A man shot dead in a taxi in the Parc-Extension district

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A passenger aboard a taxi vehicle was killed during the night from Friday to Saturday in the Parc-Extension district of Montreal.

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A passenger on board&# x27;a taxi was killed during the night from Friday to Saturday in the Parc-Extension district of Montreal. The taxi driver was not injured, but he suffered a violent nervous shock.

Around midnight, emergency services were alerted by several calls to report a person who had been shot and injured at the intersection of avenue Querbes and rue Saint-Roch, in the Parc-Extension district. .

Upon arrival, officers found that a man had been injured by a gunshot upper body fire. Resuscitation maneuvers were carried out, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to initial information, one or more suspects fired at the victim who was in the vehicle and fled before the police arrived.

Witnesses were questioned by investigators. They also had to check the presence of surveillance cameras in the area, which could have filmed images of the crime. Forensic identification technicians were also called to the scene.

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The taxi driver was not injured, but he suffered a violent nervous shock. However, he was not taken to a hospital center, reports Caroline Chèvrefils, spokesperson for the Montreal City Police Service (SPVM).

No arrests have been made at this time. The investigation was entrusted to the Major Crimes Section of the SPVM and it is continuing.

A large security perimeter has been established and the area is closed to protect the scene. Avenue Querbes is closed between rue Jarry and rue Jean-Talon until further notice.

For the moment, the identity of the victim remains unknown.

This is the third murder to occur on the island of Montreal since the start of the year.

Recall that a woman in her thirties was killed in an apartment in the Pointe-aux-Trembles area Friday morning.