The Dawson College campus on de Maisonneuve Boulevard minutes after the shooting
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date
September 13, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-13) 12:42 – 12:48 p.m. (EDT)
Target
Dawson College
Attack type
School shooting, murder-suicide, mass shooting, hostage taking
Weapons
Beretta Cx4 Storm semi-automatic carbine
Glock 21 .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol
Norinco HP9-1 short pump-action shotgun
Deaths
2 (De Sousa and the perpetrator)
Injured
19
Perpetrator
Kimveer Singh Gill
Motive
Various, possible bullying, personal stress, depression
The Dawson College shooting occurred on September 13, 2006, at Dawson College, a CEGEP located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The perpetrator, Kimveer Singh Gill, began shooting outside the de Maisonneuve Boulevard entrance to the school, and moved towards the atrium by the cafeteria on the main floor.[1][2] One victim died at the scene, while another 19 were injured, eight of whom were listed in critical condition, with six requiring surgery.[3][4][5] The shooter later committed suicide, after being shot in the arm by a police officer.[6] It was the third fatal school shooting in Montreal, after the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989 and the shooting spree at Concordia University in 1992.
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