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Laval police investigating after woman shot in Pont-Viau area overnight

Laval police are investigating after a woman in her 20s was shot overnight. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Courtesy TVA

Laval police are investigating after a woman in her 20s was shot in the overnight hours of Friday to Saturday.

Lt. Alexandre Perron said a call came in at around midnight reporting gunshots in the Pont-Viau area, near the intersection of Patenaude and Ouimet streets.

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When officers arrived at the scene, they found the victim outdoors with gunshot wounds.

Perron said she was taken to hospital and is in stable condition.

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No arrests have been made and police currently have no suspects.

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Perron said investigators were still at the scene Saturday afternoon, trying to piece together the circumstances leading up to the shooting.

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“They are still trying to determine whether the shooting happened inside or outside,” Perron said.

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