Preliminary hearing set for Quebec man accused of killing three with truck | 24CA News

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Published 21.06.2023
Preliminary hearing set for Quebec man accused of killing three with truck  | 24CA News

A Quebec man accused of killing three individuals together with his truck can have a preliminary listening to in September.

Steeve Gagnon appeared Wednesday in Quebec courtroom the place a decide set a preliminary inquiry for the case between Sept. 5-8.

Gagnon, 38, is charged with three counts of first-degree homicide and 9 counts of tried homicide in reference to the March 13 incident in Amqui, Que., about 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

A truck drove into a number of teams of pedestrians on a primary avenue within the city in what police have described as an intentional act.

The three individuals killed have been Gerald Charest, 65; Jean Lafrenière, 73; and Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41.

Gagnon, who turned himself into police not lengthy after the alleged assault, confirmed little emotion Wednesday as his case was mentioned briefly earlier than Judge Jules Berthelot.

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