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Born September 9, 1957 in Olean, New York, to parents Nazzareno and Helen Barbaro was the oldest of three siblings and attended Olean High School, where he was described as quiet, but was a good student, even an honor student and earned one of the highest academic scores. He joined his school's rifle team where he was a star shooter. Police found no possible motive a fellow member of the rifle team said Barbaro to wanting to hold up the Olean Armory and confront the police. | Born September 9, 1957 in Olean, New York, to parents Nazzareno and Helen Barbaro was the oldest of three siblings and attended Olean High School, where he was described as quiet, but was a good student, even an honor student and earned one of the highest academic scores. He joined his school's rifle team where he was a star shooter. Police found no possible motive a fellow member of the rifle team said Barbaro to wanting to hold up the Olean Armory and confront the police. | ||
==Shooting== | ==Shooting== | ||
On December 30, 1974 Barbaro armed with a .30-6 rifle | On December 30, 1974 Barbaro armed with a .30-6 rifle, a 12 gauge shotgun and smoke bombs left his home with his mother's car at 14:50 p.m. He entered the school building through an open side entrance and went to the third floor where he blew up a coke bottle filled with gasoline and a fuse. In a hallway he encountered janitor Earl Metcalf and when confronted Barbaro shot him in the chest with the 12 gauge shotgun then took up a sniper position at a window on the third floor of the school | ||
and began shooting at people passing by in and around the street as firefighters and police arrived Barbaro continued to fire, keeping them at bay. police soon surrounded the building and at one point they entered the building throwing tear gas and found Barbaro unconscious. Barbaro was transported in an ambulance and examined uninjured and taken to the Olean City Jail. | |||
Barbaro fired 31 shots and killed 3 people and wounded 11 others. | Barbaro fired 31 shots and killed 3 people and wounded 11 others. | ||
==Victims== | ==Victims== | ||
'''Killed''' | '''Killed''' | ||
*Earl Metcalf, 63 | *Earl Metcalf, 63 | ||
*Neal Pilon, 58 | *Neal Pilon, 58 | ||
*Carmen Wright, 25 | *Carmen Wright, 25 | ||
'''Wounded''' | '''Wounded''' | ||
*William Robert Fromme, 35 | *William Robert Fromme, 35 | ||
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[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||