Montreal police have confirmed the city’s 20th homicide of 2026. A 20-year-old man was pronounced dead following an altercation involving three individuals early Friday morning near Papineau Avenue and Beaubien Street, in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough. The two other men involved in the altercation, aged 25 and 28, were hospitalized with upper-bodies injures. In an update Saturday morning, police said both men had been arrested and would face murder-related charges. At this time last year, 28 homicides had been recorded in Montreal, police told CTV News. A total of 31 homicides were recorded in the city in 2025.
