Canada - Shooting at Brampton, Ontario, courthouse

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

This just came up on my facebook feed. No link yet as it's just breaking:

BREAKING NEWS: Brampton, Ontario courthouse: police investigate 'serious incident.' Unconfirmed reports of shooting at courthouse in serious incident. More to come.

ETA: here's a link to a different MSM source

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2...ts_of_shots_fired_at_brampton_courthouse.html

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

it's a cop that was shot:

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2...ts_of_shots_fired_at_brampton_courthouse.html

also, the shooter was shot

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

lots of witnesses calling into media (lawyers etc. in the building) - everyone was rushed into courtrooms and locked down and some saying they heard as many as five (5) shots

this is all over every news channel right now in Canada - live reporting

this is not a regular occurance around here so it's pretty big news right now

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

someone in the courthouse is posting photos on the Star.com of the wounded police officer being wheeled to the ambulance

she has a view from above

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

omg, I just read that paramedics were performing CPR and that early reports are that two are dead - which would probably mean the police officer and the shooter

I'm sick to my stomach right now

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

shooting reportedly occurred near the ground floor entrance ...

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

police cars escorted the ambulance with the police officer to Sunnybrook hospital

omgomgomg

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

S.I.U. (Special Investigations Unit) is already on scene and has already invoked their mandate, according to the live twitter feed on star.com.

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

here's a short video showing the aftermath with police crawling all over from a person in lockdown on a floor above

http://v.thestar.com/services/playe...KdGDmDpIYqNJ-fTHn_c4z_LH_&bctid=3403451202001

I had to attach the link because I can't figure out how to upload the video atm.

LietKynes · Mar 28, 2014

abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-shots-fired-ontario-court-house-23099074

Still checking other msm for any more info.

Sorry the link looks like that...I pasted it over here to this post.

"....Peel Police called it at an active shooting Investigation..."

www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/28/brampton-courthouse-shooting_n_5049897.html

"..... Peel Police confirmed to The Toronto Star that one of their officers was involved in the shooting. It's unclear if he was at the courthouse in his capacity as a police officer or if he was a court officer stationed at the courthouse....."

"....... Stewart Bell ✔ @StewartBellNP
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Court officer has been shot at Brampton court, shooter is dead ...."

www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/national/shooting-at-brampton-ontario-courthouse-1.931916

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

here's another MSM link:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...at-brampton-ont-courthouse-1.2590179?cmp=fbtl

there's a photo on that live feed of the police officer's collegues waiting outside the hospital emergency entrance waiting for word on how he's doing

it's heartbreaking

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

also, there's one pic of the officer being loaded into the ambulance - it's a side view - it's close-up and the officer (IMO) is easily identifiable

I really hope his family did not see that prior to being notified that their loved one had been shot

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

one source is reporting that there were other victims and they were transported to a different hospital ...

I've only seen this from one person so I don't know whether to believe it

at the same place I also read that the officer had non-life threatening injuries (ummm, then why were they doing CPR on him, which could be clearly seen in the photos posted?!) and that there is a second suspect in the building (ummm, they're already letting people out of the locked rooms so I highly doubt that!)

yeah ... sooo ... grain of salt at this link:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/0...eports-of-shots-fired-courthouse-locked-down/

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

there apparently is a terrorist-related trial going on there right now ... not saying that it's connected because there's obviously a myriad of possibilities but just putting this out there

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

I have to go for awhile. I hope that when I am able to check back in, that there will be a happy update and the police officer will be alive.

Lexiintoronto · Mar 28, 2014

From the Toronto Star:

An ambulance on its way to hospital. A police officer critically wounded, shot in the stomach and at Sunnybrook trauma centre. Shooter also shot after struggle with Peel police at the courthouse and is dead, SIU confirms.

A witness described the officer recieving 'CPR', but this photo appears as though an EMT was applying pressure to the wound. If it were CPR they would be performing chest compressions as they pushed him to the ambulance, IMO (lab tech).

Lexiintoronto · Mar 28, 2014

Toronto Star:

Veteran Peel Const. Mike Klarenbeek, 53, critically wounded, shot in the stomach and at Sunnybrook trauma centre. Unidentified gunman also shot after struggle with Peel police at the courthouse and is dead, SIU confirms. No other injuries. Lockdown ends after two hours.

Woodland · Mar 28, 2014

So glad this officer survived the emergency run to Sunnybrook - his best chance by the best for trauma treatment.

Unscripted · Mar 28, 2014

From CTV TO @ 6:

Officer in stable condition at Sunnybrook.
Shooting occurred before the security checkpoint.
Shooter tried to enter thru the “lawyer” area but was told to go thru main security checkpoint but he just started shooting.
Students on a field trip were in the upper gallery, all are okay.
Shooter is dead, believed to be from Brampton.
Police and SIU urging anyone who was at the courthouse before, during or after to call in with any details. Many people escaped in the mayhem and went home or back to their office.

LadyL · Mar 28, 2014

Lexiintoronto said:
From the Toronto Star:

A witness described the officer recieving 'CPR', but this photo appears as though an EMT was applying pressure to the wound. If it were CPR they would be performing chest compressions as they pushed him to the ambulance, IMO (lab tech).

yes, you're right - from other angles, it did look like he was doing CPR

Woodland said:
So glad this officer survived the emergency run to Sunnybrook - his best chance by the best for trauma treatment.

glad to know he'll be getting good care at Sunnybrook

Unscripted said:
From CTV TO @ 6:

Officer in stable condition at Sunnybrook.
Shooting occurred before the security checkpoint.
Shooter tried to enter thru the lawyer area but was told to go thru main security checkpoint but he just started shooting.
Students on a field trip were in the upper gallery, all are okay.
Shooter is dead, believed to be from Brampton.
Police and SIU urging anyone who was at the courthouse before, during or after to call in with any details. Many people escaped in the mayhem and went home or back to their office.

STABLE CONDITION - awesome news!!!

so the police officer who was shot was not his target - wonder what the shooter's plans were for inside the courthouse ...

I hope they soon release names

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