Stephane Boyer held a press conference with local police chief Pierre Brochet this morning to discuss the Friday afternoon incident in a park near Montmorency College that left four people with non-life threatening injuries.
Boyer says he spoke with Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel after the shooting and asked for more cash to help fight gun violence, similar to the millions of dollars earmarked for Montreal over the summer.
Boyer says there were four victims in Friday’s incident, three of whom were shot and one who was treated for a possible glass-related wound.
He says a victim between the ages of 19 and 20 is suspected of being involved with a local street gang known as the Flamehead Boys, but did not elaborate.
Boyer says authorities are still looking for suspects in connection with the shooting that put the college on lockdown for several hours.
People are seen inside Montmorency College in Laval, Que., Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, where three people were shot in a park near the college. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on October 12, 2022.
