[VIDÉO] Carnage in Rivière-des-Prairies: the triple murder filmed live

The trio accused of killing three people and injuring two others by firing a burst of 26 shots in broad daylight in the Rivière-des-Prairies sector surely did not suspect that the crime would be filmed live by a surveillance camera, helping the police in their investigation.

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“The camera was above the apartment where the victims were, the images were clear,” explained investigator David Simard, during his testimony at the Montreal courthouse.

The officer was testifying at the trial of Clifford Domercant-Barosy, Stevenson Choute and Jonas Castor, who are accused of three counts of first-degree murder, among other things, for a shooting that occurred on August 2, 2021.

That day, a group of people were celebrating a birthday in an apartment on Boulevard Perras. The atmosphere was friendly and people were talking to each other both in the apartment and in the courtyard.

Photo Agence QMI, THIERRY LAFORCE

In a few seconds

The party was however marred at 6.51pm when two vehicles drove past the venue. Footage shows one car slowing down before the passenger pulled out a gun and started shooting at party-goers.

The scenario happened again just a second later, with the arrival of a second vehicle.

“Two people were shot in the head, another in the stomach. One person was hit in both thighs, another in the foot. There were cries of pain,” said Me Claude Berlinguette-Auger of the Crown at the opening of the trial this week.

However, even though the faces of the occupants of the vehicles could not be seen, they put the police on the trail.

“We started looking for two cars,” the investigator told the jury, describing a Mazda and a Pontiac.

Caught on video

And with the number of surveillance cameras scattered throughout Montreal, it was not complicated to get images of the suspects.

For example, one of them was seen filling up with gas at a gas station and then entering a convenience store. Other cameras tracked the suspects’ paths that day, ultimately leading to the arrest of the individuals once enough evidence was gathered to charge them.

The Crown was also able to count on the driver of one of the vehicles, who turned his coat and who is expected to testify against his alleged accomplices.

“He will bring the point of view [des assaillants]the Crown had said. The defense will want to discredit him and make him out to be a liar, it will be up to you [les jurés] to decide.”

Both Domercant-Barosy, Choute and Castor have pleaded not guilty to each count. The trial, presided over by Judge Alexandre Boucher, is scheduled to last a few weeks.

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