Brampton Centennial Secondary School shooting
| Brampton Centennial Secondary School shooting | |
|---|---|
 Michael Slobodian | |
| Location | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Date | May 28, 1975 11:35 a.m. |
| Target | Margaret Wright, Ross Bronson |
Attack type | School shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapons | .444-caliber lever-action rifle .22-caliber semi-automatic rifle |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 13 |
| Perpetrator | Michael Peter Slobodian |
| Motive | Revenge against two teachers, as well as the school system |
The Brampton Centennial Secondary School shooting was a school shooting that occurred at Brampton Centennial Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday May 28, 1975, at 11:35 a.m. The school closed for the remainder of the week following the shooting, and re-opened the following Monday.
Shooting
The incident began when 16-year-old Michael Slobodian[1] brought two rifles to school in a guitar case.[2] Slobodian began firing in a boys' washroom.[3] Slobodian first killed fellow student John Slinger in the washroom and wounded two others. He then entered the hallway and continued shooting, wounding several students. He proceeded to an art classroom, killed English teacher Margaret Wright and wounded two more students. After, he went back into the hallway and killed himself, adjacent to the art classroom. The total number of fatalities were 3. The total wounded were 13.[4] Witnesses of the shooting included students Cathy and Nancy Davis, the daughters of Ontario Premier William Davis. Another witness of the shooting was future The Kids in the Hall star, Scott Thompson who was a classmate and acquaintance of Slobodian. Slobodian wrote a note to his family saying he was "fed up with life" and "he was going to eliminate two teachers" (including Mrs. Wright). He wanted to get revenge because he hated the school system.[4]
References
External links
- Revisiting A Canadian Tragedy, CBC News
- Teen-ager takes own life after killing 2, wounding 13, The Bulletin (May 29, 1975)
- Canadian boy kills 2, self, Spokane Daily Chronicle (May 29, 1975)
- Revenge motivated teen, The Ledger (May 29, 1975)
- School killer sought revenge, Ocala Star-Banner (May 29, 1975)
- Youth kills two, self at school, Ellensburg Daily Record (May 29, 1975)
- Student kills two, himself, Rome News-Tribune (May 29, 1975)
- 1975 SCHOOL SHOOTING: "There were not words to describe this sort of thing..." , (Brampton Guardian) (May 28, 2015)