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The École Polytechnique massacre (French: tuerie de l'École polytechnique), also known as the Montreal massacre, was an antifeminist mass shooting that occurred on December 6, 1989, at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Fourteen women were murdered; another ten women and four men were injured.
Megadeth was blamed for the shooting by many news outlets and watchdog groups as a result. Later in 2006, Megadeth performed live in Montreal, and responded to the blame that had been placed on the band and their music as a result. Band leader Dave Mustaine told the crowd: The guy who went to Dawson College and shot everyone, it's terrible.
The Gargantua bar attack was a shooting and arson-attack that occurred at the Gargantua, a nightclub bar located on 1369 rue Beaubien Est in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on January 21, 1975, killing 13 individuals, including the manager. The Gargantua, which had been known for being a meeting place for underworld figures, was previously the scene ...
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The shooting of Fredy Alberto Villanueva occurred on August 9, 2008, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Villanueva, a Honduran immigrant, was shot and killed by a Montreal Police officer in the parking lot of Montreal-Nord's Henri-Bourassa Arena, near Rolland Boulevard and Pascal Street, just after 7:00 p.m. [1] Two other men were injured in the shooting.
Montreal, Quebec: 37 Fire No The Blue Bird Café fire was a nightclub fire on September 1, 1972, in Montreal, Quebec. In all, 37 people were killed as a result of arson. Lennoxville massacre: March 24, 1985 Lennoxville, Quebec: 5 Firearm No Part of the Quebec Biker war, 4 convicted of first degree murder École Polytechnique massacre: December ...
On the night of September 4, 2012, the Parti Québécois won the Quebec general election, with a minority government.Party leader Pauline Marois was partway through her victory speech at the Métropolis in downtown Montreal when Richard Henry Bain, in an attempt to assassinate her and "kill as many separatists as possible", approached the building and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle ...
Piche brandished a knife near an officer and was shot. [80] 1995-05-31 Suazo, Martin Omar Quebec Shot in the head while kneeling to be handcuffed on St. Laurent Boulevard. Suazo had been picked up on suspicion of shoplifting a pair of jeans. The officer said his gun went off by accident.