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A 42-year-old man was killed in a parking lot near Montreal

Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in the parking lot of a shopping plaza in Dollar-des-Ormeaux, in Montreal's West Island, on Tuesday.

Montreal police said they received several 911 calls before 6 p.m. and responded to Galeries des Sources at the corner of boulevards Des Source and Brunswick.

When police and paramedics arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A source confirmed to CTV News that the victim is 42-year-old Stevens Kantaw.

The man's body was found on the ground in a parking lot outside several nearby businesses, including a movie theater, gym and restaurants.

Police spokeswoman Jeanne Drouin said investigators were told the man was in a parked car when he opened fire.

The suspect or suspects fled the scene before police arrived.

The investigation is ongoing.


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