Montreal Shootings

• Montreal man visited Toronto Zoo in middle of killing spree, coroner’s inquest hears

  At the time of the slayings, police said it appeared the suspect, who had a history of mental health problems, had chosen his victims at random and had gotten a firearm illegally.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2023
  
• Man fatally gunned down marks Montreal’s second homicide in 12 hours, police say

  Montreal police say a man and a woman were killed in separate shootings that were only hours apart. Their deaths mark the city's eighth and ninth homicides of 2023.

  Crime

  May 17, 2023
  
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• After first 100 days in office, Montreal police chief says gun crime trending down

  Fady Dagher told reporters Monday that between Jan. 1 and April 30, there was a single murder committed with a gun in the city, down from five the year before.

  Crime

  May 15, 2023
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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.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2023
• Vehicle hit by gunfire in ‘targeted’ shooting, man dead on scene: Laval police

  When police arrived on the scene, they found a vehicle that had been hit by gunfire. Inside the vehicle, they found a 31-year-old man who was shot.

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2022
• Three men hospitalized following trio of overnight shootings in Montreal

  Montreal police say three men are recovering in hospital following shootings in the downtown core early Tuesday.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2022
• Gun control advocates to sound out parties on handgun ban, buybacks ahead of Quebec election

  The Quebec parties are being asked if they would support using funding from Ottawa, announced during the last federal election campaign, to impose a handgun ban in the province.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2022
• New taskforce to be deployed anywhere to fight gun violence in Montreal, police say

  Montreal police say the new taskforce to reduce shootings could be deployed anywhere in the city where 'action against armed violence must be taken.'

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2022
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• Montreal police arrest 4th suspect after shootings in northeast end

  Montreal police issued a statement Monday confirming a 20-year-old man had been arrested in Vancouver in connection with shootings that happened in Montreal Aug. 10- 11.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2022
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• Montreal mayor put on defensive over accusations she doesn’t support police officers

  The Montreal police brotherhood said that the force doesn't have enough members to properly police the city and officers are quitting because they don't feel supported.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2022