A man was killed by firearm projectiles during a shootout that took place on Sunday night in front of a residence in the Lachenaie sector in Terrebonne, northeast of Montreal.
The person who opened fire managed to flee to an unknown destination before the arrival of the first officers of the Terrebonne Police Service in the predominantly residential area where the attack took place.
The victim, Éric Chabot, was 42 years old. The exact circumstances of the assassination remain to be established.
And last May 4th, at the end of the evening, a man who was identified with the Italian mafia, Salvatore Scoppa, was the target of shots in the entrance of a hotel in Laval located on the road serving the city. 15. The shooter is still off.
The murder of the 49-year-old man in front of several people, including children, outraged the population, prompting the Laval Police Service (SPL) to set up the "Repercussion Project" to ensure a greater police presence in places frequented by individuals linked to organized crime.