Police arrest man days after alleged homicide in Laurentides region

MONTREAL — Police have arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with an alleged homicide in the Laurentides region of Quebec.

Provincial police began investigating the case Wednesday after receiving reports of suspected gunshots in Saint-Lin-Laurentides around 3:30 p.m.

The victim, a 51-year-old man, died of his gunshot wounds in hospital later that day.

Police arrested the suspect in Saint-Lin-Laurentides, a community located about 70 kilometres north of Montreal, on Friday evening.

Quebec police spokesperson Elizabeth Marquis-Guy said the man is expected to appear in court via videoconference on Saturday.

She says the investigation is ongoing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 31.

The Canadian Press