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Three murders in 24 hours were 'isolated cases', Plante says

"My first thoughts are of families who have lost loved ones," said the mayor.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante answers questions at a press conference at City Hall in Montreal Tuesday May 3, 2022.
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante asks questions at a press conference at City Hall Reply to Montreal Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /The Montreal Gazette

Mayor Valerie Plante seeks reassurance for Montrealers Hello everyone, Sunday morning about the murders that took place in Montreal and Laval last week.

On Thursday morning, police said he shot dead Abdullah Sheikh, a suspect in his three murders, within 24 hours.

"We want to address the concerns it has raised for the citizens of Montreal," Plante said. "The investigation is ongoing, but now that we know a little more, I know it was an isolated incident. That's my message to Montreal.

"What happened is drama. Unacceptable.I can't imagine something like that happening.It's absolutely embarrassing.But we can't give in to fear.This could have happened anywhere."

Plante saidoffered condolences to the families of the victims. Alex Lévis Crevier, 22, from Laval, was shot onWednesday evening while riding his skateboard. I was. On Tuesday night, two men were killed within an hour of each other. Albert-Prévost psychiatric hospital.

"My first thoughts are of families who have lost loved ones," said the mayor. “My other message to the police is that they were successful in identifying and finding the suspect and ending the murder in just 48 hours.

Shaikh, 26, was killed by police at a motel in the St. Laurent neighborhood on Thursday morning when Montreal police SWAT teams tried to arrest him. .

Sûreté du Québec claimed that Shaikh randomly killed all three victims,and said he was known to police because of his mental health problems..

SQ said on Saturday that Sheikh's weapons were obtained illegally, that the suspect did not have a firearms license and that police were investigating how he obtained the weapons. Said he didn't understand.

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