Dawson College shooting occurred on September 13 , 2006 at Dawson College , a CEGEP located in downtown Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The perpetrator , Kimveer Gill , began shooting outside the de Maisonneuve Boulevard entrance to the school , and moved towards the atrium by the cafeteria on the main floor . One victim died at the scene , while another 19 were injured , eight of whom were listed in critical condition , with six requiring surgery . The shooter later committed suicide by shooting himself in the head , after being shot in the arm by a police officer . It was the third fatal school shooting in Montreal , after the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989 and the shooting spree at Concordia University in 1992
École Polytechnique massacre
École Polytechnique massacre
Dawson College shooting