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Man wounded by gunshot in Atwater métro

The 38-year-old victim's injury, while serious, is not life-threatening, police said.

MONTREAL, QUE.: AUGUST 23, 2016 -- Police tape at the scene of a fire in Laval on August 23, 2016. (Dario Ayala / Montreal Gazette)
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A 38-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body on Sunday evening in the Atwater métro station.

According to preliminary information, his injury, while serious, is not life-threatening, said police spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron.

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At about 7 p.m., the victim was involved in an altercation with several individuals inside the subway station near Atwater Ave. and de Maisonneuve Blvd. in Westmount, Bergeron said. The sound of a single gunshot was heard.

The group scattered and the suspect left the scene. The victim walked from the station to the Alexis Nihon shopping centre, where he was found by police and paramedics, Bergeron said.

Details about the altercation, including a motive or the identity of the suspect, remain to be determined.

Police investigators will view security tapes inside the métro and surrounding businesses to see if images have been captured that could identify the suspect, Bergeron said.

sschwartz@postmedia.com