Canada attack: Gunman had a dark past, reveal reports

, Oct 23: The Canadian police did not release the name of one of the shooters who ran amok here on Wednesday, sources in the US revealed the suspect's name as Michael Zehaf Bibeau, a National Post report said. Bibeau was gunned down by sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers after he shot Cpl. Nathan Cirillo near the War Memorial in Ottawa.

[Read: Canada can never be intimidated, says Canada PM]

The name of Bibeau, 32, a Canadian of Algerian descent who recently converted to Islam, was first broadcast by CBS, allegedly through the US intelligence sources, said the report. Later, news agency Reuters also backed the US sources' revelation.

It was said that Bibeau, who was reportedly born and brought up in Quebec, had a lengthy criminal past in places like Montreal, Aylmer, QC and British Columbia.

He had cases filed against him in the past for possessing drug items like marijuana and phencyclidine. Charges of robbery and issuing threats have also been made against him, records said.

The Globe and Mail cited confidential sources to report that Bibeau was a "high-risk traveller" whose passport had been seized to stop him from joining ISIS fighters in the Middle East.

Photo of Canadian Sergeant-at-Arms Mr. Kevin Vickers shortly after securing Parliament from #OttawaShooting. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/OoWPJr74Ub

— Dave Beninger (@DaveBeninger) October 23, 2014

VIDEO - Canada will never be intimidated - PM Harper http://t.co/oXIHDwE5FX #OttawaShooting pic.twitter.com/4mdoxdGmtC

— BBC News US (@BBCNewsUS) October 23, 2014

#Breaking: Soldier killed at war memorial identified as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo #ottawashooting http://t.co/vlj96XOoSm pic.twitter.com/LOzoL7IjVI

— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) October 22, 2014

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