A 49-year-old man has died after being hit in the head with a blunt object during a 20-person brawl in Villeray on Saturday.
Montreal police say they responded to a call at around 9:10 p.m. about a fight on Louis-Hémon Street between Jean-Talon Bélanger Street in Villeray.
The victim was transported in critical condition to hospital where he later died. It has become the eighth homicide in Montreal this year.
A 24-year-old man was also injured with a blunt object in his upper and lower body. According to police, he is in hospital in stable condition.
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Suspects fled the scene before police arrived. The SPVM’s major crimes unit is talking to witnesses to find a motive.
No arrests have been made as of yet.
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