Murder in Charlesbourg: an ex-biker killed by gunfire

Organized crime in the Quebec region has just suffered “a big loss” as a still very influential ex-biker died after being riddled with bullets in the Charlesbourg area on Monday morning.

The man in question is believed to be Michel “Doune” Guérin, the former leader of the defunct Les Mercenaires motorcycle club, a club associated with the Hells Angels. The attack occurred outside a home on Avenue des Orioles.

An influential person

According to former SPVQ investigator Roger Ferland, a major conflict has been underway for about a year and a half between street gangs and bikers in Quebec.

Several companies in which Michel Guérin was involved have also been targeted by “warnings” in recent weeks. In particular, cars were riddled with bullets and buildings were set on fire.

It’s a big loss for the Quebec region in the criminalized environment. He was a very important person who was used to launder money for bikers at the time,” says Mr. Ferland.

Michel Guérin was notably imprisoned in the United States in connection with cocaine trafficking. He was also arrested in the wake of Project Despot, in 2005, in Quebec.

At large since 2019, he notably sued the City of Quebec in 2022 after being refused financial assistance during the pandemic for Univers Gym Fitness in Charlesbourg, of which he is the owner.

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