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| Ottawa shooting suspect Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: what do we know? | Ottawa shooting suspect Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: what do we know? |
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| The gunman shot dead in Canada’s parliament building after going on a fatal shooting spree was a petty criminal who may have been angry about a stalled passport application. | |
| Bob Paulson, commissioner at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Thursday that Zehaf-Bibeau had recently applied for a passport, which was being investigated. Paulson said the attack may have been in part motivated by the delay in his application. | Bob Paulson, commissioner at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Thursday that Zehaf-Bibeau had recently applied for a passport, which was being investigated. Paulson said the attack may have been in part motivated by the delay in his application. |
| Zehaf-Bibeau moved to Ottawa on 2 October, police said, seeking a new passport and apparently claiming that he wanted to travel to Libya. He stayed a local shelter for some days before carrying out the Ottawa attack. Residents at the Ottawa Mission described him to the Guardian on Thursday as quiet, a practicing Muslim, and that tenants saw him pray five times a day and wash his feet regularly. | Zehaf-Bibeau moved to Ottawa on 2 October, police said, seeking a new passport and apparently claiming that he wanted to travel to Libya. He stayed a local shelter for some days before carrying out the Ottawa attack. Residents at the Ottawa Mission described him to the Guardian on Thursday as quiet, a practicing Muslim, and that tenants saw him pray five times a day and wash his feet regularly. |
| Police said he was fixated on a specific beige vehicle, which he bought a day before the attack. “It seems clear from our investigation that he had intentions for this car, and what those were, we’re not sharing,” Paulson said. | Police said he was fixated on a specific beige vehicle, which he bought a day before the attack. “It seems clear from our investigation that he had intentions for this car, and what those were, we’re not sharing,” Paulson said. |
| Born in Quebec on 16 October 1982 as Michael Joseph Hall, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau grew up in Laval, just north of Montreal, and is said to have attended private schools. | Born in Quebec on 16 October 1982 as Michael Joseph Hall, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau grew up in Laval, just north of Montreal, and is said to have attended private schools. |
| The Canadian news channel CTV News named his mother as Susan Bibeau, the deputy chair of the immigration committee at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. His father, Bulgasem Zehaf, is a Libyan national appears to have fought in Libya in 2011, according to the Globe and Mail. The couple divorced in 1999. Paulson said Zehaf-Bibeau may have been a dual Canadian-Libyan citizen. | The Canadian news channel CTV News named his mother as Susan Bibeau, the deputy chair of the immigration committee at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. His father, Bulgasem Zehaf, is a Libyan national appears to have fought in Libya in 2011, according to the Globe and Mail. The couple divorced in 1999. Paulson said Zehaf-Bibeau may have been a dual Canadian-Libyan citizen. |
| Court documents show that a man with the same name, who appears to be Zehaf-Bibeau, had an extensive criminal record for petty crimes in Quebec and Vancouver in the early 2000s. Twelve of the 13 cases brought against him in Quebec resulted in convictions. Four of them were for drugs possession – three for marijuana and one for PCP, for which he received 60 days in prison. | Court documents show that a man with the same name, who appears to be Zehaf-Bibeau, had an extensive criminal record for petty crimes in Quebec and Vancouver in the early 2000s. Twelve of the 13 cases brought against him in Quebec resulted in convictions. Four of them were for drugs possession – three for marijuana and one for PCP, for which he received 60 days in prison. |
| He was convicted of assault causing bodily harm in 2001 and received a suspended sentence and a fine. His longest sentence was for robbery, possession of break-in tools, theft and conspiracy in 2003, for which he was sentenced to two years in jail and three years’ probation. | He was convicted of assault causing bodily harm in 2001 and received a suspended sentence and a fine. His longest sentence was for robbery, possession of break-in tools, theft and conspiracy in 2003, for which he was sentenced to two years in jail and three years’ probation. |
| Court records suggest that a psychiatrist found him fit to stand trial but a friend and fellow Muslim convert, Dave Bathurst, told the Globe and Mail that he suspected Zehaf-Bibeau was mentally ill. “We were having a conversation in a kitchen, and I don’t know how he worded it: He said the devil is after him.” | Court records suggest that a psychiatrist found him fit to stand trial but a friend and fellow Muslim convert, Dave Bathurst, told the Globe and Mail that he suspected Zehaf-Bibeau was mentally ill. “We were having a conversation in a kitchen, and I don’t know how he worded it: He said the devil is after him.” |
| Bathurst told the paper that Zehaf-Bibeau had plans to travel to the Middle East, but had stressed that he only wanted to go to learn about Islam and study Arabic. | Bathurst told the paper that Zehaf-Bibeau had plans to travel to the Middle East, but had stressed that he only wanted to go to learn about Islam and study Arabic. |
| Police said they are investigating the now notorious photo of the shooter holding a gun with a scarf disguising the lower half his face. Who took the photo and where it was taken may offer important clues into the killer’s past that could shed light on his motivation for carrying out such a brazen attack. | Police said they are investigating the now notorious photo of the shooter holding a gun with a scarf disguising the lower half his face. Who took the photo and where it was taken may offer important clues into the killer’s past that could shed light on his motivation for carrying out such a brazen attack. |
| • This article was updated on 24 October 2014 to be less specific about who may have shot dead the suspect, in the light of uncertain information. |