A man opened fire Thursday before the outside the Maison Simons store on Sainte-Catherine Street in Montreal. No one was injured.
Police from the Montreal City Police Service (SPVM) received a call at 11:45 a.m. on a shot. According to their information, a conflict broke out between a man suspected of theft in the store and a commercial employee. The man would then have taken out a weapon, pulled once and leaned on foot.
The event occurred near the door of the store overlooking Metcalfe, according to employees of the store who have addressed The press Under the cover of anonymity, not being authorized to comment on the event.
Other employees completely ignored that shots had been fired near their workplace in the afternoon.
At least one socket was found on the ground. The suspect has not been arrested for the moment.
A perimeter was installed around the stage in the early afternoon. Around 3 p.m., the police had left the scene.
