Even more violent crimes committed by young people: killed at 20 years old for a banal car chicane?

The murder of a 20 -year -old man in Montreal. Meanwhile, who could be due to a banal car chicane, is like the rise in violence among young people, deplores a close to the victim.

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“It’s very alarming,” insists Shaikh Imran Shariff, imam at the Madani mosque, located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville district.

He advises and supports many young people in this northeast sector of the metropolis, even visiting them in detention.

Mouaade Fakhoury was one of them. Meanwhile, The young man was shot dead last February very close to his home. For example, rue Cousineau, not far from an alley and a children’s park.

According to Imran Shariff, who knows the victim and his family, Fakhoury would have been in conflict with even more violent crimes committed a friend in the months preceding his death.

Fakhoury would have temporarily lent his vehicle during a trip abroad. However, On his return, the car had accumulated many tickets. This was enough to set fire to the powder.

“It was settled between the parents. We are a tightly woven community, ”says Shariff.

But the situation would have continued to escalate, to the point where Fakhoury was shot, he adds.

Confidence

The outcome of this affair has not reassured Imran Shariff at all about violent behavior among adolescents. young people who have just reached the majority.

“I am definitely worried,” he says. When this kind of thing happens, it shakes up the community’s confidence towards the authorities. ”

This kind of drama occurs while the accusations against minors for serious crimes exploded. between 2022 and 2024, indicate data from our investigation office.

These crimes include wearing a weapon in a dangerous design. serious assaults, arms trafficking (see table). The list is long.

“Stroke vehicles, traffic drugs … All these crimes began to be committed around the age of 13, 14 years. They do not understand the consequences. They only want to make money quickly, ”adds Shariff.

What good words

Few details have publicly filtered on the circumstances of the murder of Mouaade Fakhoury.

The one who was even more violent crimes committed to marry this summer in Morocco and who had a job had no legal history.

The newspaper had however reported that Fakhoury had been arrested various times by the police in the west of. Montreal as well as on the north bank. We also noted possible links with the Gang 64.

“It’s completely false,” says Shaikh Imran Shariff. He was a good, pious boy who respected the law. A gentleman for society. “

According to data obtained by the investigation office. the criminal charges brought against minors in Quebec have jumped from 22% in just three years, going from 17,426 to 21,324. This concerns several serious and violent crimes, including murders. Here are some examples.