Luckily no one was hurt or killed on Wednesday, which is too often the tragic outcome when shots are fired. This time all police found on Notre-Dame St. in the Sud-Ouest borough was a door riddled with bullets
.But in light of the dramatic events of the previous day — and rising political tensions around the issue of gun violence in Montreal — no shooting escapes notice.
In the wee hours of Tuesday, two police officers leaving the McGill University Health Centre were caught in a hail of bullets near St-Jacques St. and Décarie Blvd. One was slightly wounded in the arm despite taking cover behind a patrol car. The hospital went into preventive lockdown for several hours.
Adding to the intrigue, however, was the reaction of Montreal police Chief Sylvain Caron many hours later. At a late-evening news conference, a visibly upset Caron decried the “gratuitous” act and claimed the two officers were targeted.
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