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09-13-2006, 09:05 PM
Two suspected gunmen are dead in a chaotic shooting scene at Dawson College in downtown Montreal that has left 12 victims in hospital.
"Government sources are saying two of the gunmen are dead," said CTV's Jed Kahane, reporting from Montreal. "One may have taken his own life, the other was shot by police."
A police spokesperson told reporters that shots are still being fired, so officers are still looking for other potential gunmen. The college has been evacuated, and the public is being asked to avoid the area.
Twelve victims of the shooting have been taken to hospital for treatment, including six in critical condition, two considered serious, and four listed in stable condition.
Kahane said police received a call about the shooting at just before 1 p.m. ET. Witnesses heard shots at about 12:45 ET that lasted for 30 minutes, and there were questions about whether a third gunman was also involved.
Dawson College is located at the corner of Atwater and Sherbrooke in the heart of downtown Montreal.
Students told Kahane they saw someone roaming the halls with a gun, and heard at least 20 shots fired.
One student told Montreal radio station 940 News she was on the phone at the college's front entrance when she heard five gunshots and a window break. She walked into the hallway and was inches from the gunman.
"All of a sudden I turned around and saw a man dressed in black with a huge assault rifle," she said.
"People didn't know what was going on ... they thought it was a joke."
The man ran into the corner of the cafeteria to hide from police, she said.
A number of officers surrounded the school with guns drawn, while others helped to evacuate students from inside the English-language CEGEP school which houses about 10,000 students.
Some students and teachers have barricaded themselves in classrooms, and are waiting for police to rescue them from the school.
As many as 40 students and staff were hiding on the seventh floor, including eyewitness Adam Perez, who spoke to CTV Newsnet.
"No one came to really warn us," said Perez. "Our first warning of the incident (came from) phone calls and text messages."
One student told 940 News she saw two people who had been shot, including one who had been hit in the neck.
The student said a friend told her four people had been shot.
Michel Boyer, a student at the college, told CTV Newsnet he saw the gunman in a hallway leading to the cafeteria.
"I saw the gunman who was dressed in black and at that time he was shooting at people. It was probably one of the most frightening moments of my life," Boyer said.
"Many people are crying as they are coming out, worried about who might still be inside the building and shocked by what happened," said CTV's Genevieve Beauchemin, reporting from the scene.
A number of police vehicles surrounded what appeared to be a bloodsoaked sidewalk outside the school, and several yellow ambulance vehicles were seen speeding from the scene after victims were carried from the building on stretchers and loaded in the vehicles.
All classes at Dawson College have been cancelled.
Today's incident is horrifyingly reminiscent of another school shooting in Montreal. On Dec. 6, 1989,
Aerial view of Montreal Police and EMS workers treating a shooting victim at the scene following the incident at Dawson College on Wednesday.
The mass murder prompted tighter gun laws, which included the creation of the controversial national firearms registry. It also prompted Parliament to create the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in 1991, to coincide with the anniversary of the tragedy.
Source (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060913/montreal_shooting_060913/20060913?hub=TopStories)
"Government sources are saying two of the gunmen are dead," said CTV's Jed Kahane, reporting from Montreal. "One may have taken his own life, the other was shot by police."
A police spokesperson told reporters that shots are still being fired, so officers are still looking for other potential gunmen. The college has been evacuated, and the public is being asked to avoid the area.
Twelve victims of the shooting have been taken to hospital for treatment, including six in critical condition, two considered serious, and four listed in stable condition.
Kahane said police received a call about the shooting at just before 1 p.m. ET. Witnesses heard shots at about 12:45 ET that lasted for 30 minutes, and there were questions about whether a third gunman was also involved.
Dawson College is located at the corner of Atwater and Sherbrooke in the heart of downtown Montreal.
Students told Kahane they saw someone roaming the halls with a gun, and heard at least 20 shots fired.
One student told Montreal radio station 940 News she was on the phone at the college's front entrance when she heard five gunshots and a window break. She walked into the hallway and was inches from the gunman.
"All of a sudden I turned around and saw a man dressed in black with a huge assault rifle," she said.
"People didn't know what was going on ... they thought it was a joke."
The man ran into the corner of the cafeteria to hide from police, she said.
A number of officers surrounded the school with guns drawn, while others helped to evacuate students from inside the English-language CEGEP school which houses about 10,000 students.
Some students and teachers have barricaded themselves in classrooms, and are waiting for police to rescue them from the school.
As many as 40 students and staff were hiding on the seventh floor, including eyewitness Adam Perez, who spoke to CTV Newsnet.
"No one came to really warn us," said Perez. "Our first warning of the incident (came from) phone calls and text messages."
One student told 940 News she saw two people who had been shot, including one who had been hit in the neck.
The student said a friend told her four people had been shot.
Michel Boyer, a student at the college, told CTV Newsnet he saw the gunman in a hallway leading to the cafeteria.
"I saw the gunman who was dressed in black and at that time he was shooting at people. It was probably one of the most frightening moments of my life," Boyer said.
"Many people are crying as they are coming out, worried about who might still be inside the building and shocked by what happened," said CTV's Genevieve Beauchemin, reporting from the scene.
A number of police vehicles surrounded what appeared to be a bloodsoaked sidewalk outside the school, and several yellow ambulance vehicles were seen speeding from the scene after victims were carried from the building on stretchers and loaded in the vehicles.
All classes at Dawson College have been cancelled.
Today's incident is horrifyingly reminiscent of another school shooting in Montreal. On Dec. 6, 1989,
Aerial view of Montreal Police and EMS workers treating a shooting victim at the scene following the incident at Dawson College on Wednesday.
The mass murder prompted tighter gun laws, which included the creation of the controversial national firearms registry. It also prompted Parliament to create the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in 1991, to coincide with the anniversary of the tragedy.
Source (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060913/montreal_shooting_060913/20060913?hub=TopStories)