LaSalle shooting leaves man dead
Police say suspect fled on foot
CBC News
Posted: Jul 16, 2012 8:03 AM ET
Last Updated: Jul 16, 2012 12:13 PM ET
Police say at least one shot was fired. (CBC)Montreal police are investigating the shooting death of a 60-year-old man last night in LaSalle.
Police said it happened as the man went to the door of a home at around 9:30 p.m., near the intersection of Gamelin and George Streets.
Constable Raphael Bergeron says the man was shot at least once.
"The suspect left on foot and the victim had to be rushed to the hospital where unfortunately he was pronounced dead after he arrived," said Bergeron.
Bergeron said the motive for the shooting is not clear at this point.
The police major crimes unit was on the scene Monday morning interviewing any witnesses.
Bergeron said this is the 16th homicide so far this year in Montreal.
Share Tools
Big Box Advertisement
Latest Montreal News Headlines
- Que. construction strike creates obstacles for home buyers
- As the province-wide construction strike enters its third day, Quebecers are dealing with the consequences of projects large and small being left at a standstill. more »
- Mirabel to house new $9.5M fuselage assembly plant
- European aerospace manufacturer Aerolia has selected the industrial park at Mirabel airport northwest of Montreal as the site for a fuselage aerostructures plant that will assemble parts for some of Bombardier's business jets. more »
- City councillor wonders if former Montreal mayor was set up
- A Montreal councillor who has known Michael Applebaum since he was 19 says she believes he's innocent. more »
- Hungary indicts ex-Montrealer on Nazi-era war crimes
- Hungarian prosecutors indict a 98-year-old former police officer for abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Obesity called a disease by U.S. doctors group
- The American Medical Association has voted to recognize obesity as a disease, while doctors in Canada say they also treat it as such. more »
- Neil Macdonald: Washington's obsession with leakers
- Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are just the most prominent targets in an all-out legal and propaganda campaign that America's security apparatus is mounting against leakers everywhere, Neil Macdonald writes. more »
- How open is Ottawa's new 'open data' website?
- Treasury Board President Tony Clement is touting the federal government's revamped data portal as a "new natural resource." But that online window for previously published data arrives at the same time the government faces controversy over just how open it really is. more »
- Half of First Nations children live in poverty
- Half of status First Nations children in Canada live in poverty, a troubling figure that jumps to nearly two-thirds in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, says a newly released report. more »
Most Viewed/Commented
- Montreal scrambles to find new mayor, again
- Montreal mayor resigns amid corruption charges
- Hungary indicts ex-Montrealer on Nazi-era war crimes
- Quebec wants Haiti earthquake victims to stay in Canada
- Que. construction strike creates obstacles for home buyers
- Gatineau promotes itself with free shuttle service
- Montreal council must pick new mayor after Applebaum resignation
- Quebec premier says Montreal mayor should resign
- Construction strike halts major projects in Quebec
Big Box Advertisement
