Two people were injured after being shot during an attempted murder in Montreal’s Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough on Thursday night.
Montreal police (SPVM) were called to the scene near Jacques-Rousseau Street and Nicolas-Joly Ave. around 7:40 p.m.
A suspect opened fire several times at two people, police said.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found both victims. The 18-year-old man had been shot in the lower body, while the 23-year-old woman was shot in the upper body.
Both victims were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials confirmed.
The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle in an unknown direction.
A canine squad was deployed to the scene to help locate the suspect. The investigation is ongoing.
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