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Man shot dead, woman found killed in home are latest homicides in Montreal: police

MONTREAL — Montreal police have reported two homicides within the span of several hours. Police say a man in his 30s was shot about 12:45 a.m. in a small downtown park. He was declared dead at the scene. At about 5:20 a.m.
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A Montreal police shoulder patch is seen on an officer in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

MONTREAL — Montreal police have reported two homicides within the span of several hours.

Police say a man in his 30s was shot about 12:45 a.m. in a small downtown park.

He was declared dead at the scene.

At about 5:20 a.m. police conducted a wellness check at a home in the east-end Anjou borough where they found a 60-year-old woman who had been allegedly killed.

No arrests have been made in either case.

The deaths are the 21st and 22nd reported homicides in 2025 on the territory covered by Montreal police.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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