Kimveer Gill

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Kimveer Gill
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Born	July 9, 1981 Montreal, Canada
Died	September 13, 2006 Montreal, Canada

Kimveer Gill (July 9, 1981 – September 13, 2006) was the gunman involved in a school shooting referred to as the Dawson College shooting at Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 13, 2006.^[1] He committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, after being shot once in the arm by police during the incident.

1 Personal background
2 Dawson College Shooting
3 Possible attacks on other schools
4 Websites
- 4.1 Kill Thinking
- 4.2 Vampire Freaks
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Personal background

Kimveer Gill graduated from Rosemere High School, and lived in the borough of Fabreville in Laval, Quebec at the time of the attack and his suicide.

Gill briefly received military training from the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean, Quebec, from January 17 to February 16, 1999. He did not complete his basic training for unknown reasons.^[2] He was deemed unsuitable for military service and agreed to leave before receiving extensive weapons training.

French-language television network TVA reported that Gill was a member of a shooting club and visited the Ville Saint-Pierre facility occasionally before the day of the shooting.^[3] Gill's mother, Parvinder Sandhu, told a South Asian radio station, Radio Humsafar, that Gill regularily spent time practicing his shooting.^[4].

Gill's funeral was held on September 19, 2006 in Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Quebec. There was strict security outside and only invited guests were allowed to attend the ceremony. The ceremony was held the same day as the funeral for his victim, Anastasia De Sousa.

Kimveer Gill described himself in his profile on VampireFreaks.com, which is no longer accessible: "His name is Trench. You will come to know him as the Angel of Death .^[5] "Work sucks..........School sucks..........Life sucks..........What else can I say. Metal and Goth kick ass. Life is like a video game, you gotta die sometime."^[6]

He also wrote, "I hate this world, I hate the people in it, I hate the way people live, I hate God, I hate the deceivers, I hate betrayers, I hate religious zealots, I hate everything ... I hate so much ... (I could write 1,000 more lines like these, but does it really matter, does anyone even care),"^[7]

[edit] Dawson College Shooting

Main article: Dawson College shooting

On September 13, 2006, Gill arrived at Dawson College in Montreal and opened fire on students within the main building, killing Anastasia De Sousa, 18, and wounding nineteen other people before officer Denis Côté and other policemen shot him in the arm. Gill then turned his gun on himself and committed suicide, according to witnesses, authorities, and the autopsy report. Authorities concluded the attack was premeditated, after a short suicide note was found on Gill's body.^[8]

[edit] Possible attacks on other schools

In mid-January 2007, the Montreal police department revealed additional information mentioned that Gill planned on doing similar attacks at other institutions across the city of Montreal. Among those included a secondary school in Laval, Vanier College, and the Universite de Montreal. Police have also revealed that Gill planned to kill several members of his family. Some plans and maps were found in Gill's car near the site of the Dawson College event.^[9]

[edit] Websites

[edit] Kill Thinking

Is an online help community created in the wake of the Dawson shootings by one of the victims. It is located at http://www.killthinking.com and contains the story of Sept 13 as well as never before seen images.

[edit] Vampire Freaks

An online image gallery on Gill's vampirefreaks.com blog (Mirror1 Mirror2), under his handle "fatality666" contained more than 50 photos^[10] depicting the young man in various poses. In several images, Gill either points a Beretta Cx4 Storm semi-automatic carbine at the camera, or wears a long black trench coat or what he identifies as combat boots. Most of the photos showing Gill with weapons were taken by a friend, according to his mother.^[11]

Among his many posted grievances (Link To Blog Entries), he stated that he hated school and work.^[12] Gill also referenced more than 50 movies, and 3 TV shows.^[13]

[edit] Video Games

Although widely reported in the media ^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18], Super Columbine Massacre was not listed as one of Gill's favorite video games or mentioned anywhere in his blog or profile. ^[19]^[20]

These are the all the video games Kimveer reported in the section of the profile titled "Favorite Games:" (in actual order):

Postal, Blood, F.E.A.R., Manhunt,25 to Life, Doom 3, Quake 4, Farcry, Half-Life 2, Call of Duty 2, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Postal², The Punisher (Punish Them), Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Need For Speed Underground, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Command & Conquer: Generals, Command & Conquer: Zero Hour, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

^[13]

[edit] Favorite Music

Kimveer's self reported love of "Goth" was the topic of media interest and it was widely reported that the word "Goth", in Kimveer's writings, was a reference to the alternative industrial and goth subculture rather than a reference to the unrelated and lesser known Gothic Metal or Goth Metal music.^[21] The actual list of favorite bands and music on Gill profile has been described in the media as a "who's who of Heavy Metal".^[22] Mick Mercer, author, noted music journalist, and world's leading historian of Goth music^[23]^[24]^[25] stated, of Kimveer Gill, that he was "not a Goth. Never a Goth. The bands he listed as his chosen form of ear-bashing were relentlessly Metal and standard Grunge, Rock and Goth Metal, with some Industrial presence.", "Kimveer Gill listened to metal", "He had nothing whatsoever to do with Goth" and further commented "I realise that like many Neos [,Kimveer Gill] may even have believed he somehow was a Goth, because they're only really noted for spectacularly missing the point." Mercer emphasized that he was not blaiming Heavy Metal music for Gill's actions and "It doesn’t matter actually what music he liked.".^[26].

No specific involvement with any actual music scene has been established or documented.

