2 dead after car crash linked to drive-by shootings in Montreal

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Montreal police are investigating a car crash possibly linked to two drive-by shootings. (Mathieu Wagner/Radio-Canada - image credit)
Montreal police are investigating a car crash possibly linked to two drive-by shootings. (Mathieu Wagner/Radio-Canada - image credit)

Two men in their 20s died after their vehicle hit a tree in the Rosemont neighbourhood Thursday morning.

Montreal police believe the crash may be linked to two drive-by shootings earlier that morning.

The first happened around 5 a.m. on Pie-IX Boulevard. Police say a car was shot at repeatedly and the driver, a 41-year-old man, was injured in the upper body. He was transported to hospital and is expected to survive, say police.

He provided police with a description of a vehicle, which police then located not far from where the shooting occurred. Police would not confirm if there was a pursuit, but the car then hit a tree, injuring its occupants.

Several kilometres away, shots were also reported in the Plateau Mont-Royal borough, near the intersection of St-Joseph Boulevard and Henri-Julien Avenue. No one was injured.

Police say they are investigating to determine if there is a connection between the collision and the shootings. Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant says it's possible those in the vehicle were involved in the shootings.

The province's independent police watchdog is now involved.

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