Event Brief
Dawson shooting survivor becomes Montreal police officer
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM ET
Summary: James Santos, who was 17 when a gunman opened fire at Dawson College on Sept. 13, 2006, is now a Montreal police officer. The shooting killed 18-year-old Anastasia De Sousa and injured 16 others, and Santos says the force he joined saved his life that day.
WHO: James Santos; Montreal police
WHAT: A Dawson College shooting survivor is now serving as a Montreal police officer 20 years later.
WHEN: Sep 13, 2026
WHERE: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WHY: No specific cause was reported for Santos becoming an officer; the article frames it as his life path after surviving the 2006 shooting.
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