The Montreal man accused of killing his two sisters in October 2020 intended and hoped to commit bloodshed In particular, the killing of police officers, the Crown argued at the start of the trial.
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“There will be a bloodbath.”
These are the words allegedly said to a neighbor, Denis Leblanc, on October 3, 2020. The 63-year-old man is currently in court on two counts of premeditated murder and three counts of attempted murder.
Shortly after this blood-curdling declaration, Leblanc's two sisters, Diane, 61, and Sylvie, 57, arrived.
“After a short discussion, Denis Leblanc takes his hunting weapon. He aims at her and shoots. He hits each of them with a shot in the face. First Diane, then Sylvie,” said Pierre-Olivier Bolduc from the Crown.
Barely
It is alleged that the defendant wanted to cause more harm.
Leblanc allegedly reloaded his gun and walked to the door of a neighbor, Lina, a woman who had rejected his advances in the past.
According to the public prosecutor's office, she was almost hit by a shot from the defendant.
“The evidence will show you that Lina narrowly avoids the worst. She leaves the apartment at the same time, runs through the front and flees to another neighbor,” Mr. Bolduc said.
Many police officers urgently gathered at the scene of the tragedy. Leblanc was waiting for them firmly on his field, “in firing position.”
“The wish expressed twice by Denis Leblanc to kill policewomen will not be fulfilled. “At this moment in history, only men are present,” emphasized Pierre-Olivier Bolduc.
A fierce exchange of fire with the police followed. The confrontation ended when Leblanc was hit in the legs.
thoroughness
Police officer Janie St-Hilaire was the first witness to take the stand and, among other things, discussed the exact arrangement of the bodies of the two victims at the crime scene in the rear part of the apartment block.
When the two women were confirmed dead, the patrol officer entered Leblanc's apartment.
Two similar hunting weapons were seen in the bedroom and at the front of the property.
“When I saw the ammunition lying neatly next to each other on the window sill, I remembered saying to myself at that moment: 'That looks like a hunting blind.' He looks like someone who has prepared,” Officer St-Hilaire said.
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