Real Gilbert, 37, went a little crazy, or a lot crazy on the morning of Sunday 13 August 1978. He went into the hallway of his apartment building on Ontario just east of St. Denis and shot anybody he could find because he thought they were invading his spaceship.He shot Pierre Thibodeau, 27, landlord, in the head, killing him instantly.
Gilbert then took aim at a cop car. His gunshots smashed the window
A bullet hit patrolman Mario Delvecchio in the chest. Luckily the cop was a smoker. His lighter and cigarettes were in the breast pocket of his shirt. Smoking saved the officer's life.
Cops eventually caught Gilbert at 336 Ontario East Apartment 6.
i actually VAGUELY remember that...i don't know why but the story rings a faint bell. I assume the poor nut was jailed or sent to Pinel?
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