Mass Murder 🇨🇦

NOTE: Mass killings are defined as 4+ victim deaths.

Poulin in Ottawa in 1975

Date Name City Province Licensed Victims Deaths Injuries Suicide Firearms OIC Impact
1975 Poulin Ottawa ON 3 4 5 Yes Yes No

Used

Shotgun and Knife

Warnings

No

AI Synthesis

Generated summary

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:

  • Date: October 27, 1975
  • Location: St. Pius X High School, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Perpetrator: Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old student
  • Victims:

+ Mark Hough, a 17-year-old classmate (killed)
+ A 17-year-old female neighbor (raped and stabbed to death)

  • Injuries: 5 students wounded
  • Method of death: Shotgun blast to the head (Poulin)
  • Devices used: Shotgun and knife

Unverified or Conflicting Claims:
None found.

Source Quality Notes:

  • [other] https://christopherdiarmani.com/14908/crime/canadian-mass-murders/robert-poulin-1975-st-pius-x-high-school-shooting/

+ 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)

  • [other] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Pius_X_High_School_shooting

+ 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)

Status: Unverified. Credible: 0, Social: 0, Other: 2.

News Stories

https://christopherdiarmani.com/14908/crime/canadian-mass-murders/robert-poulin-1975-st-pius-x-high-school-shooting/

No article text available for reliable summarization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Pius_X_High_School_shooting

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.