Montreal police officers have arrested two people suspected of being directly involved in extortion attempts that culminated in several shootings in the metropolis in recent months.
Police struck early Wednesday morning at an apartment tower on René-Lévesque Boulevard in downtown Montreal and at two apartment buildings in the Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul neighborhoods in Laval.
Searches were carried out there in the morning to collect evidence.
Two suspects were arrested during the operation and were expected to be met by investigators later in the day on Wednesday.
You could face various criminal charges in the near future.
According to our information, the arrested suspects are directly involved in at least three shootings that have taken place in the metropolis since the end of November.
These episodes of armed violence would take place in the context of extortion.
Two of those shootings occurred on November 25th. That evening, numerous shots were fired into the facade of a very luxurious property on Dumfries Road in the town of Mount Royal. The huge house was attacked twice, rather than once, within a few hours of each other. No one was injured during the event.
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A luxury residence on Chemin Dumfries in Ville Mont-Royal was the target of multiple gunshots at around 9:20 p.m., Saturday, November 25, 2023. PASCAL GIRARD/AGENCE QM
The other shooting occurred on January 18 in the window of a commercial building in the Anjou district. The building houses the business premises of the owner of the residence that was shot at in late November.
According to our information, the investigation against extortion suspects is ongoing and further arrests may be made soon.