Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation

MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police have opened a homicide investigation after a death in the Montérégie region of the province on Saturday.

Police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que., around 45 kilometres southwest of Montreal, at about 9 a.m.

Police spokesperson Camille Savoie says the victim was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene, where a man in his 50s was arrested.

Savoie says the man was to be questioned by investigators on Saturday.

Police say they are treating the death as a homicide, but they would not say if the victim’s body showed signs of violence.

They did not identify the victim.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2025.