gill entered the school and went to cafeteria. he walked to the corner of the room and shot students that were standing in front of him. he ordered the students to lie on the floor and shot at more students. two police officers that were visiting the school at the time because of an unrelated incident rushed to the cafeteria after hearing the gunfire. more officers surrounded the college and gill took two more people hostage. officer denis côté shot him in the arm and gill killed himself. the officers tried to bring him back to life but they failed.