{"id":103047,"date":"2020-11-02T09:53:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T06:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/canadian-katana-killer-arrested-following-halloween-slashing-spree\/"},"modified":"2020-11-02T09:53:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T06:53:28","slug":"canadian-katana-killer-arrested-following-halloween-slashing-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/canadian-katana-killer-arrested-following-halloween-slashing-spree\/","title":{"rendered":"#Canadian katana killer arrested following Halloween slashing spree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Canadian katana killer arrested following Halloween slashing spree<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Quebec-Stabbings.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                        Police have identified the man who was arrested in Canada early Sunday morning after he allegedly went on a vicious Halloween night killing spree with a katana.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Girouard, 24, allegedly killed two people and wounded five others while dressed in a medieval outfit Saturday night in Quebec City\u2019s historic downtown area.<\/p>\n<p>Girouard was taken into custody just before 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, less than a mile away from the attacks. Steve Jolicoeur, a freelance photographer, witnessed the arrest and said the swordsman \u201cwas in black clothes, like a ninja.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police said Girouard <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed from the Montreal area to the city to inflict as much damage as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night we were thrust into a night of horror when a 24-year-old man who does not live in Quebec City came here with the clear intention of taking as many victims as possible,\u201d Quebec Police Chief Robert Pigeon said.<\/p>\n<p>Girouard had no criminal record before the attack, but shared his intentions to commit this type of crime over five years ago \u201cin a medical context,\u201d according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The two victims killed were identified as 56-year-old old Fran\u00e7ois Duchesne and 61-year old Suzanne Clermont. According to a neighbor, Clermont stepped outside to smoke a cigarette when she was attacked.<\/p>\n<p>Duchesne, an employee at the Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, was described as having his throat slashed.<\/p>\n<p>The other five victims were admitted to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome have very significant lacerations but we do not fear for their lives,\u201d Pigeon said.<\/p>\n<p>Girouard faces two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/11\/02\/canadian-katana-killer-arrested-following-halloween-slashing-spree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Canadian katana killer arrested following Halloween slashing spree&#8221; Police have identified the man who was arrested in Canada early Sunday morning after he allegedly went on a vicious Halloween night killing spree with a katana. 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