Laval Starbucks shooting linked to organized crime leaves 1 dead

One person was killed and two others were shot Wednesday morning inside a Starbucks at a commercial plaza in Laval, Quebec, in an attack that provincial officials say appears to be linked to organized crime. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 a.m. near the Highway 440 service road and 100th Avenue, authorities said, prompting a major police deployment, a security perimeter around the scene and several ambulances.

Quebec’s public security minister, Ian Lafrenière, said on social media that “all indications point to the shooting being tied to organized crime” and that he was following the situation closely with colleagues. Provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec, have taken over the investigation from Laval police and said at a news conference that the incident could be connected to organized crime but would not formally confirm that assessment. A provincial police spokesperson on the scene said the three victims were possibly connected to each other.

Officials said the victims included a man in his 40s who died and two others who were seriously injured but whose lives were not believed to be in danger. Laval police Chief Pierre Brochet said he knew the deceased by reputation...