[4][5] Poulin had raped and stabbed 17-year-old Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident.

A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident.

[6] On October 16th, 2017, a brawl between students belonging mainly to the Syrian and Italo-Canadian cultural groups occurred at Steve MacLean Park.

One student attempted to use a screwdriver as a weapon, but was unsuccessful in causing injury.

47 students were sent home for the day, while 8 faced longer term suspensions.