A police officer from the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) was shot dead in Ville-Marie late Wednesday night.
Police were called to 911 around 11:45 p.m. about a man walking with a gun near Saint-Mathieu and Sainte-Catherine West streets.
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The suspect was quickly located by police at the intersection of Tupper and du Fort streets. At least one shot was fired at the police.
A police officer was hit in the lower body and taken to hospital but there is no fear for his life, the SPVM spokesman said.
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Moments later, a suspect was arrested near Hope Avenue and René-Lévesque Boulevard with injuries to his lower body.
A firearm was found not far from the arrest spot, officer Véronique Comtois said, adding that the suspect’s injury was still being investigated.
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A firearm was found not far from the arrest spot, officer Véronique Comtois said, adding that the suspect’s injury was still being investigated.
A large security perimeter has been established in the area while the investigation has been transferred to the Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI), which is tasked with solving this case.
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