my Lazy AI generated is below - yes it's all publicly available information already. Also I didn't validate / cross refference / confirm this content doesn't have halucinations.
Investigation
The criminal investigation appears to have transitioned into the
court process. Public information is now coming primarily through court appearances rather than police news releases.
Bar 77
Is Open and there have been no recent news reports of significance regarding the bar itself beyond its reopening after the homicide investigation at the scene.
There have been no major public developments since the arrest. The biggest unanswered questions—motive, the relationship (if any) between Girard and Larche, and whether she was the intended target—remain unanswered in public reporting.
One note: I attempted a fresh search before answering. The search service did
not return relevant current Canadian news for this case (it returned unrelated Canadian content), so I can't honestly claim there have been new developments if I can't verify them. If there has been a recent court appearance or new article from
CBC, CTV Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen, Le Droit, Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau, or TVA Gatineau, it wasn't surfaced by the search service available to me. In that situation, I'd rather tell you that than invent an update.
Current Status (as of July 25, 2026)
- April 23, 2026 – Justine Larche, 39, was fatally shot inside Bar 77 on Rue Main in Gatineau.
- May 3, 2026 – Bradley Girard, 21, was arrested in Nominingue by the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) with assistance from the Sûreté du Québec. He was charged with second-degree murder.
- May 8, 2026 – During a court appearance, the case was adjourned, with the next court date scheduled for June 12, 2026.
- June 12, 2026 – The matter was expected to return to court. No significant new evidence, change in charges, plea, or trial date was publicly reported following that appearance.