US EditionProsecution lays out first-degree murder case in Quebec truck attack that killed 3
- Steeve Gagnon faces three first-degree murder charges in a Rimouski trial for a March 13, 2023 truck attack in Amqui, Quebec.
- The case emerged after Gagnon allegedly drove onto a sidewalk along Highway 132, killing three men and injuring nine others in an eastern Quebec town.
- Prosecutor Jérôme Simard addresses a jury instructed to consider only the evidence, with expectations of a straightforward trial and no major surprises.
- The Crown plans to present a video where Gagnon states intent to strike people, along with testimony from about 50 witnesses over an estimated eight-week trial.
- The trial outcome could hinge on Gagnon's financial difficulties and recorded intentions, as the jury deliberates the serious charges against the 40-year-old accused.
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Le Journal de QuebecAttack on Amqui's Bachelor Truck: a Gesture Planned by an Individual Who Had Against the System, According to the Theory of the Crown
Faced with a precarious financial situation and back problems, the accused allegedly planned the attack in videos, according to the prosecution.
"It Doesn't Wipe Out," Says a Witness at the Edge of Tears.
Several witnesses told Friday about the horror scene that Steeve Gagnon left in his wake on March 2023 when he overturned innocent pedestrians with his van in Amqui. The carnage resulted in three deaths and several injuries.
First-degree murder trial in Quebec truck attack set to hear first witnesses
RIMOUSKI — A jury trial for a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec is expected to hear from its first witnesses today. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, including three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Gagnon turned himself in to police after a truck […]
Steeve Gagnon Had Spoken of "Stripping People" Two Days Before the Attack - Canada French
"He deviated to board the sidewalk and he accelerated. He didn't let go of the accelerator and he continued. I saw the baby ‘revoler', the little boy, then the mother, then I saw the other gentleman who passed under the truck. I saw it all." Francine Rioux was having trouble holding his tears by testifying at the trial of Steeve Gagnon, accused of having hit a dozen pedestrians, three of whom died on 13 March 2023 in Amqui. Ms. Rioux and her spo…
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