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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Family pushes for reopening of investigation into teen's gunshot death
The family of 18-year-old Emmanuel Diafouka gathered Saturday to once again demand Montreal police reopen the investigation after his death was ruled a suicide. The young man was found dead from a gunshot wound to the forehead in Dollard-Des Ormeaux in January. At a neighbourhood rally, Diafouka's family and members of the community held flowers and posters with photos of him that said 'We want answers,' and 'Emmanuel forever in our hearts.' They prayed for him and reiterated they want police to dig deeper into his death. They have been asking Montreal police (SPVM) to do so for weeks. They do not believe investigators who said Diafouka committed suicide following an argument with his ex-girlfriend. The family says the evidence presented by the SPVM doesn't add up, and the young man never showed signs of depression. They say police recently told them a third video captured that evening — which they hadn't been shown at first — showed a single shadow falling to the ground and three gunshots were heard. In two other videos the family was previously shown, only one gunshot was heard. They say they only found out the gunshot was to the forehead when they buried Diafouka — which does not typically indicate suicide. The family also questions how he would have obtained a gun in the first place. Helena Diafouka, Emmanuel's sister, said the case was closed too quickly. 'We think that Emmanuel deserves a proper investigation,' she said. 'There are so many questions that we had that they were not able to answer.' The family also wants the coroner who looked into his death to step down. They say it took months for them to receive the report only for the coroner to agreed with police's conclusion of suicide and believe there was bias. The family would like a new inquest to reexamine all evidence along with a police investigation. With files from CTV News Montreal's Swidda Rassy
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Man dies after car crashes into tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.
A man died on Saturday morning after the car he was in hit a tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que. At around 3:45 a.m., several calls were made to 911 about a collision involving a vehicle that struck a tree in the residential neighbourhood of Westwood. According to Montreal police, the incident took place on Spring Garden Street near Fabre Street. The car was going at a high speed and the driver lost control before hitting a tree. A man — a passenger of the vehicle — was declared dead at the scene. The driver and another passenger were rushed to hospital. Montreal police say they are waiting for an update on their condition as they launch their investigation.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
One dead after car crashes into tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux
The Montreal Police logo is seen on a police car in Montreal on July 8, 2020. (Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press) One person is dead and two others injured after a collision in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on Montreal's West Island. Residents were woken up around 3:45 a.m. Saturday when a vehicle crashed into a tree. Several people called 911 to report the crash on Spring Garden Street, near the Fabre Street intersection. 'When the police arrived on the scene, first responders were already extricating the people who were trapped inside the vehicle. There were three men in the vehicle, one driver and two passengers,' said Officer Caroline Chèvrefils, spokesperson for the Montreal Police Service (SPVM). One of the passengers, a 26-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and the other passenger, both 27, were taken to hospital. Their condition was not immediately known. 'The car may have been travelling at high speed before crashing into a tree. A perimeter was set up to protect the scene for investigators from the Collision Investigation Unit so that they could analyze it and try to understand the exact circumstances of the event,' said the SPVM spokesperson. With files from The Canadian Press
CBC
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CBC
Man dies after car crashes into tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.
A man died on Saturday morning after the car he was in hit a tree in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que. At around 3:45 a.m., several calls were made to 911 about a collision involving a vehicle that struck a tree in the residential neighbourhood of Westwood. According to Montreal police, the incident took place on Spring Garden Street near Fabre Street. The car was going at a high speed and the driver lost control before hitting a tree. A man — a passenger of the vehicle — was declared dead at the scene. The driver and another passenger were rushed to hospital. Montreal police say they are waiting for an update on their condition as they launch their investigation.
