# Mass murder in Canada.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 31, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580 "2014-12-31T01:06:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/1 "2014-12-31T01:06:41Z")

</div>

This story is just breaking.

> **[Canada Edmonton: Eight killed in 'senseless mass murder'](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30627630)**
>
> Police in the Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, find the body of a man after the shooting of eight people, including two children.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/2 "2014-12-31T01:15:29Z")

</div>

That is pretty dreadful. Killing anyone like that is shocking, but kids too? Seems the killer committed suicide, if I read correctly.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/3 "2014-12-31T01:32:51Z")

</div>

So sad, senseless, pointless, and heartbreaking.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/4 "2014-12-31T01:35:48Z")

</div>

“_Senseless_ mass murder?” Is there any other kind?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/5 "2014-12-31T01:41:49Z")

</div>

The title/username combo is apropos, though.

It sounds like they were having serious financial troubles, but that certainly doesn’t excuse anything.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/6 "2014-12-31T02:12:51Z")

</div>

The media has it all wrong again. Every one here knows that this kind of thing only happens in the USA. 😛  
.  
.  
.  
.  
.

… Too soon? 🆒

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/7 "2014-12-31T03:25:57Z")

</div>

> [@GusNSpot](#):
>
> The media has it all wrong again. Every one here knows that this kind of thing only happens in the USA. 😛  
> .  
> .  
> .  
> .  
> .
> 
> … Too soon? 🆒

Yes:rolleyes:

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-murder-in-canada/708580/8 "2014-12-31T03:32:28Z")

</div>

> [@GusNSpot](#):
>
> The media has it all wrong again. Every one here knows that this kind of thing only happens in the USA. 😛  
> .  
> .  
> .  
> .  
> .
> 
> … Too soon? 🆒

Nah, you’re right on schedule.