18-year-old dies after being shot multiple times at house party in TMR

Montreal police say an 18-year-old who was shot multiple times in the Town of Mount Royalearly Friday morning has died of his injuries.

His deathmarks the city's 36th homicide of the year.

The SPVM says they were called to a residence near the corner of Trenton Avenue and Aberdare Road around 1:45 a.m. for reports of gunshots.

"When the police arrived on scene, they located a victim inside the house on theground," said SPVMspokesperson Caroline Chvrefils.

"He was unconscious and injured to the upper body by more than one gun shot projectile."

The young man was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.

According to initial reports, police say the shooting happened during a gathering at the home.

"A party was taking place inside theresidence and suddenly a suspect would have shot the victim and then fled before the arrival of police officers," saidChvrefils.

Noarrests have been made and aninvestigation is underway to understand the circumstances of the events.Police will meet with witnesses and the canine unit has been deployed to look for clues.

On Wednesday,the city recorded its 35th homicide of the year whena 33-year-old man was shot and killed in the Ville-Marie borough.