Quebec police arrest suspect in Brossard restaurant shooting

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 25-year-old man in a restaurant in Brossard, on Montreal's South Shore more than two years ago.

The victim, whom police identified as ric Francis De Souza, was sitting in a pizzeria in the Quartier Dix30 neighbourhood on May 10, 2019, when a suspect entered the restaurant and shot him.

De Souza later died of his injuries in hospital.

The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle that was later found burnton Highway 30, according to a police news release.

The suspect is already in custody at the Montreal detention centre in connection with firearm possession offences, according to police.

Connection with 'grandparents' fraud investigation

According to police, an investigation by ENRCO, an inter-agency organized crime unit, revealed that the murder suspect was active in an organized crime ring running a fraud targeting seniors in the United States.

The "grandparents" scam saw fraudsters calling seniors and asking for money by pretending that one of their family members was in need.

Provincial police would not reveal the connection between the fraud investigation and the murder investigation, other than to say that the two are linked.

Police could not confirm if the suspect will face charges in the fraud case.