Death of man found inside car now considered a homicide, Montreal police say

CBC

13 January 2024 at 2:16 pm·1-min read

The body of a 30-year-old man was found dead inside a pickup truck in a downtown Montreal alley Saturday. The police service's major crimes unit is investigating. (Mathieu Wagner/Radio-Canada - image credit)

Police say they are now treating the death of a 30-year-old man found dead inside a pickup truck in a downtown Montreal alley Saturday as a homicide.

The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) received a call at 7:50 a.m. about an unconscious man inside a black vehicle, parked in an alley near Dufresne and Logan streets in the Ville-Marie borough.

SPVM spokesperson Véronique Dubuc says the man suffered at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. Resuscitation was not attempted.

Police set up a security perimeter and the SPVM's major crimes unit is investigating.

The man's death marks Montreal's first homicide of the year.

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