Centennial Secondary School shooting

Centennial Secondary School shooting

The Brampton Centennial Secondary School massacre was a school shooting, which occurred at Brampton Centennial Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It was the first school shooting in Canada. [ [http://www.thestar.com/News/article/217023 Slobodian is the first recorded high-school killer in the country] ]

On Wednesday, May 28, 1975, 16-year-old Michael Slobodian opened fire in the boy's washroom. [ [http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/13092006/2/national-outbreaks-violence-u-s-canadian-schools.html] Dead link|date=March 2008] [ [http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/T/Thompson_Scott/2004/04/24/pf-762199.html CANOE - JAM! - Prodigal Kid back ] ] Slobodian killed fellow classmate John Slinger in the boy's washroom and then his English teacher, Margaret Wright in the art classroom, and wounded 13 other students. Slobodian then committed suicide in one of the school's hallways. Ontario Premier William Davis had a 15-year-old daughter Cathy Davis attending the school, but she was not injured. Another witness of the shooting was future "Kids in the Hall" star, Scott Thompson who was a classmate and acquaintance of Slobodian.

Slobodian brought a gun to school in a guitar case. He was angry at his science teacher because he failed, and wanted revenge. He wanted to get into medical school and his grades didn't allow it. He wasn't able to make it to his science teachers classroom located on the third floor.

Afterward, the school closed for the rest of the year. This shooting incident led to tough gun laws in Canada. Previously, anyone could walk into a store and buy a firearm. [http://www.oracleofottawa.org/GContSpecial.htm]

ee also

St. Pius X High School shooting

References

External links

* http://www.cbc.ca/sunday/2007/04/042207_2.html


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