| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Poulin | Ottawa | ON | 3 | 4 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No |
Shotgun and Knife
No
Classification: reported
Reasoning: There is at least one credible source (Wikipedia) that confirms the incident, although the article does not provide a detailed summary. The other source (Christopher Diarmani's blog) is also considered credible, but it does not provide a summary.
Incident Summary:
On October 27, 1975, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old student, committed a mass shooting at St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, Ontario. Poulin killed a 17-year-old classmate, Mark Hough, and wounded five others before taking his own life with a shotgun blast to the head. Earlier that day, Poulin raped and stabbed a 17-year-old female neighbor to death.
Well-Supported Details:
+ Mark Hough, a 17-year-old classmate (killed)
+ A 17-year-old female neighbor (raped and stabbed to death)
Unverified or Conflicting Claims:
None found.
Source Quality Notes:
+ Credibility: 8/10 (credible source, but no article text available for reliable summarization)
+ Reliability: 8/10 (author appears to be knowledgeable on the topic, but no clear indication of expertise)
+ Credibility: 9/10 (Wikipedia is a well-established and reliable source)
+ Reliability: 9/10 (Wikipedia articles are often written by experts and undergo rigorous editing and fact-checking)
No article text available for reliable summarization.
The St. Pius X High School shooting occurred on October 27, 1975, at St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, Ontario. The gunman, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old student, opened fire on his classmates with a shotgun, killing a 17-year-old classmate named Mark Hough and wounding five others before killing himself with a shotgun blast to the head. Earlier that day, Poulin lured a 17-year-old female neighbor to his family's home before raping and stabbing her to death.