Residents in Montreal’s Lachine neighborhood, discouraged by their neighbors, are asking police to evacuate the “ghetto” on Rue Camille where a woman was stabbed on Saturday.
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“Except for a few patrols, nothing is being done to improve the situation. It’s now the case that a single block of flats can terrorize an entire street,” deplores Marilyne, a resident of Rue Camille.
Photo Audrey Robitaille
The building on rue Camille in Lachine where the armed attack took place on Saturday.
This mother, who has asked that her last name be kept secret, is thinking about her three children, the eldest of whom will start school down the street in September.
Photo agency QMI, Thierry Laforce
“My partner and I are starting to feel insecure. It’s a shame because I’ve lived in the Saint-Pierre district for more than 20 years and it was a very peaceful place before that,” she laments.
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Almost every week the police are called to intervene in the same building, says Marilyne. Working from home, she often sees police cars driving by her street.
The drop too much
A 30-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home around 11 a.m. on Saturday. Later in the day, police arrested a 47-year-old suspect known to their services.
This incident appears to be the final straw for area residents who are urging the city to get rid of the “ghetto.”
Photo agency QMI, Thierry Laforce
The problematic building would house a brothel, according to its neighbors. That would explain the repeated comings and goings.
Photo agency QMI, Thierry Laforce
“It’s sad, but it doesn’t surprise me. I lived in Rue Camille from 2015 to 2016 and unfortunately not much has changed since then. It’s a very disadvantaged area,” stresses Vanny Ranger-Tremblay in an interview with Le Journal.
A quick search of social networks is enough to find at least ten violent events that have happened on this street in recent years. At least four people have been victims of knife attacks there since 2020, most recently on Saturday.
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