Quebec man accused of killing people with truck due in court on murder charges | 24CA News

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Published 05.04.2023
Quebec man accused of killing people with truck due in court on murder charges  | 24CA News

A Quebec man accused of driving his truck into teams of pedestrians final month is due again in courtroom Wednesday.

Steeve Gagnon is anticipated to be arraigned on three counts of first-degree homicide and 9 counts of tried homicide.

Gagnon has been in custody because the March 13 crash, when a number of teams of pedestrians had been struck on a important avenue in Amqui, Que., in what police have described as an intentional act.

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The look is about to happen on the courthouse in Amqui, about 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

Gagnon, 38, was charged with two counts of harmful driving inflicting demise, however the prosecutor had indicated extra costs had been anticipated, and a 3rd sufferer has died because the accused’s preliminary courtroom look.

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The three folks killed had been Gérald Charest, 65; Jean Lafrenière, 73; and Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41.

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