Police make arrests in connection with triple homicide in Montreal's east end

The arrests made are in connection with the killing of three victims in a Montreal east end apartment in August.  (Jean-Claude Taliana/CBC - image credit)
The arrests made are in connection with the killing of three victims in a Montreal east end apartment in August. (Jean-Claude Taliana/CBC - image credit)

Montreal police say four people are now in custody in connection with a triple homicide this summer in Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles.

Officials say three men in their 20s were arrested in connection with the case.

The Montreal police service (SPVM) says someone opened fire on an apartment on Perras Boulevard, near 53rd Avenue, on Aug. 2.

Three people were killed and two others were injured.

Police issued a statement this morning, saying they were making arrests and carrying out searches in Montreal and Laval.