Gun-related
school violence since April 1999 (a partial list)
April
20, 1999: Littleton, Colo.
14 students (including killers) and 1 teacher killed, 23
others wounded at Columbine High School in the nation's
deadliest school shooting. Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan
Klebold, 17, had plotted for a year to kill at least 500
and blow up their school. At the end of their hour-long
rampage, they turned their guns on themselves.
April
28, 1999: Taber, Alberta, Canada
1 student killed, 1 wounded at W. R. Myers High School
in first fatal high school shooting in Canada in 20
years. The suspect, a 14-year old boy, had dropped out
of school in order to begin home schooling.
May
20, 1999: Conyers, Ga.
6 students injured at Heritage High School by 15-year
old T. J. Solomon, who was reportedly depressed after
breaking up with his girlfriend.
October
4, 1999: Philadelphia, PA
Vice principal shot in leg while taking gun away from
student.
October
11, 1999: Las Vegas, NV
15-year old & 16-year old students shot outside of
Clark County high school in alleged gang-related
incident.
October
21, 1999: Pacoima, CA
17-year old student shot outside of high school child
care center at San Fernando High School.
November
3, 1999: Boston, MA
17-year old shot outside Dorchester High School after
conflict between two males.
November
17, 1999: Dickinson, TX
15-year old student shot in face in high school restroom
after gun discharged while students were showing it to
others.
November
18, 1999: Denver, CO
15-year old student allegedly shot himself outside of
North High School and returned to a third floor
classroom bleeding and seeking help.
November 19, 1999: Deming, NM
13-year old female student killed by 13 year old male
student who fired gunshot to back of head while both
were in the lobby of Deming Middle School.
December
6, 1999: Fort Gibson, OK
13-year old middle school student wounded four
classmates with gunshots from a 9mm semiautomatic
handgun.
January 12, 2000: Anchorage, AK
A 16-year old male pulled a gun and fired twice at
another student, missing the student but hitting a
school gym wall.
January
19, 2000: New Port Richey, FL
16-year old male student killed when a .22-caliber
handgun was accidentally discharged by another 16-year
old student inside a vehicle in the high school parking
lot.
February
29, 2000: Mount Morris Township, MI
6-year old female first grader was killed by gunshot
fired by a 6-year old male first grader.
March
10, 2000: Savannah, GA
19-year old male arrested for the shooting death of a
16-year old student and a 19- year old non-student.
Incident occurred across the street from a high school
as hundreds of students left a dance around 11pm. A
16-year old student was also wounded.
May
26, 2000: Lake Worth, FL
13-year old male seventh grade student arrested for
shooting and killing a 35-year old male English teacher
at a middle school.
March
5, 2001: Santee, CA
Charles Andrew Williams, 15, kills two and wounds 15,
after firing from a bathroom at Santana High School.
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