Trial for murder in the village | He will murder a man … in an electric scooter, according to the crown

A man wanders a Saturday morning on rue Sainte-Catherine in an electric scooter. Dressed like a road signaleur, the driver “flashe”. He parked, loads his revolver and killed a man of six bullets. The author of this premeditated murder is Léon Fortin, according to the crown.

“Guided by your logic and your common sense, we will submit to you that you will arrive at the conclusion that Léon Fortin is the man who presented himself with Mr. Réjan Di Genova, on the morning of June 3, 2023, and that he shot him on the threshold of his apartment,” said the crown prosecutor on Monday, M^e Jean-François Roy, at the opening of the trial.

Léon Fortin, a 69 -year -old man, is accused of the first degree murder of Réjean Di Genova. His trial opened on Monday before jury at the Montreal courthouse. According to the crown theory, Druma Di Genova was shot dead as he opened the door of his accommodation, a chamber house on rue Sainte-Catherine, in the village. Mobile was not addressed.

“A few minutes after 7 am, you give five kicks to your door. Mr. Di Genova opens the door. What awaits him on the other side is the cannon of a revolver, from which six bullets are drawn. The six bullets reach sir, ”said M^e Roy in his declaration of opening to the jury. He teams up with M^e Jean-Philippe Mackay.

Surveillance videos that will be presented at the trial show a man circulating in electric scooters on Montcalm Street, right next to the premises. The man “flashes” with his orange cap and his fluorescent orange jacket in a road signaller. Léon Fortin admitted to the police having led a scooter in this district. However, he denied having killed the victim.

« [Sur les vidéos]you will see the shooter climbing the stairs to go to the floor, put gloves, take a revolver in his hands, hit the door of the accommodation with big kicks, five in total, go briefly towards the stairs and return to the door, brandish the revolver, shoot and leave the gun on the victim, then quickly leave the premises, “dissected M^e Roy.

According to the Crown, Léon Fortin was seen coming out of a car, at a service station on rue Sherbrooke, half an hour before the murder. Another man in the car was dressed in an attractive signaller. A scooter and similar clothes were found at a Mario Comtois, arrested at the same time as Léon Fortin.

A third man, a certain Stéphane, will testify to the trial. He was the owner of the car. “He is currently serving a prison sentence,” said Mr.^e Roy.

M^e Clara Daviault m^e Elizabeth Ménard defend the accused, while judge Catherine Mandeville chairs the planned trial for a few weeks.