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Montreal police investigate after woman shows up at hospital with gunshot wound

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Montreal police are investigating after a woman showed up to a local hospital after she was shot Monday afternoon.

The 36-year-old victim arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound on her lower body, according to police spokesperson Julien Lévesque.

“According to medical authorities, her life is not in danger,” he said.

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Police station 35, which serves the city’s Little Italy, Petite-Patrie and Outremont areas, responded to a call shortly after 2 p.m. about the incident.

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Lévesque said investigators will meet with the woman when her health allows it.

The police department’s criminal investigations unit has taken over the investigation.

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