Dawson College shooting

Dawson College shooting
The Dawson College campus on de Maisonneuve Boulevard minutes after the shooting
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
DateSeptember 13, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-13)
12:42 – 12:48 p.m. (EDT)
TargetDawson College
Attack type
School shooting, murder-suicide, mass shooting, hostage taking
Weapons
Deaths2 (De Sousa and the perpetrator)
Injured19
PerpetratorKimveer Singh Gill
MotiveVarious, 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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  3. ^ "Press Release". Service de police de la ville de Montréal. September 13, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2006.
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  5. ^ "Woman, gunman dead in Montreal school rampage". CBC News. September 13, 2006. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved September 13, 2006.
  6. ^ "Montreal gunman killed himself: autopsy". CBC. September 14, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2006.