A mother from the Parc-Extension neighborhood in Montreal who was surrounded by bullets overnight Thursday into Friday says she is “scared” and “shocked” to have come so close to death.
“A shot was fired at my bedroom window where I was sleeping with my husband. I thank God for saving us. He is the one who saved us,” says the woman, tears in her eyes.
The woman says she fell out of bed around 2 a.m. when she heard gunshots. Her husband, who was seriously ill, was lying next to her, terrified.
“I reached for my phone in the dark and dialed 911. I said there were guns firing at us,” continues the terrified mother, who requested anonymity.
When they arrived at the scene, police found several shell casings on the floor and noted impacts on the window of the residence.
while passing by Register A few hours after the shooting, the house fell into a heavy silence, broken only occasionally by the cat’s screeching and the woman’s cry, so shaken by the events.
Photo by Audrey Robitaille
A bedroom window was shattered by the gunshots, the effects of which can still be seen hovering.
A thrilling sight
In the couple’s bedroom, the bullet marks spoke for themselves.
“Here, my closet door was riddled with bullets. Even my clothes are torn inside,” laments the owner of the house, whose windows were also broken.
With her fingers, she traced the outlines of the three bullet holes that had gone through her closet door, closest to the bed.
The scene is illuminated by jets of light emanating from a curtain pierced by projectiles.
He says the suspect or suspects were not seen fleeing the scene.
Shocked by these events, she knelt on the ground until the police arrived.
“never seen”
The woman did not understand how her home was targeted. She says she has never experienced anything like it and is still shaken.
“I have never seen it. We moved here 33 years ago and we have never had a problem,” says a woman who works at a long-term care center (CHSLD).
According to him, the suspects may have randomly targeted a house or taken a wrong target.
“My head is spinning just thinking about it. I took medicine to stop the spinning,” she explained, her head in her hands.
As of this writing, no suspects have been arrested.
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