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Montreal police responded to a shooting at around 9:15 p.m., on June 27th, near the corner of Maurice-Duplessis Boulevard and Matte Avenue.

SPVM spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils stated that when police arrived, they found 19-year-old Mohamed Islam Benghellab lying on the ground. Police said the young man was surring from gunshot wounds to his upper body and was in critical condition when rushed to the hospital, where he later passed away overnight.

Preliminary information indicates the suspect shot the victim while he was inside a vehicle and then fled on foot before police arrived.

Brandon Rubens Dazulme, 19, of Montreal North, was charged with first-degree murder.