Gunman at Concordia Uni in Montreal?

[Asher]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/01/09/qc-concordia20070109.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/01/09/qc-concordia20070109.html

Police surround Concordia University
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 9, 2007 | 10:34 AM ET
CBC News

Montreal police have surrounded several buildings at Concordia University's western campus following reports of an armed gunman Tuesday morning.

A janitor at the university called 911 just before 10 a.m. ET after a man in camouflage and carrying a long black bag was spotted, the reports say.

At least one campus building has been evacuated, and several other buildings are in lockdown.

No gunshots were reported.

More to come

[KrazyHorse]

Another

[Asher]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse

Another

Wasn't this the school where there was a school shooting like 2 months ago?

[KrazyHorse]

I know at least two people who work there and at least two who go to school there, so lets hope that this

No gunshots were reported.

remains true

[Asher]

Originally posted by Asher


Wasn't this the school where there was a school shooting like 2 months ago?

My bad, that was Dawson College

[Asher]

CNN reports there was also a school shooting at a Las Vegas school.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Asher


Wasn't this the school where there was a school shooting like 2 months ago?

No, the shootings happened at Dawson College, a CEGEP (17-19 year olds). Concordia University is an undergraduate and graduate level institution (19+). Concordia has two main campuses. The one downtown is at Bishop and de Maisonneuve.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=45.49624,-73.577843&spn=0.006498,0.014591

The "western campus" I'm assuming they're referring to is on Sherbrooke street way west.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=45.45691,-73.63771&spn=0.012192,0.029182&om=1

Dawson College is located closer to the downtown campus of Concordia than to the Loyola campus, but they're still totally independent institutions educating different age groups

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=45.493593,-73.580675&spn=0.012996,0.029182

EDIT: fixed links

[KrazyHorse]

My old high school (Loyola HS) is located right beside the Loyola campus of Concordia.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=45.45691,-73.63771&spn=0.006502,0.014591&t=h

(the building immediately to the right of the intersection of Broadway and Sherbrooke)

For my first year of high school our building was actually located in the heart of the Concordia-Loyola campus.

EDIT: more fixed links

[Asher]

Concordia University campus locked down

Updated Tue. Jan. 9 2007 11:08 AM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

A campus of Concordia University in Montreal has been locked down over a report of an armed man on campus.

Students at the Loyola Campus of Concordia in the city's west end are being escorted out of one building while police have locked down and surrounded several other campus buildings.

CTV's Jed Kahane reports that around 9:30 ET this morning, a janitor saw a suspicious-looking man wearing camouflage and carrying what appeared to be a long, black bag or case and called 911 to report an armed man on campus.

University spokeswoman Chris Mota says it's an orderly and calm evacuation. Students arriving for classes are being told to turn around and return home.

"There is no indication that the threat is real at this point. This is a precaution," Kahane reported from the scene.

Police are not yet confirming the report.

Earlier this year, a gunman armed with a shotgun, a handgun and a rifle entered Dawson College -- not far from the Loyola campus -- and began shooting, killing one student and injuring several others.

And in 1989, a gunman killed 14 women at the city's Ecole polytechnique.

Kahane says that universities in the city are understandably nervous.

"If you are someone working in a school knowing what has happened in the past in this city, what do you do if you see something who looks, in your mind, suspicious? I would imagine that they have clear instructions to err on the side of caution," he says.

More to come...

[KrazyHorse]

So far, this looks like a lot of fuss over nothing. Janitor sees dude dressed weirdly and calls cops. I hope that's all it is.

[Asher]

Ditto for the Las Vegas shooting. Turned out to be a road rage incident outside the school. 1 injured.

[Asher]

Police surround Concordia University
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 9, 2007 | 11:21 AM ET
CBC News

Montreal police have surrounded several buildings at Concordia University's western Loyola campus following reports of an armed gunman Tuesday morning.

A janitor called 911 just after 9:30 a.m. ET after a man in camouflage and carrying a long black bag was spotted, said university spokeswoman Chris Mota.

"Our security officers at Loyola campus were alerted by an employee who said he saw someone walking to the science complex, carrying what they felt was a suspicious package."

People were evacuated from at least one campus building, and several other buildings are in lockdown while SWAT teams secure the floors, said police.

"We're trying to validate the information that was given to us. At this point, [we have] no confirmation of someone inside, and we're trying to evaluate," said police spokesman Laurent Gingras.

There were no reports of gunshots.

The police operation has sent the campus into high alert. But students are being patient as they wait for new information, according to journalism student Sikander Hashmi, who was instructed, along with his classmates, to stay inside.

"We've been told we can't leave the building. Otherwise we're calm, maybe a bit jittery and nervous, but we're OK in our classroom."

Leigh Zhang, a student locked in a research laboratory with four or five other people, told CBC Newsworld that she and others around her are not jumping to any conclusions. "We are still working here, and there's no real panic, or nervous (sic), or worry or threat."

The police operation prompted nearby Loyola High School to lock in students as a precaution.

[KrazyHorse]

The police operation prompted nearby Loyola High School to lock in students as a precaution.

GO WARRIORS!

[LordShiva]

If there were a real gunman, Ninot would take him down

[Lorizael]

Man, Canada's a weird country. You call in the SWAT after hearing about a guy dressed funny?