2001 Kirkland shootings

Spree shooting in Montreal, Canada August 2026 August 2026 Kirkland shootings Kirkland and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 18–20, 2001 Spree shooting, arson, mass murder, murder-suicide 7 (including the perpetrator) John Bauer .22-caliber revolver Financial troubles Between the dates of September 18 and 20, 2001, 51-year-old John Bauer carried out a shooting spree in the town of Kirkland and the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bauer targeted his family members and a business partner. After shooting the final victim, Bauer set fire to the home and then died by suicide. Shootings On September 18, at their family home in Kirkland, John Bauer shot his wife with a stolen .22-caliber revolver. Later that day, he shot his three sons in the house. On September 19, Bauer shot his father-in-law at his home in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area. On the morning of September 20, he shot and killed his business partner. He then set fire to the house and shot himself. All the victims were shot in the back of the head. The bodies of Bauer's family members were hidden in the house, and the bodies of Bauer and his business partner, Lucio Beccherini were found in the kitchen. After the shooting, another of Bauer's bosses revealed that he was also invited to Bauer's home on September 20.https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2002/4/15/death-of-a-family DEATH OF A FAMILY 2022-02-09 2022-02-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20220209140943/https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2002/4/15/death-of-a-family deadhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/man-carefully-planned-slayings-of-6-police-say/article25447325/ Man carefully planned slayings of 6, police say The Globe and Mail 22 September 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20220206200328/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/man-carefully-planned-slayings-of-6-police-say/article25447325/ 2022-02-06 Daly Brian Perpetrator John Bauer, 51, was a former athlete. At the time of his death, he owed $500,000. He also had debts due to gambling. His eldest son also had debts due to gambling, which he paid for his son. Bauer owed money to his father-in-law and his business partners. On September 20, three of his relatives received death threats by mail which were eventually followed through by Bauer personally as he couldn't pay his or his son's debts.https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2001/09/20/massacre-a-kirkland-6-membres-dune-meme-famille-tues-par-balles Massacre à Kirkland: 6 membres d'une même famille tués par balles TVA Nouvelles 20 September 2001 https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2001/09/21/tuerie-de-kirkland-le-pere-de-famille-aurait-laisse-des-lettres-pour-expliquer-ses-gestes Tuerie de Kirkland: le père de famille aurait laissé des lettres pour expliquer ses gestes TVA Nouvelles 21 September 2001 References Category:2000s fires in Canada Category:Arson in 2001 Category:2001 in Montreal Category:2001 mass shootings in North America Category:2001 murders in Canada Category:Residential building arson attacks in Canada Category:Deaths by firearm in Montreal Category:Familicides in Canada Category:Murder in Quebec Category:September 2001 crimes in North America Category:September 2001 in Canada Category:Spree shootings in Canada Category:2001 mass murders Category:21st-century mass murders in Canada Category:Murder–suicides in Canada Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2001 Category:Mass shootings involving revolvers Category:Mass shootings in Quebec