IN PHOTOS: Remembering the École Polytechnique massacre

Three unidentified women hug each other after laying flowers in front of the Polytechnical School at the University of Montreal on Dec. 9, 1989. Fourteen women were killed after a gunman, Marc Lepine, went on a shooting spree 3 days prior. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shaney Komulainen

By The Canadian Press

Posted December 6, 2024 7:00 am.

Last Updated December 5, 2024 5:00 pm.

The Montreal massacre, which took place 35 years ago on Friday, sparked a national discussion about violence against women and drove major public policy changes, especially around gun control.

Here is a look back in photos at the 1989 mass shooting at École Polytechnique de Montréal and the some of the memorials since.

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