Montreal police are investigating the city’s 11th homicide of the year, an incident that took place right outside their own front door

The 2025 Montreal Homicide Victim List is available here

Montreal police said a man was discovered seriously injured on the steps leading to Place des Arts, directly across from the SPVM (Service de police de la Ville de Montréal) headquarters at St-Urbain and Ste-Catherine streets on April 25th at approximately 5:15am.

When officers arrived, he was unconscious and suffering from injuries to his lower body. Tragically, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

What was initially treated as a suspicious death has now been confirmed as a homicide. The SPVM’s major crimes unit has taken over the investigation, and the area remains secured as they work to determine what led to the man’s death.