'I owe him my life': Father hit by bullets in shootout while protecting kids in Montreal's West Island

When the bullets started flying on a residential street near the corner of de Salaberry Boulevard and Davignon Street in Montreal's West Island just after 8 p.m., Houssam Abdallah, 52, positioned himself in front of the rounds.

'I owe him my life': Father hit by bullets in shootout while protecting kids in Montreal's West Island
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When the bullets started flying on a residential street near the corner of de Salaberry Boulevard and Davignon Street in Montreal's West Island just after 8 p.m., Houssam Abdallah, 52, positioned himself in front of the rounds.