A man was arrested by Montreal police early Saturday morning after a 911 caller in Côte-St-Luc reported hearing shots fired.
The 911 call at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday reported shots around Kildare St. and Eldridge Ave.
Witnesses on the scene said they saw a vehicle leave the scene with suspects. No one was injured but casings were found.
Montreal police spokesperson Const. Manuel Couture said investigators believe the target of the shooting was a 26-year-old man who resides in the area where the shots were fired. Crime scene technicians found damage, believed to have been caused by bullets, on a building where the intended victim resides. They appeared to be focused on damage done to the exterior of a duplex on Kildare St. and investigators were still talking to witnesses as of 1 p.m.
“It appears the 26-year-old man was in a conflict with (the person or people who tried to shoot him),” Couture said adding that, as of early Saturday afternoon, the 25-year-old man who was arrested had yet to be questioned and therefore likely won’t appear in court on Saturday if any charges are eventually filed against him. The suspect is known to police.
Montreal police were still on the scene of an overnight incident in which residents reported shot fired. No one was injured.
The 25-year-old was arrested shortly after the 911 call was made. Patrollers spotted the vehicle near Cavendish Blvd. and de Terrebonne St. A firearm was found inside the vehicle. But two other men who were spotted inside the same car fled on foot and are still being sought by police.