The Crazy Rants of Samantha BurnsTwo Gunmen, Possibly a Third in Shoot Spree at Montreal College
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Dawson College was the scene of panic today as two gunmen went on a rampage shooting students. What isn't clear yet is if this is a Al Qaeda-style terrorist related plot or not yet. Early reports indicate that one killed himself, and the other was shot by police. A third gunmen might be on the loose.
*UPDATE* Reports say one gunman was wearing a long trench coat; "Gothic looking"; had part of head shaved. Columbine?
*UPDATE* Huge black boots with gun walking in broad daylight. Studs and piercings. "Retarded head cut". white, approximately 19 years old. Stereo-typical Goth look. Machine gun??
*UPDATE* Believed: 4 dead; 16 injured.
*UPDATE* Story has changed. Only one gunmen dead. SWAT team called in to search for other possible suspects.
*UPDATE* "Retarded haircut" is actually a Mowhawk. Killer dressed in black. Sounds more punk than goth. No other confirmed gunmen yet. Claiming 20 injured, some critical, uncertain how many are fatal.
*UPDATE* Murderer sprayed bullets at entrance. Four people dropped and killer continued to enter building. Killer shot by police and did not shoot himself. Shot at both men and woman according to accounts. Both men and women seen leaving in ambulances.
*UPDATE* Started at 12:45 EST. Secondary sweep to find any students that might still be hiding. Two Metro stations closed.
*UPDATE* 13 people taken to Montreal General. 6 in critical condition, 2 in serious, 4 in stable. Some others considered less critical went to Royal Victorian hospital.
*UPDATE* Parents and family can call police at 514-280-2880 and alternatively 514-280-2805, 514-280-2806.
*UPDATE* Semi-automatic used, not full automatic.
*UPDATE* Latest numbers: One woman confirmed dead; 20 others injured.
*UPDATE* Sad news: Two woman confirmed dead; 19 others injured. One of the women died in the hospital. Up to 8 people remain in critical condition.
*UPDATE* Gotta love the news, eh. How distorted after 20 billion updates. This one: A gunman with a Mohawk haircut and black clothing opened fire inside Montreal's Dawson College on Wednesday, killing one woman and wounding 19 others, before police fatally shot him.
Comments
This is the college I was planning on attending in my home city. I do hope nobody but the killers died.
Posted by: MrBig | September 13, 2006 11:59 AM
I'm sure it's not related, but location (although different school) and all that reminds me of the Montreal Massacre.
Posted by: Sam | September 13, 2006 02:30 PM
Man, I heard about this at work. I daid to myself, "Shit! Not again!!??"
They had this happen already!
And the GOTH references IMO are unfair. I know a lot of GOTH kids and they are good kids.
I'm not into that GOTH thing, but I did have a mullet once! LOL But I grew out of it.
I hope it wasn't as bad as the Montreal shootings back in Dec. 6, 1989: Canada's worst school shooting occurs when Marc Lepine, 25, shoots 14 women dead at Montreal's L'Ecole Polytechnique before killing himself.
Posted by: MacBros | September 13, 2006 02:34 PM
LOL! You were reminded about the same thing.
Posted by: MacBros | September 13, 2006 02:35 PM
MacBros - at about the same time, too, lol
Posted by: Sam | September 13, 2006 02:37 PM
Sam You type faster than I do.
It's amazing how drastic the info changes ey?
Posted by: MacBros | September 13, 2006 04:14 PM
Yes, it is!
Posted by: MrBig | September 13, 2006 04:27 PM
Must be all those typing courses I took in high school (my slacker classes, lol).
Oh, we never read smutty novels instead of typing ever... no. Or cheated the system ever, nope, not me.
Posted by: Sam | September 13, 2006 04:31 PM