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In the days leading up to his shooting rampage, Parliament Hill gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was accessing the Internet in at least two locations, one of which is known to be a hotspot for criminals, the Citizen has learned.

Zehaf-Bibeau registered for a library card in person at the main branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Metcalfe Street on Oct. 2 – the day he first arrived in Ottawa via Greyhound bus.

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According to library policy, Zehaf-Bibeau was not able to physically borrow any items from the library since he wouldn’t have been able to prove he had a valid address in Ottawa.

Without that ability, his card would have been limited to online privileges, which would let him use branch computers and access digital services from any other computer outside the library.

Zehaf-Bibeau continued to use the library computers several times in the 20 days before he was shot dead on Parliament Hill.