A 48-year-old man has died in hospital after being shot late Thursday night in Rivière-des-Prairies.
Shots were fired around midnight from the parking lot of a store on 55th Ave. near la Martinière St.
When police arrived on scene, they found a man slumping behind the wheel of a parked car.
“He had several injuries on both his upper and lower body parts, possibly made by gunshots,” said Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture. Police later confirmed he died of his injuries.
Police added that the victim was known to police for violence.
There are reports the deceased is Vincent Lamer, a Hells Angel who has served time for conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking, and gangsterism.
The shooter fled before officers arrived.
Forensic identification technicians and a Montreal police dog handler analyzed the area as police searched for witnesses and surveillance cameras.
"It’s still under investigation. We don’t know exactly what the man was doing there,” said Couture.
