Montreal police confirm first homicide of 2024 after man found dead in vehicle

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A Montreal police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Thursday, August 4, 2022. Montreal police say a man found dead in a truck on Saturday morning is parked is the city's first homicide victim. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Original Publication Date January 14, 2024 - 7:26 AM

Montreal police say a man found dead in a parked truck on Saturday morning is the city's first homicide victim of the year.

Const. Véronique Dubuc says investigators are confirming a 30-year-old man sustained at least one gunshot to the upper body.

The victim was found unresponsive in a vehicle parked in an alleyway just east of downtown Montreal.

A 911 call that came in around 7:50 a.m. Saturday alerted authorities to the body in the city's Centre-Sud neighbourhood.

The Montreal police major crimes unit is handling the case.

The killing is the first homicide reported on Montreal police territory in 2024.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 14, 2024.