Police say one person has died in the 40s and two others were injured in a shooting of a commercial building from Highway 440 in Laval, near a Starbucks coffee shop on Wednesday morning.
Officials believe that according to the Minister of Public Safety of Quebec, organized crime was behind shooting, although Santte du Cubeck – who captured the investigation – did not confirm that information.
Laval may be the target of shooting, 40 -year -old Chalambos Theolou, a highly influential organized crime group. The police have not identified the deceased or other two victims, but a spokesperson said the three were “possibly” to each other.
Quebec’s Public Safety Minister Ian Laughranier said “no innocent victims were.” SQ was not able to confirm that information, either.
The minister said, “An innocent victim is the one who is receiving coffee there, who could have no connection with criminal activity, which could have been injured,” the minister explained, he was referring to preliminary information. “So I am convinced by this, but I am not happy; a crime happened in the middle of the day, in the field full of people.”
SQ spokesperson Laurie Evin said that no arrests have been made, and the police is searching for one or several suspects.
“It’s almost unheard,” said Santte-Rose, Laval, MNA Christopher Skit. “We have never had such an increase. I am worried.”
With Laurent Arsenault, Service Day Police Day Laval (SPL), he says that he received several 911 calls about shooting around 10:35 pm.
A large circumference was installed around the region, including Starbucks coffee shop, a medical eye clinic and restaurant. The police is asking the public to stay away from the area.
Marion Bauur, an eyewitness working in a nearby building, described a “chaotic” scene involving an elevated police appearance.
Bauar said, “People running, trying to leave, but could not go anywhere. So it looked a bit complicated.”
“(Officer) All were stopping traffic and all roads. These officials were running running back and forth. They were checking cars and nearby bushes.”
Lafrenière says that Quebec officials are working hard to tighten the organized crime in the province.