On October 1, 1997, Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi became the site of a calculated and disturbing attack. That day, 16-year-old Luke Woodham, having already murdered his mother in…
Luke Woodham
Latina Williams
On February 8, 2008, Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge became the setting for a sudden and tragic classroom shooting. Just before 8:30 a.m., 23-year-old Latina Williams, a student in the…
Kipland Kinkel (Kip Kinkel)
On May 21, 1998, Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon became the scene of one of the most disturbing school shootings of the late 20th century. That morning, 15-year-old Kipland…
Jeff Wiese
On March 21, 2005, Red Lake Senior High School in Red Lake, Minnesota became the site of a devastating and complex shooting. The assailant was Jeffrey Weise, a 16-year-old student…
Jaylen Fryburg
On October 24, 2014, Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington was struck by sudden and deeply personal violence. At approximately 10:31 a.m., 14-year-old Jaylen Fryberg, a popular freshman, walked…
Heather Smith
On November 26, 1985, Spanaway Junior High School in Spanaway, Washington, became the scene of a tragic school shooting with an unexpected turn. Just after school, 14-year-old Heather Smith arrived…
Gang Lu
On November 1, 1991, University of Iowa in Iowa City became the site of a premeditated campus shooting carried out by 28‑year‑old former physics graduate student Gang Lu. The rampage…
Frederick Davidson
On August 15, 1996, 36-year-old Frederick Martin Davidson committed a calculated triple homicide at San Diego State University. Davidson, an engineering graduate student, was scheduled to present and defend his…
Ethan Crumbley
On November 30, 2021, at approximately 12:51 p.m., 15-year-old Ethan Robert Crumbley opened fire at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit. Carrying a 9 mm SIG Sauer semi‑automatic handgun which had been…
Eric Houston
On May 1, 1992, Lindhurst High School in Olivehurst, California became the site of a deadly attack when 20-year-old Eric Houston, a former student, returned to confront the place he…
