[PHOTOS] Montreal: shots fired at a residence in L’Île-des-Sœurs

A resident of L’Île-des-Sœurs, in Montreal, is in shock following the front door of her house was the target of gunfire overnight from Thursday to Friday.

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“We are shocked. I don’t understand what happened, why us? “says Yamna Bouchemmama.

The L’Île-des-Sœurs resident was woken around 2:15 a.m. by police who told her they had received a call regarding gunshots heard on Golf Road.

The impact of the two projectiles that hit the glass front door had never woken the family.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.

Fears

The mother of four still doesn’t understand why her home was targeted.

“We have no hatred with anyone, no problem with anyone. I would so love to know what is going on. Are they targeting us? Are we concerned? “, she says.

“The most important thing is whether it was the property that was targeted or if there was a person in front of the property that was targeted and it was bullets that did not hit the person and did hit the property “says Manuel Couture, spokesperson for the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)..

No suspects have yet been apprehended in this case and the investigation is still ongoing.

Quiet area

L’Île-des-Sœurs is a neighborhood known to be quite quiet. The nearest neighborhood station is in Verdun, a few kilometers from the island.

This isolated event has therefore shaken the neighbors met by the Journal.

“I’m very scared and I’m very worried,” said Li Wang, who says he heard nothing last night.

“It’s definitely a shock. […] We already had an alarm system in the house, we are going to use alarms more than before. It will probably be better to do more,” continues Sonia Aneja, who lives a little further down the street.

“The first thing we are going to do, something I regretted not having done before, is to install surveillance cameras,” promises Ms. Bouchemmama.

The SPVM increased its presence in the sector yesterday. In particular, it dispatched the cavalry to create a link with the community of 18,000 inhabitants.

“People are not going to talk to two policemen on the corner. But if we put the police on horses, now it becomes interesting to talk to them, to ask questions, ”says Manuel Couture, who specifies that the SPVM now uses cavalry in all events involving firearms.