The Surete du Quebec, or Quebec Provincial Police patch at a news conference, in Quebec City on February 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
CANDIAC, Que. – The violent crimes unit of the Quebec provincial police is investigating the death of a woman in her 20s in a Montreal suburb.
Sgt. Hélène St-Pierre says local police in the community of Candiac, Que., received a call around noon from someone concerned about the woman’s safety.
Police went to the woman’s apartment and found her dead.
St-Pierre says the investigation was turned over to the violent crimes unit of the provincial police.
She says it’s too early to say whether the death was a homicide.
Police have set up a command post in the area.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2024.