Kimveer Gill's online profile lists his favorite bands as follow (in actual order):

Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osborne, Lacuna Coil, Alice in Chains, Crossfade, Nightwish, Mudvayne, Distillers, Kittie, Drowning Pool, Cold, Helloween, Killswitch Engage, Evanescence, Tiamat, Tool, Union Underground, Amon Amarth, Therion, Tristania, Metallica "only the old stuff", Sisters of Mercy, Danzig, Manowar, Lacrimosa, Black Label Society, Nightwish [mentioned twice], Iced Earth, Judas Priest, KMFDM, Iron Maiden, Hammerfall, Disturbed, Godsmack, Linkin Park, Static X, Megadeath, Rammstein, Cradle of Filth, Heaven Shall Burn, Dummi Borgir, Children of Bodom, Black Sabbath, Anthrax, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Seether, Satyricon, Soilwork, Type O Negative, Slayer, Nirvana, My Dying Bride, Zandria, God Dethroned, HIM, In Flames, Rage Against the Machine, Rob Zombie, Trivium, Atreyu, Coal Chamber, Staind, Stone Sour, Stratovarius, "and many, many, many, many, many more"

^[13]

In a seperate section of Gill's profile, titled "Other Favorite Stuff:", the following is found:

"Fav. Musicians: Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Ozzy Osborne, Cradle of Filth, Disturbed, Godsmack, Tristiana, Nightwish, Lacuna Coil."

"Fav. Song: Marilyn Manson - Coma Black"

"Fav. Clothes: My Ozzy Osborne Kangaroo"

^[13]

Marilyn Manson, author of Gill's favorite song^[13], and Manson fans are commonly assumed to part of the goth subculture, but in fact are unassociated with it; a mistake which has lead to the incorrect impression that there is a link between the goth subculture and Satanism in the past.^[27]

[edit] Other Likes and Dislikes

Kimveer Gill also writes his likes and dislikes in his profile. Some of his likes are:

Goth girls, Reb and V (Modern Day Saints), Goth Everything, Postal Dude, Heavy Metal, Germany, www.VampireFreaks.com, German Metal, The Trogs, Whiskey,Vodka, Beer, Marilyn Manson, First Person Shooters, Super Psycho Maniacs roaming the streets freely, Black Clothes, Black Everything, Night, Darkness, Cold Places, Individuality, My Knife, Blood, Ice Storms, The Crow, Frost, Kittens(Tiny White ones), Black Metal, All Metal, Rain, Blizzards, Ravens, Crows, Grey Skies, Fire, Destroying My Enemies, Crushing My Enemies Skulls, Semi-Automatic Handguns, Combat Shotguns, Sawn-Off Shotguns, Assault Rifles, Hunting Knives, Swords, Sythe, Bow And Arrow, Battle Axes, Battles, Darkness, Anarchy, The Grim Reaper, Horror Movies, Icicles, Horror Everything, Hells Angels, Arrows, Massacres, Long Hair, Solitude, Trenchcoats, Hatch, B.D.U. Swat Cargo, Demons, Gothic Artwork, And Other Dark Artwork, Quentin Tarantino, Last Kiss Before Death(Not for me), Anarchy, Rambo, Riots, Destruction, Winter, Snow, Ice, Cold Weather, The Lone Wolf, Hoodies, My Computer, VF, Thunder Showers, Harley Davidsons.

^[13]

Kimveer Gills dislikes, as stated in his vampirefreaks.com profile, are:

THE WORLD AND EVERYTHING IN IT. But to be more specific: Jocks, Preps, Country Music, Hip Hop, Posers, Wiggers Chavs, Normal people, Anything And Everything Hip Hop, All Those Who Oppose My Rule, People who pretend to be your friend, but they're not, Traffic, American Government, Animal Cruelty, Anyone Who Supports The American Government, Politics, Comedy Movies, The Police, Law Enforcement, Religion, All The Governments On Earth, God, Stress, Really Hot and Humid Summer Days, Lies, Betrayers, Deceivers, Manipulators, Lawyers, Anyone Who Has Anything Agains Metal Or Goth, Capatalists, People Who Think They're Real Smart Asses But Who Are Really Just Motherfuckers, People Without Manners, Downraters, Rude People, People In General, Anyone Who Has Ever Said Or Done Anything Bad To A Goth Girl, Sunlight, Goody Two Shoes, Fucking Religious People Who Think They Know Everything.....And Then They Stick It In Your Face Cuz' They Think They Know Everything (They Don't Understand That They're Just A Bunch Of Little Sheep), Catholics, Society, Traffic, When My PC Crashes Or Freezes, Cheerleader bitches, Teachers Who Try To Be Like The Students So They Can Be ^popular^....Instead Of Doing Their Job The Way They Should...And TEACH, Fuck, Just Fucking Writting This Stuff Is Pissing Me Off, People Who Talk With Their Mouths Full, Bullys, Smartasses, When my contact lenses don't go in my eyes on the first try, Normal human behaviour, People who drive too slow in the fast lane, People who judge others, When My Rifle Misfires And I Gotta Stand There For 60 Seconds Waiting For It To Fire, Or Not, The Universe, Anyone who doesn't like VF, Church Going Assholes, The World, Bible Thumpping, Know-It-Alls, Damn I Gotta Lot Of Dislikes, Child Molesting Priests, All Priests, Republicans, Racists, Homophobes, Did I Mention That I Hate The World, Pitbulls (They're Too Dangerous), Waking Up, Life, The City It's Just So Damn Crowded, Warm Beer, The Human Race, When A DVD I'm Watching Skips Or Freezes, Dogs, GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCKING JOCKS.

^[13]

The blog was removed sometime prior to September 14, 2006.^[21] However, it was accessed heavily in the interval after the killings and its contents were widely reported. (screenshot of profile), (Link To Blog Entries)