FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: SHOOTINGS LEAVE 3 DEAT IN EAST MONTREAL:

Calls for action after shooting in east end Montreal leaves 3 dead...MONTREAL -- Montrealers are in shock after a shooting that left three people dead in the city's east end borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles on Monday.

Following the incident, Montreal police (SPVM) says it plans to further crack down on gun violence, but some activists argue the first step is for officers to stop prejudicing mostly Black communities.

"Putting money on gun violence in Montreal North is not necessarily what is going to stop gun violence since most gun violence happens in the west and not the east," lawyer Marie-Livia Beaugé tells CTV News, citing a 2020 report by the SPVM. "The use of force, especially with all that is happening with police brutality, is not a good idea. Not for the young Black men who have nothing to do about gun violence, and not for our society.".....Beaugé, a lawyer and project coordinator at Hoodstock, an organization whose mission is to eliminate systemic inequalities in favour of inclusive and safe communities, says there needs to be concrete change -- not just talk -- when it comes to addressing violence on the island.

"Why do kids have access to weapons so easily? Why do people use weapons to resolve their issues?" she asks. "I'm talking about programs like alternative justice. I'm talking about programs that can help people in this environment to get out."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also weighed in on the deadly shooting, calling the rise in gun violence in recent weeks "disturbing."

"Sending my deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed. My thoughts are with you during this difficult time," Trudeau wrote.