Gang leader killed in mall shooting

It was a busy weekend for Montreal police as 3 murders occurred in a little more than 24 hours could be related to street gangs.

According to the Gazette the leader of the Bo-Gars street gang was shot dead in a parking garage at Les Galeries d'Anjou on Friday evening. Several hours later a 42-year old man was shot and killed outside his Laval apartment building. The second victim is a cousin of a Bo-Gars associate.

On Saturday afternoon a man was found dead inside his penthouse apartment on Cote-des-Neiges road. He died from a gunshot to the upper-body.

Police have not yet confirmed whether or not the third murder is linked to the ones from Friday evening.