Old Montreal fire: another building owned by same landlord shot at overnight
CTV
Three young people aged 17, 19 and 20 were arrested after shots were fired late on Tuesday near Old Montreal.
Montreal police arrested three young people aged 17, 19 and 20 after shots were fired Tuesday night near Old Montreal.
No one was injured but there are bullet holes in the building and shell casings were found on the ground.
The building is listed as the office for Benamor Avocats and is owned by Emile Benamor — the owner of two Old Montreal buildings that caught fire in the last two years, killing a total of nine people. CTV News reached out to Benamor's lawyer but has not yet heard back.
Michel Likeng Mbappe, 20, and Ryann Kimbatsa, 19, each faced six charges related unauthorized firearm possession and use at the Montreal courthouse.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified because he's a minor, appeared in youth court.
The gunshots were heard at around 11:50 p.m. near Saint-Antoine and Berri streets in the Ville-Marie borough, near Viger Square.
According to police, a small white truck was seen leaving the scene shortly after. It was later spotted going west on René-Lévesque Boulevard near Sanguinet Street before being intercepted by police at the corner of l'Hôtel-de-Ville Avemie and Boisbriand Street.
