They were found unconscious in an apartment.
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The deaths of a woman and two children in a Brossard apartment building Sunday morning are being investigated as a triple homicide.
The 38-year-old woman and the children, age two and five, were found unconscious in an apartment and declared dead in a hospital.
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Emergency services were dispatched to the building on St-Laurent Blvd, near St-Charles St., around 1 a.m. after a fire alarm was triggered.
The Longueuil fire department called in the police.
Longueuil police spokesperson François Boucher said a man who is considered an important witness was stopped at the scene and is meeting with investigators.
“The evolution of the investigation will determine the proceedings concerning the man who was on the premises,” he said.
The fire did not result in the entire tower being evacuated. Its damage was limited to the apartment in question.
The Longueuil police investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information can get in touch via the Info-Azimut information line at 450-646-8500, Boucher said, noting that details can be provided anonymously.
A police command centre was established on the scene Sunday morning.
