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SIX WOUNDED AFTER CANADA
SHOOTING
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At least six people have been injured,
three seriously, in a shooting at a
school in Montreal, Canada.

The incident occurred inside Dawson
College, an English-language school in
downtown Montreal.

It is understood two gunmen entered the
school at about 1pm local time and
started shooting.

Anybody else heard anything about this??

Here's a Yahoo news link

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060913/ap_on_re_ca/canada_college_shooting;_ylt=AgZ0BYV.fMVqrTB.WS4z4oZvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

Wow, shooting in a college? I guess it's true that some people never grow up. Alot of the reports seem confused as to injured and fatality numbers. I hope that most people are okay.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1dc31f5a-940d-4147-b5c7-d693b38f4f35&k=66350

Yes, well. I know someone who works there. We shall see.

http://www.rte.ie/aertel/p106.htm
SIX WOUNDED AFTER CANADA
SHOOTING
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At least six people have been injured,
three seriously, in a shooting at a
school in Montreal, Canada.

The incident occurred inside Dawson
College, an English-language school in
downtown Montreal.

It is understood two gunmen entered the
school at about 1pm local time and
started shooting.

Anybody else heard anything about this??


Yeah_ saw this an hour or so ago- the view from above of students running out of the building -I started working again and havent paid attention since- Last I heard they were looking for a second gunman, one had been shot or had shot himself.

the reason I asked is that reports seem to be all over the place with regards to fatalities

That sucks. Anybody know why it happened?

DCD

We probably won't figure that out for a while. Although it's probably two students who were pissed that they failed a test or something...

DCD

We probably won't figure that out for a while. Although it's probably two students who were pissed that they failed a test or something...

sorry for being a judgemental piece of shite, but one of the articles said witnesses spotted a white male with a mohawk shooting, could be another columbine situation. Dejected, hopeless kids and guns don't mix

FOX News says four people were killed.

Maybe dozen others injured.

2 gunmen in black trenchcoats, one killed by cops the other a suicide.

sorry for being a judgemental piece of shite, but one of the articles said witnesses spotted a white male with a mohawk shooting, could be another columbine situation. Dejected, hopeless kids and guns don't mix

Probably. I was just guessing though. People will do stupid shit for stupid reasons...

FOX News says four people were killed.

I don't have access to a TV right now, so maybe i should go watch MSNBC or some other news stations live webcast....heh

How could this happen?! They have very strict gun control laws, 'all' guns must be registered there and a lot of types are restricted! :confused:


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Seriously though, I feel really bad for the victims and their familys. I hope the scum behind this get what they have coming! :mp5:

I wouldn't expect to get anything concrete until tomorrow at the earliest. Hopefully they'll get all of their facts straight before they start talking to the media, to avoid any confusions.

How could this happen?! They have very strict gun control laws, 'all' guns must be registered there and a lot of types are restricted! :confused:


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Seriously though, I feel really bad for the victims and their familys. I hope the scum behind this get what they have coming! :mp5:

It might be some disgruntled students or something. Shooting people like that won't make the world a better place, so why even suggest that type of thing?

So does this mean Canadians are going to get as paranoid about security as us Americans?

Always seems to be 2 douche-bags that ruin it for everyone else:(

Poor families too.

So does this mean Canadians are going to get as paranoid about security as us Americans?

FOX News just mentioned that the last school shooting in Montreal was back in 1989. Had to be mentioned I guess... :rolleyes:

FOX News says four people were killed.

Maybe dozen others injured.

2 gunmen in black trenchcoats, one killed by cops the other a suicide.
Fox news is full of shit.

Latest report was one gunmen "incapacitated", police looking for another one or more shooter in the college and the vincinity.

6 Seriously injured. One of them a security or police (bit fuzzy about that).
at least six other injured not seriously.

That is according to the police ten minutes ago. I should know, I live two blocks away and it's been all over the local radios.

FOX News says four people were killed.

Maybe dozen others injured.

2 gunmen in black trenchcoats, one killed by cops the other a suicide.

I have a black leather trenchcoat.Guess if the sterotyping is correct I'll be on the roof at work tommrow with a Barrett.Ah hell I'll just get up there now.:rolleyes:

Fox news is full of shit.

Latest report was one gunmen "incapacitated", police looking for another one or more shooter in the college and the vincinity.

6 Seriously injured. One of them a security or police (bit fuzzy about that).
at least six other injured not seriously.

That is according to the police ten minutes ago. I should know, I live two blocks away and it's been all over the local radios.

