Man shot in Terrebonne may be linked to Hells Angels
A man who was shot and killed in a parking lot in Terrebonne Monday morning appears to be linked to the Hells Angels, according to numerous reports.
Sûreté du Québec police were not confirming media reports Monday that Yannick Larose, 42, was the man gunned down in broad daylight in the parking lot of a strip mall. Larose is apparently close with Mario Brouillette, 43, once considered to be a leading figure in the Hells Angels gang in Quebec.
SQ Sgt. Marc Tessier said the man was shot in a parking lot on La Pinière Blvd. near Highway 640 around 10:45 a.m. He was declared dead in a hospital.
A report said the man was shot while driving in his car, and he got out and ran into a nearby swimming pool supply store called Piscines Rive-Nord. One man entered the store and shot him three times, according to a witness who spoke to the Journal Le Revue. The man was given CPR on the spot until ambulance workers arrived, the witness said.
Police believe there are at least two suspects who fled the scene after the attack. Several witnesses said the shooter was wearing a clown mask, but police would not confirm this detail.
Terrebonne police confirmed to one media outlet that the shooting is somehow linked to a fire set to a van parked nearby. Witnesses said they saw the assailants getting into a van that matched its description shortly after the attack, according to Terrebonne weekly Journal Le Revue.
SQ Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said she was waiting to hear from investigators if the van was linked to the incident.
Police didn’t know the possible motive for the attack, nor would they say if the suspects were men or women.