A man in his twenties was shot and injured overnight on Highway 40 eastbound in Montreal.
At around 2:45 a.m. police were called at Mascouche highway station to go to kilometer 78 following a report of a possible gunshot, according to a spokesman for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). .
Arriving at the scene, they saw a man who would have been hit by one or more projectiles. He was quickly taken to the hospital center, where there was no fear for his life.specified the SQ.
According to Urgences-santé, the young man was injured in the lower body.
Investigators from the Major Crimes Department have been assigned to lead the investigationadded the spokesperson for SQ without giving further details.
Her colleague Maryté Bolduc indicated that investigators could meet later in the day with the victim and possible witnesses.
A major security perimeter has been set up on the metropolitan highway between boulevard Lacordaire and the Anjou interchange.
The highway was closed for several hours on Boulevard Lacordaire to allow investigators to study the scene, but it reopened to traffic before 7 a.m.
Source: Radio-Canada