before officers arrived.

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No arrests have been made and police are investigating with the help of surveillance footage.

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