33rd homicide: a man shot dead in Montreal

A 50-year-old man was shot dead on Sunday evening in the Lachine area of ​​Montreal.

The emergency services received several calls around 8 p.m. concerning a person found on the ground in his apartment.

SPVM spokesperson Véronique Comtois confirms that the victim, a 50-year-old man, was injured by a firearm.

Resuscitation operations were carried out attempted, but without success. The victim was declared dead at the scene.

A security perimeter has been established to protect the scene and investigators from the major crimes section are on site.

This is the 33rd homicide to occur in the territory from Montreal this year.

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