By Canadian Press

Two dead in car crash after drive-by shootings in Montreal, watchdog investigating

Mar 28, 2024 | 10:01 AM

MONTREAL — Two men in their 20s died when their car collided with a tree Thursday morning in Montreal, not long after two nearby drive-by shootings.

Quebec’s police watchdog says it is investigating the crash in Montreal’s Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie borough.

Montreal police say the first drive-by shooting targeted a vehicle in the borough northeast of downtown around 5 a.m.

A 41-year-old man was wounded in the upper body and taken to hospital, but his life is not in danger.

The second shooting occurred in the neighbouring Plateau—Mont-Royal borough a few minutes later, and the 58-year-old driver of the targeted vehicle was not injured.

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Before the watchdog took over the crash investigation, Montreal police Const. Raphaël Bergeron said police were looking into whether the vehicle that struck the tree was used in the drive-by shootings.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 28, 2024. 

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