Michael Zehaf-Bibeau reportedly had a history of drug use, a criminal record, and had been asked to leave the mosque where he prayed after acting “erratic.”
The Canadian-born man ambushed a soldier guarding the National War Memorial, killing him at point-blank range, then stormed the country's Parliament and opened fire. Prime Minister Stephen Hardy called it a terrorist attack.
Zehaf-Bibeau converted to Islam at least three years ago, and had a history of criminal and drug-related charges. A friend said he began to show "disturbing" behavior in recent years and may have been mentally ill, the Globe and Mail reported.
Zehaf-Bibeau was born Michael Joseph Hall in Quebec in 1982 to businessman Bulgasem Zehaf, who fought in Libya as recently as 2011, and deputy chair of a division of Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board, Susan Bibeau. The couple divorced in 1999, the Globe and Mail reported.
He grew up in eastern Canada, living in both Ottawa and Montreal, before moving to western Canada, where he became employed as a laborer.
Police officers gather police tape following the shooting in Ottawa Oct. 22.
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Global News reporter Domenic Fazioli said Zehaf-Bibeau had been arrested five times in Montreal — three times for drug possession, and twice more for breaking his parole terms. In Quebec, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail in 2004 for drug charges, CNN reported.
Zehaf-Bibeau was also charged in 2011 in Vancouver for robbery and uttering a threat. He was only convicted of the latter charge and sentenced to a day in jail.
After the case, Zehaf-Bibeau had a psychiatric assessment at Surrey Pretrial Services Center and was "found fit – not certifiable per overnight assessment," according to the Globe and Mail.
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