The arrest of five men for homicide could weaken the street gang environment in Montreal, in addition to curbing the possible escalation of violence resulting from a violent conflict between two groups.
The murder of one of the victims, Christopher-Shawn Jean Vilsaint, causes friction within organized crime. Leader of a coalition of blue allegiance gangs called 26 gang, a code referring to "2b gang", which means "Blue Brothers Gang", Jean Vilsaint was shot last May. He was the leader of blue groups spread across Montreal and Laval.
This is why these arrests have such an impact, since Christopher-Shawn Jean Vilsaint was very close to Atna Onha, alias Tupac, an influential figure in the interlope world. The murder caused a major conflict between "Tupac" and the Arab Power group, as well as the leader Jean-Philippe Célestin.
