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CTV News
a day ago
- General
- CTV News
Elderly woman in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle
SPVM police vehicles are seen in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating after a woman in her 80s was struck by a vehicle in the Saint-Léonard borough. The SPVM received a 911 call reporting the collision shortly before 8:30 a.m. Monday morning at the intersection of Bélanger Street and Valdombre Street. When officers and emergency crews arrived on the scene, they found the woman with serious injuries to her upper body. She was transported to hospital in critical condition. Police are awaiting an update on her condition. The circumstances surrounding the collision are still unknown. A security perimeter has been set up so investigators can analyze the scene. The area is currently closed to traffic. The investigation is ongoing.
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
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
CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Suspicious material prompts police perimeter in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie
An SPVM police vehicle is seen in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Montreal police (SPVM) set up a large security perimeter in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough Friday after receiving a report that a potentially explosive material had been dropped off at a local business. According to the SPVM, officers received a call around 4 p.m. regarding the incident at a business on des Carrières Street near Christophe-Colomb Avenue. 'Our explosives experts are currently examining the material, but it does not appear to be dangerous,' said an SPVM spokesperson. No evacuations were necessary. Investigators are also working to locate the person who left the material at the scene.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Minor damage after Montreal Old Port business set on fire
An SPVM police officer gets out of his patrol car in Montreal, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) A business in Montreal's Old Port suffered minor damages after a fire early Friday morning. Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call at 4 a.m. about a suspected break-in at the establishment on Saint-Pierre Street near Saint-Paul Street. 'When police officers arrived on site, they were able to see that there was a fire that was started outside,' said Jean-Pierre Brabant, a spokesperson with Montreal police. 'They managed to control the fire with a fire extinguisher. From there, they were able to see that there was a broken window on that business.' Investigators remain on site, and a perimeter has been established in the area. There have been no arrests. The file has been transferred to the Montreal police arson squad.