Yeah. I never trust Fox. I rarely trust any TV news station...

I'm glad that the leader of the Canadian Student's Union was excellently chilled out about this, and reacted to some very leading questions without hyperbole.

This basically the BBC transcript :

BBC News : So, does this remind you of the 1989 massarce in any way?

Canadian chap : No, that was a sexist attack by men who thought that women had no place in Engineering, this is seemingly a pretty random thing.

BBC News : Right... so do you think that security needs to be tightened over Canada after this horrible attack?

Canadian Chap : Urmm well there's only so much you can really do, and we don't want students to feel they're going to jail every day, you know?

BBC News : Right... so do you know exactly how many people were in the building and hence at risk - it could be up to ten thousand, we've heard?

Canadian Chap : Well... you are correct that there are ten thousand students enrolled, but due to us having a system similar to your English one here in Quebec, we think that a lot less will have been there, as people may have gone to the shops in their free period, or have just not been there today. Maybe about six thousand were "at risk", although most people are now out of the building.

BBC News : And how many gunmen do you think were in the building - how many might still pose a threat?

Canadian Chap : I'm terribly sorry, but I don't actually know. The most I've heard is "four" and some say only one person was involved. I guess most people are saying that a couple have been killed by the police, or one of them commited suicide, but how could I know, not being there?

BBC News : So how many fatalities do you think there'll be - will it be as bad as the 1989 massacre?

Canadian Chap : I don't really know, maybe there'll be something like ten deaths at the most if there are any more gunmen left, otherwise it'll be in the region of five I think, I've heard four are already dead, and with six in a critical condition, I don't know they'll all make it, but I'm just going on the same news as you guys are...

BBC News : Hmm ok, thanks.

Canadian Chap : No worries.

AOL is carrying a story (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/several-people-shot-at-montreal-college/20060913144509990003?ncid=NWS00010000000001) from the AP, from about 14:50 US/EDT, saying the authorities were uncertain about the number of gunmen or casualities. And the story does have a picture of at least one person being wheeled out to an ambulance.

FOX News just mentioned that the last school shooting in Montreal was back in 1989. Had to be mentioned I guess... :rolleyes:

Last one in Canada was 7 years ago...
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9904/29/canada.shooting/index.html

Guess its important?

Fox news is full of shit.

Latest report was one gunmen "incapacitated", police looking for another one or more shooter in the college and the vincinity.

6 Seriously injured. One of them a security or police (bit fuzzy about that).
at least six other injured not seriously.

That is according to the police ten minutes ago. I should know, I live two blocks away and it's been all over the local radios.

CNN is saying pretty much the same thing as FOX, guess they aren't paying attention to the local police like they should. No big surprise.

Though "incapacitated" could just be mean dead. Can't really say.

FOX News just mentioned that the last school shooting in Montreal was back in 1989. Had to be mentioned I guess... :rolleyes:

To Canadians, it was a big deal. In particular, it was instrumental in raising awareness to violence against women, since in that instance the shooter specifically targeted women. Another shooting in a Montreal college is an obvious mention.

(And 1989 doesn't feel like it was that long ago, at least for me.)

CNN is saying pretty much the same thing as FOX, guess they aren't paying attention to the local police like they should. No big surprise.

Though "incapacitated" could just be mean dead. Can't really say.

Wouldn't be the first time a news outlet would jump the gun in a mad dash to beat competitors to the latest news.

as for Incapacitated, the police can never say "dead" until it was pronouced dead by a doctor, so they probably are killed but the police cannot say it.


Latest news: two shooters "incapacitated" one by his own hands. The SWAT team is going to force a door open to get a third suspect. 12 people sent to hospital, 6 seriously injured , 4 critical, 2 stables.

EDIT: Police just confirmed the death of one of the shooter. They say they are looking for as much as five shooters.

How could this happen?! They have very strict gun control laws, 'all' guns must be registered there and a lot of types are restricted! :confused:


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Seriously though, I feel really bad for the victims and their familys. I hope the scum behind this get what they have coming! :mp5:


Wait, you mean criminals can get their hands on guns against the law?!:confused:

I hope the scum behind this get what they have coming! :mp5:they're dead. :confused:

Well, my friend is all right, though she is shaken up. I will have to go soon.

Nothing to add, other than the school is saying two shooters are dead, one by police. Police aren't saying anything.

