
Jury finds Quebec man guilty on all charges in 2023 truck attack in Amqui, Que.
RIMOUSKI — A Quebec man who drove into pedestrians with his pickup truck in a rural town, killing three people and injuring nine others, was found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury Saturday.
Steeve Gagnon, 40, was immediately sentenced to life in prison minutes after learning his fate as the jury returned following two days of deliberations with unanimous verdicts.
Gagnon was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder of three men and two counts of attempted murder of nine other people in March 2023 in Amqui, about 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
Three men were killed in the attack: 65-year-old Gérald Charest, 73-year-old Jean Lafrenière and 41-year-old Simon-Guillaume Bourget. The nine who were injured included children.