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The Daily OrangeVirginia Tech | History of major shootings on college campuses
By Melanie Hicken
Posted: 4/25/07, 11:56 PM EST Section: News
Aug. 1, 1966 - University of Texas at Austin
From the top of a 27-story tower, Charles J. Whitman shot and killed 13 people and wounded 31 others before he was killed by police fire.
July 12, 1976 - California State University at Fullerton
A school custodian, Edward C. Allaway, shot and killed seven people and wounded two others in the basement of a library.
Nov. 1, 1991 - University of Iowa
Gang Lu, a graduate physics student, shot and killed five people and paralyzed another after he did not receive an award for his dissertation.
Dec. 14, 1992 - Simon's Rock College of Bard
Wayne Lo shot and killed two people and wounded four others before surrendering to police.
Aug. 15, 1996 - San Diego State University
A 36-year-old graduate student Frederick Davidson shot and killed three professors while defending his engineering thesis.
Aug. 28, 2000 - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
A 36-year-old student shot and killed a professor after being dropped from a doctoral program, and then killed himself.
Jan. 16, 2002 - Appalachian School of Law
A 43-year-old law student Peter Odighizuwa shot and killed three people and injured three others.
Oct. 28, 2002 - University of Arizona Nursing College
A 40-year-old student who was failing academically shot and killed three people.
Sept. 2, 2006 - Shepherd University
Douglas Pennington shot and killed his two sons, who were students at the school, and then himself.
-- Compiled by Melanie Hicken, news editor
SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education
From the top of a 27-story tower, Charles J. Whitman shot and killed 13 people and wounded 31 others before he was killed by police fire.
July 12, 1976 - California State University at Fullerton
A school custodian, Edward C. Allaway, shot and killed seven people and wounded two others in the basement of a library.
Nov. 1, 1991 - University of Iowa
Gang Lu, a graduate physics student, shot and killed five people and paralyzed another after he did not receive an award for his dissertation.
Dec. 14, 1992 - Simon's Rock College of Bard
Wayne Lo shot and killed two people and wounded four others before surrendering to police.
Aug. 15, 1996 - San Diego State University
A 36-year-old graduate student Frederick Davidson shot and killed three professors while defending his engineering thesis.
Aug. 28, 2000 - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
A 36-year-old student shot and killed a professor after being dropped from a doctoral program, and then killed himself.
Jan. 16, 2002 - Appalachian School of Law
A 43-year-old law student Peter Odighizuwa shot and killed three people and injured three others.
Oct. 28, 2002 - University of Arizona Nursing College
A 40-year-old student who was failing academically shot and killed three people.
Sept. 2, 2006 - Shepherd University
Douglas Pennington shot and killed his two sons, who were students at the school, and then himself.
-- Compiled by Melanie Hicken, news editor
SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Robert Paulson
posted 4/27/07 @ 4:00 PM EST
Peter Odighizuwa was stopped by two students who where legally armed on campus. With out this action surely more innocent people would have been killed. (Continued…)
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