Valérie Plante wants to organize a summit on gun violence in Montreal, bringing together governments, police, community groups and schools.
The mayor says she is looking for solutions to the outbreak of shootings that is shaking certain neighborhoods in Montreal.
“It is important to come together to discuss how our streets, public spaces and schools remain safe,” said Mr.me Plante, Monday morning, at a press conference. “You have to share information. ”
The deputy director of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), Vincent Richer, was present at the announcement. He said the police needed the cooperation of the rest of society to tackle the phenomenon.
“Together, we will ensure that armed violence is combated effectively in Montreal,” said Mr.me Plant.
The mayor began her press conference by pronouncing the names of Meriem Boundaoui, Jannai Dopwell-Bailey and Thomas Trudel, the three teenagers killed since the beginning of the year in violent events in Montreal.
Press revealed this morning that 16-year-old Thomas Trudel was allegedly the victim of scoring, a practice which consists in committing criminal acts – up to murder – to score points against an opposing group. In the case of the teenager, he was allegedly targeted because he attended Joseph-François-Perrault high school.
Mr. Richer from the SPVM did not want to confirm the information The Press.
“The investigation is continuing. If I provided information about our investigation, it could harm our investigation project. We are following this very closely, ”he said. However, he agreed to discuss the scoring, “A phenomenon that we have seen develop in recent months. The SPVM is attentive to that ”.