Montreal police are investigating after a car transporting five people, including three children, was shot at Monday night in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
At 7:45 p.m., police say they were called to Hochelaga and Desmarteau streets, where witnesses saw gunshots being fired. Authorities were directed northward, to Paul-Pau and Robitaille streets, where they found the targeted vehicle.
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None of the passengers were injured in the shooting.
At the same location, police found a suspicious vehicle. The suspect or suspects fled the scene before officers arrived, according to police.
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An investigation is underway.
— with files from Global News’ Matilda Cerone
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