A 44-year-old woman is Montreal's 15th homicide victim of 2026, police say
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MONTREAL NEWS
A 44-year-old woman is Montreal’s 15th homicide victim of 2026, police say
A 51-year-old man was seriously injured at the scene and is considered a suspect.
(Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette files)
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Montreal Gazette
August 16, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.
Montreal police have confirmed the city’s 15th homicide of 2026: a 44-year-old woman who was found dead Saturday afternoon in an apartment in the borough of Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension.
A 51-year-old man found seriously injured at the scene is considered a suspect, said Montreal police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin. Police also c…
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