Category: Montreal police

Police Say It’s ‘Improbable’ There Are More Than Seven Victims of Old Montreal Fire

Montreal police said Friday they didn’t think they would find more than seven bodies in the rubble of an Old Montreal building that caught fire eight days ago. Searchers had left open the possibility that unaccounted for tourists or isolated people without family could still be in the burnt-out structure. But Insp. David Shane said…


Five Still Missing as Search Continues at Site of Fatal Fire in Old Montreal

Firefighters and police are continuing to search for at least five missing people at the site of a fatal fire in Old Montreal while the investigation continues. While the plan had been to dismantle the upper floors of the three-storey building starting the week, authorities have put that plan on hold while focusing on a more…


Montreal Police Investigating After Woman Found Dead, Attack in Nearby Apartment

Montreal police say a woman is dead and a man was seriously injured in a stabbing in the city’s Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough. Police say they received a 911 call for an armed assault inside an apartment building around 1:30 p.m. today. Officers found a 23-year-old man who was transported to hospital with stab wounds to his…


Two Montreal Teenagers Assaulted After Meeting to Conduct Transaction Arranged Online

Montreal police say they are investigating after a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old were assaulted after a meeting arranged on social media to conduct a transaction in the city’s suburban LaSalle borough. Police say the teens were with three friends, all under 20, when they went to the meeting shortly before midnight. Police say a dispute…


Woman and Adult Granddaughter Fatally Shot Inside Montreal Apartment

Montreal police say a woman and her adult granddaughter were victims of a double homicide early this morning. A call to 911 reporting gunshots was made at about 2:40 a.m., and officers found the two women seriously injured inside an apartment in the city’s Pointe-St-Charles neighbourhood. A 73-year-old woman died on the scene while her 22-year-old…


87-Year-Old Identified as Montreal Driver Who Hit Baby in Carriage Without Stopping

Montreal police have identified an 87–year–old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off. Police had asked for the public’s help to find the driver, who was recorded hitting a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox…


Montreal Police Open Murder Investigation After Woman, 81, Found Dead in Seniors Home

Montreal police say they’ve opened a homicide investigation into the death last week of an 81-year-old-woman at a seniors residence. Police spokesman Const. Julien Lévesque says paramedics notified police on Oct. 22 after responding to a call for medical assistance at the home in the city’s east end and finding the woman dead. The file…


Stray Bullet, Not Targeted Shooting, to Blame for Officer’s Injury: Montreal Police

Montreal police say gunfire last month outside an area hospital that was initially thought to have targeted officers was actually stray bullets. The shooting took place at about 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 24 in the parking lot of the McGill University Health Centre in the city’s west−end, and two bullet holes and a projectile were…


Montreal Police Chief Says Two Officers Targeted by Gunshots, One Injured in Arm

Montreal’s police chief says two officers were targeted in a shooting early Tuesday morning, leaving one injured in the arm. Sylvain Caron says two officers were shot at around 1:30 a.m. as they exited the McGill University Health Centre and had to take cover behind their vehicle. He says one of the officers felt a…


‘Enough Is Enough’: Montreal Police Promise Action After Shooting Leaves Three Dead

MONTREAL—Residents of a northeastern Montreal borough where a brazen triple homicide occurred during daylight hours on Monday say they fear for their safety, despite police promises to bring down the full strength of the force on those responsible. Montreal police told reporters Tuesday they are receiving special resources from provincial police to investigate what they…