Man in his 30s dies after shooting at park in downtown Montreal

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 15, 2025 7:08 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

A antheral successful his 30s died aft helium was changeable astatine a parkland successful downtown Montreal successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday morning.

At astir 12:45 a.m., respective 911 calls were made to Montreal constabulary astir shots being fired astatine Place de la Paix, a parkland located conscionable disconnected St-Laurent Boulevard successful the Ville-Marie borough. 

The unfortunate was recovered unconscious connected the crushed and suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Montreal constabulary spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils.

She said the fishy fired shots astatine the unfortunate earlier fleeing the scene, anterior to the accomplishment of the police. As of 2 a.m., nary apprehension had yet been made.

Resuscitation efforts by constabulary and paramedics were unsuccessful and the antheral was declared dormant connected the scene.

On Tuesday morning, the individuality of the unfortunate was inactive unknown, according to Chèvrefils. 

They acceptable up a information perimeter to analyse the circumstances of the event and met with witnesses. Chèvrefils said surveillance cameras volition besides beryllium checked.