Montreal police responded to a call that a man was lying on the street at Carson and Mimosa Aves.
The body of a man in his 20s who had been shot repeatedly in the upper body was discovered late Tuesday at a Dorval intersection.
Montreal police were dispatched to the corner of Carson and Mimosa Aves. around 11 p.m., after a call to the 911 emergency centre reported that a man was lying on the street. The victim was declared dead at the scene.
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By early Thursday, no arrests had been reported and police were providing few details on the incident.
A crime scene has been set up at the site and a canine unit deployed to search for clues.