A man in his 50s is on the verge of life or death after being found unconscious at the Berri-UQAM subway station in Montreal on Sunday night.
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The Montreal City Police Department received a call around 6:30 p.m. reporting the presence of an injured person in Building C of the Place Dupuis shopping center near Saint-Hubert Street.
The man was still unconscious when emergency services and police arrived; He was taken to hospital where he fears his life.
According to witnesses interviewed by the SPVM, a man in his 20s tripped the victim, causing the victim to lose consciousness.
The suspect fled before police arrived.
A crime scene was established at the scene and the SPVM is treating this case as an aggravated assault case.
Investigators review security cameras and meet possible witnesses to shed light on the story and try to identify the suspect.