From Montreal Gazette:The mother of an 18-year-old shot and killed by a police officer in broad daylight is demanding explanations from the Montreal police force.
But people in the neighbourhood where Fredy Villenueva was fatally wounded weren't waiting for explanations last night. Their fury erupted into a riot in Montreal North, with knots of protesters roaming the streets and setting fire to cars and garbage barricades.
The Montreal riot police squad was called out, and hundreds of officers formed a perimeter four or five blocks away from the Ground Zero at Rolland Blvd. and Pascal St.
Rioters vandalized the local fire station and set several cars outside ablaze. The firefighters were evacuated. A building kitty-corner to the fire station and community centre burst into flames shortly after 11.
Onlookers cheered as a van went up in flames.
There was an unconfirmed report that one police officer was injured, but no immediate word of arrests.
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