Shots aimed at commercial buildings in Montreal and Laval

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Shots were fired during the night from Thursday to Friday in the direction of a car dealership on Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse, in Mont-Royal.

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Several shots were fired during the night from Thursday to Friday towards two businesses in Montreal and Laval. The police are not commenting at this time on the possibility of a link between the two events.

Around 1:30 a.m., several calls were made received at the 911 center to report shots fired in the direction of a car dealership located on Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse, near the intersection of Chemin Devonshire, in Mont-Royal. /p>

Upon their arrival, the police noticed traces of firearm projectile impacts on the main entrance door of the #x27;luxury car rental building, located not far from Highway 40.

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Upon their arrival, the police noticed traces of firearm projectile impacts on the main entrance door of the building.

Cases were also found on the ground.

The Montreal City Police Service (SPVM) does not report any injuries.

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There are no injuries and no arrests have been made so far. Investigators are on site […] There will be meetings with witnesses and searches for cameras that could have filmed the scene.

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We do not have, for the moment, any information to suggest that the owner has received threats recently, explained Véronique Dubuc, spokesperson for the SPVM, who added that no similar event has occurred. ;had been reported at this location.

Investigators and forensic identification technicians were called to the scene.

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The front door of the Laval business bears traces of impacts from firearm projectiles.

In Laval, shortly before 1 a.m. on Boulevard Saint-Martin Ouest, shots were also fired in the direction of a business .

Here too, no injuries and no arrests have been reported. Investigators are hard at work collecting clues.

The police, both in Laval and in Montreal, are not coming forward to the moment on the possibility of a link between the two events, which took place about thirty minutes apart and 15 minutes apart between the two businesses.

With information from Karine Bastien