Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is seeking to reassure the public after a shootout in Montreal's Old Port between police and a suspect left residents of the normally bustling, tourist-friendly neighbourhood shaken. Plante said Montreal police would increase its patrols in the area, particularly late at night as bars close. In addition to the suspect and the police officer, a waitress and two bystanders were also hit, according to Radio-Canada sources. Warning: This eyewitness video contains images of violenceEyewitness video of the aftermath of a shooting in Montreal's Old Port that left five people, including the suspect and a police officer, injured. Plante said police would put more officers in both areas and would go door-to-door in Pointe-aux-Trembles, to "make sure that people feel safe."

Source: CBC News September 14, 2020 17:25 UTC