Author of the article: Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette Publication date: August 11, 2022 • 10 hours ago • 3 minutes read • 9 comments Montreal police examine a crime scene at Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal North August 11, 2022. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette

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News that a young man shot in North Montreal on Wednesday night succumbed to his injuries hours later left the community in shock as they realized who the victim was.

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Jason Collin, 26, is described as a young man who was very involved in his township. Montreal Borough Mayor Christine Black said she met Colin when he was younger and often accompanied his mother and stepfather to community events. Colin was active in community programs as a young man, especially youth programs. “We were very shocked to learn that a youth from our community had fallen victim (to murder). And in this case, when we found out that we knew the person … that adds to it,” Black told the Montreal Gazette on Thursday. “From my side, and from the side of all the people I spoke to today, everyone is shocked. We don’t understand how this could happen to this young man so involved and so present in his community. It leads us to believe that we will see in the investigation that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and that is why he is gone now.

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“The last project he was involved in was starting his company. He wanted to organize to teach people hockey through CDEC (de Montréal-Nord, a community economic development organization). I met him through that.” “Montreal North lost a beautiful man,” said one acquaintance of Jayson Colin. Photo by Stefan Verna /CDEC de Montréal-Nord Sémou Diouf, economic development advisor and project coordinator for CDEC de Montréal-Nord, expressed his condolences to Colin’s family and “to all of Montreal North” for the loss of “a man who was always full of life.” Diouf said Colin loved hockey his whole life and was disappointed he was never able to learn how to play. When he started looking into the possibility of other young people in Montreal learning the sport, he found things like access to ice rinks too expensive. Colin first approached CDEC de Montréal-Nord in 2019 looking for help supporting a non-profit organization he was starting, according to Diouf. He said Colin was offered a five-week training program and did it with great energy.

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“He was likeable, respectful, dedicated and involved. He wanted to make hockey accessible to young people in North Montreal. Hockey is not accessible to everyone because it is very expensive. For his whole life, he wanted to play and practice. “Sadly, Montreal North lost a beautiful man, again to violence. We are very affected by the defeat.” On Twitter, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante wrote: “It is with great sadness that I learned that the victim of yesterday’s homicide is Jayson Colin. A young man dedicated and valued in his community. My deepest thoughts to his loved ones.” Colin was shot in one of two incidents of gun violence that happened within minutes of each other in different parts of northeast Montreal. Two other people were injured in the shooting.

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As of Thursday afternoon, no arrests had been made in either case. According to Montreal police, shortly before 10:30 Wednesday night shots were fired at Colin and at least three other people at the Lester B. Pearson High School on de Charny Street in Montreal North, near the intersection of P. -M. -Favier Ave. After being alerted by the 911 call, officers arrived on the scene to find Colin suffering from serious injuries. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died. It is the 19th homicide in Montreal this year. Montreal police examine a crime scene at Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal North on August 11, 2022. Jayson Colin, 26, was fatally wounded in the shooting. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf/Montreal Gazette Minutes after the shooting, a 25-year-old man with gunshot wounds showed up at the hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. In Rivière-des-Prairies around the same time Wednesday night, a young woman was slightly injured when at least one shot was fired in the direction of the vehicle in which she was sitting alone.

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Police said the 20-year-old woman was struck by broken glass from the impact of her vehicle. The woman had just stopped her vehicle in the parking lot of a commercial establishment at the intersection of J.-J.-Joubert Ave. and Pierre-Bonne St. when he was hit. The shots were reportedly fired from a moving vehicle whose driver fled before police arrived. Police had been notified of the shooting via a 911 call. Bullet casings were found on the ground and bullet holes were noted by police. The young victim and witnesses were due to be interviewed by police later Thursday. Presse Canadienne contributed to this report.

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