NDG Shooting – Last night in NDG at around 8:15pm, Montreal police were called to an incident taking place at the corner of Montclair Ave. and de Maisonneuve Blvd, where a fight broke out between two men. According to a Police spokesperson, when they arrived one of the men involved in the fight rushed at the officers and tried to attack them with a knife.
They tried to subdue him with a Taser before pulling out their guns, but were unable to stop him. The man was shot at least once and then transported to a hospital where not long after he was declared dead. The officers were not injured in the altercation.
Witnesses said police performed CPR and tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him. His identity has not been made public, but he is believed to be 23 years old. Specialists from the Sûrete du Quebec are assisting the Bureau of Independent Inquiry in the investigation.
