Montreal heads toward the weekend with violent Friday night, three attempted murders

Montreal police say they are investigating three separate attempted murders that happened at almost the same time late Friday night.

Sgt. Raphaël Bergeron, a Montreal police spokesman, says a 19-year old who’s unknown topolice was stabbed with a knife at about 10:15 p.m. in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

He was taken to the hospital for upper body injuries, but his condition is stable.

Bergeron said a few minutes later, two men were hit by gunfire multiple times, around 10:30 p.m., at different locations in the city’s east end.

The first of the two, a 35-year old man, will have to undergo several surgeries, but his condition is stable.

Police say the second victim, another 19-year old, was sent to the hospital for serious injuries in the upper body, but his condition is also stable. Both victims are known to the police.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on March 19, 2022.