Man, 28, dead after early morning shooting in downtown Montreal

A 28-year-old man has died after being found with multiple gunshot woundsin downtown Montreal early Monday morning.

Montreal police (SPVM) say they received a 911 call around 3:40 a.m. for someone injured on Ste. Catherine Street West, near Guy Street.

SPVM officers found the victim unconscious on thesidewalk and suffering from multiple injuries to hisupper body.

He was transported to hospital where he later died. The man's death marks the city's19th homicide of the year.

Investigators and forensic identification technicians were called to the scene Monday tospeak withwitnesses and analyze surveillance footage from cameras in the area.

No arrests have been made as of mid-morning.