A automotive drove in direction of pedestrians close to Angrignon Park the place a celebration was going down Saturday night time, prompting officers to intervene after gunshots had been reported and main to at least one arrest.
Police had been known as to the neighborhood of Angrignon Park, on Trinitaires Boulevard, within the LaSalle borough, after a 911 name round 9:00 p.m., the place gunshots had been heard.
Upon their arrival, the police tried to intercept a suspicious automobile when occasions unfolded quickly.
“Cops who had been close to the park tried to intercept a suspicious automobile that was driving dangerously near folks heading in direction of Angrignon Park for a celebration that was going down there. On the time of the interception, the suspicious automobile reportedly drove in direction of the cops,” stated Constable Raphaël Bergeron, spokesperson for the Montreal Police Service (SPVM).
“Subsequently, a gunshot was heard. At that second, the police opened fireplace within the course of the suspect automobile,” he specified.
No accidents have been reported on both facet.
One particular person was arrested and two others had been being sought.
“The automobile got here to a cease. One man was arrested and two different individuals who had been on board the automobile managed to flee on foot,” stated the SPVM spokesperson.
Searches had been performed within the park, however they weren’t discovered.
The arrested man was taken to a detention heart and was to be interviewed by SPVM investigators within the coming hours.
The investigation by SPVM is ongoing.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
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