Shootings multiply in residential areas

The Journal says police are finding that shootings (both with and without victims) have become more common in residential areas, particularly in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Montreal North and Rivière-des-Prairies, since the beginning of the pandemic, although police couldn’t provide numbers for comparison from 2019. “Normally” there would presumably be about the same number of incidents, but with a significant proportion taking place downtown.

Far be it from me to query the SPVM, but after doing this blog for nearly 2 decades, I’ve noticed there are always rumbles in the north end (I’d add Anjou and St-Léonard to the list) – that hardly seems new. The headline “près des maisons” (“près de chez vous” on TVA) seems chosen to sow alarm and clicks.