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Montreal police say they are investigating after one man died in a shooting outside an apartment today.

Investigators say a man, 61, was allegedly shot in front of a building in the city’s Ville-Marie district, located east of downtown, at around 8 a.m.

The victim was struck in the upper body and declared dead at the scene.

Police said later in the day the death was being investigated as a homicide.

There have been no arrests made so far.

It’s the 11th homicide in Montreal this year.

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