Montreal Police Found A Body In A Burning Car In Montreal's Sud-Ouest Borough

The case is being treated as a suspicious death.

​A Montreal police car.

A Montreal police car.

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Montreal police found a lifeless body in the trunk of a burned vehicle parked in the city's Sud-Ouest borough. Officers received a call on Sunday night around 9:30 p.m. that a car that had been set on fire in a parking lot on rue de Versailles, near Saint-Antoine.

Emergency crews put out the blaze before discovering the body.

An autopsy will be performed to find the cause of death and identify the victim, said Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.

Meanwhile, an investigation is underway by the SPVM Major Crimes Unit. The case is being treated as a suspicious death and assisted by arson investigators and forensic technicians.

A police perimeter was established on de Versailles between rue Saint-Antoine Ouest and rue Saint-Jacques Ouest, impacting traffic in the area.

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

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  • Sofia Misenheimer is a former editor of MTL Blog. She has an M.A. in Communication Studies from McGill University. In her spare time, she shares little-known travel gems via #roamunknownco, and can often be found jogging in the Old Port.

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