Laval police investigate the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy

Police were called to Laval’s Vimont sector on July 30th at around 12:15am on the report of a shooting in the area of Parc-école des Explorateurs.

On arrival a 17-year-old boy was located suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to hospital where he died shortly after arrival. The victim was not known to police.

According to reports a group of individuals were in the schoolyard when another group approached and opened fire, killing the victim and wounding another young adult male.

No arrests have been made, the investigation is ongoing.