Incident Date:
November 11, 1997
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Perpetrators: Army of God
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror:
Target Information
1- Healthcare/hospital(Doctor/Nurse/Other Healthcare Staff)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "11/11/1997: A gunman shot Jack Fainman, an abortion-performing doctor, in the shoulder outside of Fainman’s house in Winnipeg. There has been no claim of responsibility; however, the same m.o. was used in the unsolved 11/8/1995 and 11/10/1995 shootings of abortion-providing doctors in Vancouver and Hamilton. This incident is under investigation."
References: 1) RCMP Chronology. p.22.
2) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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