A Montreal man was charged with first-degree murder on Friday in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough this week.
Joseph Sarikakis, 45, was shot in the upper-body while sitting in his car on Maurice Lebel St. Thursday morning. He was rushed to a hospital, but died from his injuries.
Montreal police arrested two suspects in connection with the shooting later that night, but released one without charges.
The other, Youness Aithaqi, 27, was charged with first-degree murder at the Montreal courthouse on Friday.
Aithaqi will remain detained until his case returns to court in late September.
The shooting was Montreal’s 11th confirmed homicide of 2016.
