Incident Date:
March 18, 1982
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Handgun)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Unnamed Civilians/Unspecified)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 2 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "03/18/1982: Kuldip Singh Samra opened fire in a Toronto courtroom during a civil case involving members of a Sikh temple. Two people were murdered and a third was wounded. After opening fire, Mr. Samra fled the scene. "
References: 1) RCMP Chronology. p. 10.
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