Woman and adult granddaughter fatally shot inside Montreal apartment

Montreal police say a woman and her adult granddaughter were victims of a double homicide early this morning.

A call to 911 reporting gunshots was made at about 2:40 a.m., and officers found the two women seriously injured inside an apartment in the city’s Pointe-St-Charles neighbourhood.

A 73-year-old woman died on the scene while her 22-year-old granddaughter was taken to hospital, where she was admitted in critical condition and later died.

Police say bullet casings were found inside the apartment.