Fourteen women were killed in an antifeminist attack at a Montréal engineering school.
Updated 20 Aug 2026
On 6 December 1989, an armed man entered École Polytechnique in Montréal, separated women from men in a classroom, and began shooting. He continued through the building. [1]
Fourteen women were killed and thirteen other people were injured before the attacker died by suicide. His written statements and actions identified an antifeminist motive. [2]
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An armed man entered the Montréal engineering school, separated women from men in a classroom, and opened fire.
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia ↗The attacker continued through the building, killing fourteen women and injuring thirteen other people before dying by suicide.
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia ↗Parliament designated 6 December as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in response to the killings.
Source: Government of Canada ↗The gunman died by suicide before police entered the classroom, leaving no criminal trial; investigators later recovered a written statement identifying women and feminism as his targets.
Source: Government of Canada ↗0 videos
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