The suspect opened fire on the driver in the Laval parking lot

Police on Montreal's North Shore are investigating attempted homicide after a driver inside a car was shot multiple times in broad daylight in a parking lot.

Laval police said they received a 911 call just after 1 p.m. and responded to the scene at the corner of boulevards des L'Avenir and boulevards Saint-Martin.

When officers arrived, they found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

A Mercedes SUV is riddled with bullets after a shooting in a commercial parking lot in Laval, Friday, February 9, 2024. (Pedro Querido/CTV News)

Investigators have set up a perimeter at the scene as they continue to investigate.