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Two Men, 20 and 25, Seriously Hurt by a Sharp Object in Ville-Marie
Two men, aged 20 and 25, suffered serious upper-body injuries caused by a sharp object inside a licensed establishment on rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest near avenue Atwater early Saturday, Noovo Info and La Presse Canadienne report. The SPVM is treating the case as an attempted murder. Both men are stable, no arrest has been made, and…
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Two Men Appear in Court After Montreal’s 20th Homicide of the Year
Two men, aged 25 and 28, arrested after a 20-year-old man died following a fight near Papineau Avenue and Beaubien Street in Montreal have appeared before the Cour du Quebec, SPVM spokesperson Agent Manuel Couture said on Saturday morning, according to La Presse Canadienne. The nature of the charges was not specified. The SPVM confirms…
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Man Dies After Fight Near Papineau and Beaubien; Two Suspects Arrested in Montreal
A man was pronounced dead at the scene after a fight near Papineau Avenue and Beaubien Street in Montreal’s Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie early Friday, Noovo Info reports. Noovo Info says two suspects, aged 25 and 28, were arrested near the scene and are held in hospital for questioning, and La Presse Canadienne says the SPVM is…
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Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder in 2022 Montreal-Nord Shooting
The SPVM says Xavier Bitondo Nanga, 24, and Steves Charles, 26, were arrested on October 28 and are charged with first-degree murder in the August 2022 shooting of a 26-year-old man in a Montreal-Nord school parking lot. Both were arrested in May 2025 and released during the investigation, the force says.
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Five Arrested in 2023 Saint-Léonard Killing; Two Men Still Wanted
The SPVM says five men aged 21 to 23 were arrested on the morning of October 29 in the November 2023 killing of a 19-year-old man found shot in a parked vehicle in Saint-Léonard. Chouaib Alouah, 22, is to be charged with second-degree murder and four others with manslaughter. Two men remain wanted.
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A Fifth Man, Cédric Desroches, 22, Has Been Arrested and Faces a Charge of Second-Degree Murder in the Fatal Stabbing of a 42-Year-Old Man Near the Place-Saint-Henri Metro Station, and Four Other Men Face Charges of Second-Degree Murder or Accessory After the Fact (October 15, 2026)
A fifth man, Cédric Desroches, 22, has been arrested and faces a charge of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 42-year-old man near the Place-Saint-Henri metro station in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough. Two other men face second-degree murder charges and two face accessory after the fact.
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The SPVM Says Youcef Moussaoui, 33, Has Been Arrested on an Arrest Warrant in the Ville-Marie Borough and Faces Charges of First-Degree Murder in the September 22 Death of Leïla Ben Salem, 45, Who Was Found Dead in an Apartment on Boulevard René-Lévesque (October 15, 2026)
The SPVM says Youcef Moussaoui, 33, was arrested on an arrest warrant in the Ville-Marie borough and faces charges of first-degree murder in the death of Leïla Ben Salem, 45, who was found dead in an apartment on boulevard René-Lévesque on September 22. He was to appear at the Montreal courthouse Friday.
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Four Akwesasne Residents — Conrad Oakes, 25, Tayson Terrance, 24, Ranonkwatseronhawi Gibson, 22, and Montana Cook, 27 — Plead Guilty in New Hampshire to Conspiracy to Commit Straw Purchasing of Firearms and Conspiracy to Traffic Firearms, in a Case in Which the ATF and Homeland Security Investigations Identified About 51 Firearms Potentially Trafficked From New Hampshire to Canada (October 13, 2026)
Four Akwesasne Mohawk territory residents — Conrad Oakes, 25, Tayson Terrance, 24, Ranonkwatseronhawi Gibson, 22, and Montana Cook, 27 — pleaded guilty in New Hampshire to conspiracy to commit straw purchasing of firearms and conspiracy to traffic firearms. The U.S. release is dated October 9.
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A Car Burned in the Driveway of a Home on Rue Papillon in Dollard-des-Ormeaux and SPVM Spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron Says Certain Indications Led Police to Think It Was a Criminal Act (October 10, 2026)
Montreal police are investigating after a car burned in the driveway of a rue Papillon home in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. SPVM spokesperson Raphael Bergeron says certain indications led police to think it was a criminal act, and no trace of accelerant was found.