A former Junior hockey player has been identified as the victim in a fatal triple shooting early Friday morning at a campus bar at Lambton College in southwestern Ontario.
Multiple media outlets, citing Sarnia police, say 20-year-old Dane Nisbet died in hospital after the shooting on the patio outside the Lions Den pub on campus.
Sarnia police were called to the bar at around 12:52 a.m. and found three victims upon arrival.
Nisbet, who previously played for the Jr. C Mooretown Flags and North Middlesex Stars in the PJCHL, was rushed to Bluewater Health, where he was later pronounced dead.
The two other victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police said all three victims knew each other, but didn’t elaborate.
Police say no arrests have been made at this time, but said they are looking for more than one suspect.
“In order to prevent any misinformation or speculation, no information has been received that this incident targeted Lambton College or the general crowd in attendance,” police said in an update later Friday. “There is also no information to support any speculation of political motivation in any form.”
Lambton College released a statement on the fatal violence, calling it a “profound tragedy.”
The school said the shooting took place during a Student Administrative Council event at the pub on the Sarnia Main Campus.
It also announced that the campus would be closed Friday.
“We continue to work closely with Sarnia Police Service as they investigate,” the college wrote. “We ask that the privacy of our community members and their loved ones be respected.”