I think they're still searching for a possible third shooter.

I find out half an hour after the news broke out. I was in my school's office and they received a fax about it. I was terrified since I knew my brother had a class at Dawson College today. I called him up and his cell phone was out of service so you can imagine how I felt.

I eventually found out that he got stopped in the underground metro station on his way to the school and called my mom.

Apparently it was some emo kid and his buddy.

lolz @ canada

lolz @ canada
oh go fuck yourself.
Lolz @ 9/11.

lolz @ canada

Grow a conscience.

Grow a conscience.

People die all the time. Thousands die of starvation in Africa alone daily. Why are we making such a big stink about these people dying?

DCD

We probably won't figure that out for a while. Although it's probably two students who were pissed that they failed a test or something...

Wait a second - school just started, didn't it?

People die all the time. Thousands die of starvation in Africa alone daily. Why are we making such a big stink about these people dying?

Are you posting 'lolz @ Africa' comments? Poking fun at anyone's misery, espescially an incident that is still in progress is in seriously poor taste.

Are posting 'lolz @ Africa' comments?

*is still waiting for an answer*

oh go fuck yourself.
Lolz @ 9/11.

Lolz @ crucifixion?

Lolz @ Darfur?

Lolz @ Columbine?

Lolz @ rape?

anything else?

*is still waiting for an answer*

I mis-typed and forgot the 'you'... (edited original statement.)

I mis-typed and forgot the 'you'... (edited original statement.)

*still waiting*

lolz @ canada
Hilarious... people are dying...

lolz @ Columbine, eh?

*still waiting*

For what? The issue isn't that these deaths are any more 'horrible' than deaths in Africa. The issue is that you apparently don't have a conscience, and have no problem laughing at the misery of others.

Is anyone claiming that this is worse than what is going on in Africa? It's just breaking news, and relevant to the Canadian posters on this forum (as well as anyone with a shred of human decency.)

For what? The issue isn't that these deaths are any more 'horrible' than deaths in Africa. The issue is that you apparently don't have a conscience, and have no problem laughing at the misery of others.

Is anyone claiming that this is worse than what is going on in Africa? It's just breaking news, and relevant to the Canadian posters on this forum (as well as anyone with a shred of human decency.)

It's breaking news that 6, SIX people got shot? Are you serious? 6 people is but a drop in the bucket.

You people are making far too big of a deal about this.

Lolz @ crucifixion?

Lolz @ Darfur?

Lolz @ Columbine?

Lolz @ rape?

anything else?

Lolz @ Mariah Carey?

It's breaking news that 6, SIX people got shot? Are you serious? 6 people is but a drop in the bucket.

You people are making far too big of a deal about this.

More than 6 people, but that's not the point.

And if you can't see the point, I'm not going to bother explaining it to you.

It's breaking news that 6, SIX people got shot? Are you serious? 6 people is but a drop in the bucket.

You people are making far too big of a deal about this.
20 were shot, at least four are dead.

Hilarious! Four young people died!

20 were shot, at least four are dead.

Hilarious! Four young people died!

Oh, well that makes all the difference...

:rolleyes:

The latest live report is one confirmed dead (the shooter), one other person may be dead though that is not confirmed, at least 20 people shot, and 3 in critical condition, 6 in serious condition.

The latest live report is one confirmed dead (the shooter), one other person may be dead though that is not confirmed, at least 20 people shot, and 3 in critical condition, 6 in serious condition.

I keep hearing about another shooter at large. Is that what they're saying up there?

I keep hearing about another shooter at large. Is that what they're saying up there?


No. The area has been cordoned off by the police and they are still searching, but I think it's more of a technicality. The police are being quite clear that there was one shooter, and they killed him.

It's breaking news that 6, SIX people got shot? Are you serious? 6 people is but a drop in the bucket.

You people are making far too big of a deal about this.
Well it is a big deal for Montrealers. Most of us know of a person that attends Dawson College and the fear spread like wildfire. When a psychopath that holds up a school full of 16 to 18 year olds - I consider it a big deal. Especially in an area that isn't accustomed to anything like that.

I keep hearing about another shooter at large. Is that what they're saying up there?
There's no reason to believe so.

Oh, well that makes all the difference...

:rolleyes:
One shouldn't be blasé about deaths.

Otherwise it'll be like "Hahaha your parents and two of your grandparents died! Ho ho ho! lolz @ you" etc.

And that's just unpleasant.