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Gun rampage in Montreal school
A black trench coat clad gunman has gone on the rampage in a Montreal college, shooting at least 19 people before turning the gun on himself.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 September 14, 2006
- Image Credit: AP
- At least one person has been killed in the attack at a college in the Canadian city of Montreal
Montreal: A black trench coat clad gunman has gone on the rampage in a Montreal college, shooting at least 19 people before turning the gun on himself.
One girl in her 20s has died and five others were critically injured in the attack in the cafeteria at the city's Dawson College.
Scores of students at Dawson College neardowntown fled into the surrounding streets after the shooting.
Martine Millette of the Montreal police said the gunman later shot himself.
Student Devansh Smri Vastava said he saw a man in military fatigues with "a big rifle" storm the cafeteria.
"We all ran upstairs. There were cops firing. It was so crazy," Vastava added, "I was terrified."
Derick Osei, 19, was walking down the stairs when he saw the gunman
"He ... just started shooting up the place. I ran up to the third floor and I looked down and he was still shooting.
"He was hiding behind the vending machines and he came out with a gun and started pointing and pointed at me. So I ran up the stairs. I saw a girl get shot in the leg."
Student Michel Boyer added: "I immediately hit the floor. It was probably one of
the most frightening moments of my life."
Canada's worst shooting also happened in Montreal when Marc Lepin killed 14 women at the Ecole Polytechnic in December 1989 before shooting himself.
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