Legault visits the monument to a murdered teenager and vows to crack down on street gangs

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“It’s one thing to fight in the schoolyard, but getting shot in Montreal? That can’t be accepted.”

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The Canadian Press

Pierre Saint-Arnaud

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and Police Chief Sylvain Caron brought flowers to a memorial at the site of the shooting murder of 16-year-old Thomas Trudel.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and Police Chief Sylvain Caron brought flowers to a memorial at the site of the shooting murder of 16-year-old Thomas Trudel. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette

Quebec Prime Minister François Legault said Thursday that it is time for a provincial crackdown on street gangs and promised that the campaign will begin with the presentation of the province’s mini-budget on November 25.

Speaking to journalists in Montreal, Legault recalled how Serge Ménard, who more than 20 years ago was Minister of Justice and Public Security in various Parti Québécois governments, had also launched an assault on criminal gangs and it was time to do it again .

“We are at the point where this has to end,” he said. “It’s terrible to see a 16-year-old boy get shot. It’s one thing to fight in the schoolyard, but getting shot in Montreal? That cannot be accepted. “

Legault made his remarks after placing flowers at a makeshift memorial at the site where 16-year-old Thomas Trudel was shot and killed Sunday night. Montreal police have yet to make an arrest for the murder, the third murder of a teenager with a firearm this year.

Reference-montrealgazette.com

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