MONTREAL A man dressed in military fatigues stormed into the cafeteria of a Montreal college today and began shooting, one student said.
Some students at Dawson College said four people had been shot.
Devansh Smri Vastava said he saw the man in the fatigues and that he heard about 20 shots.
Others said they saw more than one shooter.
He also said teachers were running through the halls telling students to get out.
He said at least three people were armed.
One student told radio station 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.
Tarek Azem told CTV that he saw "people running around trying to duck for cover."
Police don't know yet if there is more than one gunman.
Students were seen running from the building just after 1:30 p.m.
Reports are there are up to four gunmen, but one has been "neutralized," police say.
There is a lot of blood at the scene.
TV footage showed students fleeing the building which is near the downtown core.
People have also been evacuated.
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Reports say four injured in shooting at Montreal college
CanWest News Service
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
MONTREAL At least one possibly two gunmen opened fire Wednesday inside downtown Montreals Dawson College critically wounding at least three people and sending hundreds of screaming and terrified students and staff running into the streets and seeking cover. Police say two gunmen are dead at least one shot by police.
Police say at least one gunman has been "neutralized," but they offered no further explanation. One student told media the gunman had been shot.
Outside, a state of panic quickly emerged with frightened students giving wildly varying accounts of what was happening inside. There were several reports saying there was one gunman, while others said there were as many as three.
Television images showed police pulling a bloodied person out of the building.
Helicopters are buzzing overhead and emergency vehicles continued to arrive an hour after the first reports of shots.
One student told a radio station she saw two people who had been shot, with one person hit in the neck.
The ambulance department confirmed three people have been transported to hospital in critical condition and there are several more wounded inside the facility, which has about 10,000 full-and part-time students.
Live television pictures at 1:40 p.m. Eastern time showed students continuing to flee from all exits.
Several people were seen being taken out on stretchers. On the front steps of the building, blood was seen on the ground near a police vehicle.
Witnesses said it appeared a gunman was chasing someone and at least 20 shots were fired.
Michel Boyer, 19, told CTV he saw a masked gunman wearing black from head to toe and wearing a mask was seen with a black rifle or shotgun. He said he heard 20 shots and ran for shelter in a classroom.
"I think I'm very lucky to be alive and that is wasn't injured," Boyer said.
"It was like something from a movie, it is the most scary thing that has ever happened to me."
Another report said a gunman with a Mohawk haircut and dressed in black opened fire in the building.
The shootings began around 1:00 p.m. Eastern time and reportedly took place in the cafeteria, on the third floor of the school.
The school is located in a densely populated area of the city with stores and offices surrounding it.
It is not the first time there has been a shooting in a Montreal college. In December 1989, Marc Lepine shot and killed 14 women and wounded several others at Ecole Polytechnique during a shooting rampage that ended when he took his own life.
Some students at Dawson College said four people had been shot.
Devansh Smri Vastava said he saw the man in the fatigues and that he heard about 20 shots.
Others said they saw more than one shooter.
He also said teachers were running through the halls telling students to get out.
He said at least three people were armed.
One student told radio station 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.
Tarek Azem told CTV that he saw "people running around trying to duck for cover."
Police don't know yet if there is more than one gunman.
Students were seen running from the building just after 1:30 p.m.
Reports are there are up to four gunmen, but one has been "neutralized," police say.
There is a lot of blood at the scene.
TV footage showed students fleeing the building which is near the downtown core.
People have also been evacuated.
http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeClassic/home.html
Reports say four injured in shooting at Montreal college
CanWest News Service
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
MONTREAL At least one possibly two gunmen opened fire Wednesday inside downtown Montreals Dawson College critically wounding at least three people and sending hundreds of screaming and terrified students and staff running into the streets and seeking cover. Police say two gunmen are dead at least one shot by police.
Police say at least one gunman has been "neutralized," but they offered no further explanation. One student told media the gunman had been shot.
Outside, a state of panic quickly emerged with frightened students giving wildly varying accounts of what was happening inside. There were several reports saying there was one gunman, while others said there were as many as three.
Television images showed police pulling a bloodied person out of the building.
Helicopters are buzzing overhead and emergency vehicles continued to arrive an hour after the first reports of shots.
One student told a radio station she saw two people who had been shot, with one person hit in the neck.
The ambulance department confirmed three people have been transported to hospital in critical condition and there are several more wounded inside the facility, which has about 10,000 full-and part-time students.
Live television pictures at 1:40 p.m. Eastern time showed students continuing to flee from all exits.
Several people were seen being taken out on stretchers. On the front steps of the building, blood was seen on the ground near a police vehicle.
Witnesses said it appeared a gunman was chasing someone and at least 20 shots were fired.
Michel Boyer, 19, told CTV he saw a masked gunman wearing black from head to toe and wearing a mask was seen with a black rifle or shotgun. He said he heard 20 shots and ran for shelter in a classroom.
"I think I'm very lucky to be alive and that is wasn't injured," Boyer said.
"It was like something from a movie, it is the most scary thing that has ever happened to me."
Another report said a gunman with a Mohawk haircut and dressed in black opened fire in the building.
The shootings began around 1:00 p.m. Eastern time and reportedly took place in the cafeteria, on the third floor of the school.
The school is located in a densely populated area of the city with stores and offices surrounding it.
It is not the first time there has been a shooting in a Montreal college. In December 1989, Marc Lepine shot and killed 14 women and wounded several others at Ecole Polytechnique during a shooting rampage that ended when he took his own life.
I will keep these people in my prayers.
