Driver Faces First-Degree Murder Charges in Deaths of Quebec Pedestrians

Steeve Gagnon is escorted by police into court in Amqui, Que., on March 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

The Quebec man charged after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians last month is now facing three counts of first-degree murder.

According to charges outlined in an arrest warrant filed Tuesday at the courthouse in Amqui, Que., Steeve Gagnon also faces nine counts of attempted murder.