Centennial Secondary School shooting

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The Brampton Centennial Secondary School massacre was a school shooting, which occurred at Brampton Centennial Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It was the first school shooting in Canada.^[1]

On Wednesday, May 28, 1975, 16-year-old Michael Slobodian opened fire in the boy's washroom.^[2]^[3] Slobodian killed fellow classmate John Slinger in the boy's washroom and then his English teacher, Margaret Wright in the art classroom, and wounded 13 other students. Slobodian then committed suicide in one of the school's hallways. Ontario Premier William Davis had a 15-year-old daughter Cathy Davis attending the school, but she was not injured.

This shooting incident led to tough gun laws in Canada. Previously, anyone could walk into a store and buy a firearm.[2]