DISRAELI | An 18-year-old young man who was the victim of a murder was found on the side of a road in Chaudière-Appalaches on Wednesday evening. The event would be linked to the conflict between different organized crime groups in the greater Quebec region.
Around 6:30 p.m., the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) was called to Marcotte Road, in Disraeli, when an inanimate body was found in a ditch by a resident of the area.
According to our information, the victim is Malik Proulx, from Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur. He would have been shot dead with a gun, on site or elsewhere.
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“The victim showed signs of violence. She was taken to the hospital and she was pronounced dead on the spot,” explains SQ spokesperson Marythé Bolduc. She emphasizes that the young man who died was known to police circles.
Motif trouble
The Personal Crimes Division spent the vast majority of Wednesday at the location where the body was found. Investigators combed the area.
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A security perimeter was set up following the discovery of the remains and had still not been lifted at the time of writing. Traffic was completely prohibited on Marcotte Road.
“Currently, we are not able to say what the motive is behind this case. The investigation is continuing to shed light on the situation,” said the spokesperson for the provincial police force. No arrests have been made in connection with this mysterious case.
Isolated
The tragedy occurred in a remote area of the municipality of 2,400 inhabitants, located about thirty kilometers southwest of Thetford Mines.
The gravel road on Chemin Marcotte has several secondary homes and few permanent residents, according to citizens met by The newspaper.
The few neighbors who live near the crime scene claim not to have heard or seen anything suspicious during Tuesday evening. Some of them even learned what happened from journalists.
Dismay in the sector
The discovery of the remains of a young man who was a murder victim created quite a stir in Disraeli. Several residents of the small municipality were taken aback when they heard the news Wednesday morning.
“This kind of event always surprises us,” notes Claire Lacroix, a citizen she met at the supermarket. It’s worrying that it can happen anywhere now… Hey, he was found on the side of the street!”
Another woman who accompanied her wanted to calm things down. “Yes, it happened in the middle of a public road, but it’s not the kind of thing that happens to just anyone,” she emphasizes. .
Multiple events
Michel, a man encountered at the local convenience store, maintains that violent events are starting to add up recently in the region.
“During the night from Monday to Tuesday, there were gunshots in Thetford Mines. A few weeks ago, there was an attempted murder. It’s starting to get quite confusing…”, he argues.
The resident of Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine alludes to an attempted murder which occurred on May 9 on Saint-Alphonse Street, in Thetford Mines. The same location was then targeted by gunfire in recent days.
Stunned
The newspaper tried to contact the family and friends of young Malik Proulx, without success.
A relative of the family who spoke very briefly with Le Journal confides that those around the 18-year-old young man are still swimming in incomprehension in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Friends of the victim also shared messages of sympathy on social media after learning of the tragic death. “Everyone will miss you. I don’t understand why you left… I hope you’re okay up there,” wrote a young girl.
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