Montreal police are investigating after an 80-year-old man was found injured inside a building on Benny Avenue, near Sherbrooke Street West in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce borough.
Montreal police said they received a 911 call reporting the injured man just before 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Officers located the victim, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Comtois said a perimeter has been set up to allow for the investigation.
She said the man’s body showed marks of violence.
“We’re investigating the incident as an assault,” Comtois said.
Forensic technicians and investigators were dispatched to the area Thursday morning.
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