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Canada police name college gunman Canadian gunman 'killed himself'
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Police in Canada have named the gunman who went on a shooting spree in a Montreal college, killing a young woman, as 25-year-old Kimveer Gill. The man who went on a shooting spree at a college in the Canadian city of Montreal died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police say.
Gill, from Montreal, wounded 19 others in his gun rampage before being killed in a shootout with police. The police had said 25-year-old Kimveer Gill, who killed a young woman and injured 19 other people at Dawson College, was gunned down by officers.
Six people remain critically ill following the attack at Dawson College. But a post-mortem examination revealed that a wound in his arm from a police bullet was not fatal.
Gill had a blog on a website devoted to the Goth sub-culture in which he posed with guns and referred to himself as an "Angel of Death". Four people remain critically ill in hospital following the assault.
His blog contains a photo gallery of more than 50 pictures showing the young man in a variety of poses with different guns and wearing a long black trench coat. The BBC's Lee Carter says the incident has raised questions about how effective Canada's gun controls are.
'Emotionless'
"His name is Trench," he wrote in his profile. "You will come to know him as the Angel of Death."
I was in my calculus class when I heard three shots... we saw one guy on the floor bleeding Jose Rafael HerediaDawson College student Profile of the gunmanI was in my calculus class when I heard three shots... we saw one guy on the floor bleeding Jose Rafael HerediaDawson College student Profile of the gunman
Clad in black and carrying three weapons, Gill opened fire outside Dawson College, then entered the canteen when it was crowded with students and staff during lunch hour on Wednesday, witnesses say. Gill, from Montreal, had a blog on a website devoted to the Goth sub-culture in which he referred to himself as an "Angel of Death" and said his ambition was to die in a hail of bullets.
Students said the shooting began at about 1245 local time (1645 GMT) and shots were heard over a half-hour period. It contains a photo gallery of more than 50 pictures showing him in a variety of poses with different guns and wearing a long black trench coat.
"He said nothing. He had a stone cold face... He just started opening fire," one student said. Others told of how he pursued terrified students along corridors and up stairwells. Crime scene
Those who could not escape outside barricaded the doors to classrooms and offices and hid under desks. Clad in black and carrying three weapons, Gill opened fire outside Dawson College, then entered the canteen when it was crowded with students and staff during lunch hour on Wednesday.
Dawson College is in central Montreal and has about 10,000 students. Police have ruled out terrorism or racism as a motive.
Quick response Police chief Delorme said Gill had fired randomly at no particular target, until police arrived when he began aiming at them.
Live television pictures of the scene showed police and emergency vehicles on the streets and crowds of frightened students fleeing the college's buildings. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN CANADA 28 April, 1999: 14-year-old boy kills one student, wounds one other at a high school in Taber, Alberta - eight days after US Columbine massacre24 August, 1992: Professor Valery Fabrikant kills four colleagues at Concordia University, Montreal6 December, 1989: Marc Lepine, 25, kills 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, then kills himself28 May, 1975: 16-year-old high school student kills a teacher and a student, wounds 13 others before killing himself in Brampton, Ontario href="/1/hi/in_pictures/5345722.stm" class="">Readers' pictures href="/1/hi/world/americas/5345030.stm" class="">Press shock at rampage
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN CANADA 28 April, 1999: 14-year-old boy kills one student, wounds one other at a high school in Taber, Alberta - eight days after Columbine massacre24 August, 1992: Professor Valery Fabrikant kills four colleagues at Concordia University, Montreal6 December, 1989: Marc Lepine, 25, kills 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, then kills himself28 May, 1975: 16-year-old high school student kills a teacher and a student, wounds 13 others before killing himself in Brampton, Ontario Readers' pictures Press shock at rampage
Six of the victims are in a critical condition in the intensive care unit of Montreal General Hospital.
They are recovering from surgery after suffering gunshot wounds to the head and stomach, hospital spokeswoman Sheila Moore told the BBC News website.
Two are said to be in a "very critical condition".
Some of the gunman's victims have multiple wounds. Others were only shot once.
Police arrived at the scene in three minutes because some officers were already at the college on an unrelated call, said Montreal's police chief Yvan Delorme.
He said their quick action saved lives.
"Before our technique was to establish a perimeter around the place and wait for the SWAT team. Now the first officers go right inside."
Police have ruled out terrorism or racism as a motive. Police chief Delorme said Gill had fired randomly at no particular target until police arrived when he began aiming at them.
The college is closed until Monday as police continue to investigate the large crime scene that includes a significant portion of the building and the adjoining streets.The college is closed until Monday as police continue to investigate the large crime scene that includes a significant portion of the building and the adjoining streets.
The city of Montreal, known in Canada for its cafe culture and fun atmosphere, is in shock and mourning, the BBC's Lee Carter says. The city of Montreal, known in Canada for its cafe culture and fun atmosphere, is in shock and mourning, our correspondent says.
Many Canadian newspapers have splashed pictures of the gunman, taken from his internet blog, across their front pages.
Flags on provincial government buildings have been flying at half-mast.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the shootings "a cowardly and senseless act of violence".Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the shootings "a cowardly and senseless act of violence".
Montreal's mayor described them as an "isolated" incident.
The shooting spree has revived memories of the December 1989 attack at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique, when a gunman shot and killed 14 young women before turning the gun on himself.The shooting spree has revived memories of the December 1989 attack at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique, when a gunman shot and killed 14 young women before turning the gun on himself.
Gun laws were tightened after that massacre but the current government has plans to roll them back in part. Gun laws were tightened after that massacre but the current government has plans to partly roll them back.
The conservative government, which took over the reins of power at the beginning of the year, plans to scrap a controversial gun registry designed to keep records on every owner of firearms in Canada. The registry has been criticised for being expensive and bureaucratic.
Mr Harper has said he will not be deterred from changing Canada's gun laws, saying that the existing regulations did not prevent Wednesday's tragedy.