Man dies after shooting in LaSalle apartment

A 26-year-old man has diedafter a shooting Monday morning in an apartment in Montreal's LaSalle borough.

Paramedics were called to a building on Bedard Streetnear Dollard Avenuearound 8:30 a.m. by witnesses who heard gunshots.

When paramedicsarrived they found a man with severe injuries to his upper body.He was pronounced dead around 8:40 a.m.

Police say witnesses saw suspectsfleeing the scene, and there werepeople insidethe apartment who witnessed the shooting.

Police have set up a perimeter in the area. The victim was known to police but they haven't determined a motive.

The fatal shooting marksthe 12th homicide in Montreal in 2019.