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Police say deaths of man, woman in their 70s near Montreal likely murder-suicide

Feb 14, 2025 | 1:45 PM

MONTREAL — Police say the deaths of two people in their 70s whose bodies were found Thursday in a Montreal suburb are being investigated as a murder-suicide.

Longueuil, Que., police initially described the deaths as suspicious and said today the case involves a femicide.

Officers were called to a home in Boucherville, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore, around 8:45 a.m. Thursday to perform a wellness check.

Upon arrival they found the bodies of a 73-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman who lived together at the address.