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{{Quote|I guess I just wanted to kill the person I hate most myself.|Anthony in a note.}} | |||
Anthony Barbaro ( September 9 1957-November 1 1975) was an American man who in December 1974 killed 3 people and wounded 11 with a rifle at high school Olean, New York. | Anthony Barbaro ( September 9 1957-November 1 1975) was an American man who in December 1974 killed 3 people and wounded 11 with a rifle at high school Olean, New York. | ||
== | ==Attack== | ||
On December 30, 1974, at about 3 p.m., 17-year-old Anthony Barbaro entered Olean High School armed with a 30-06 rifle with telescopic sights and a 12-gauge shotgun in a hallway, killed janitor Earl Metcalf with a shot to the chest, and began shooting at people passing by on the street from a third-floor window. | On December 30, 1974, at about 3 p.m., 17-year-old Anthony Barbaro entered Olean High School armed with a .30-06 rifle with telescopic sights and a 12-gauge shotgun in a hallway, killed janitor Earl Metcalf with a shot to the chest, and began shooting at people passing by on the street from a third-floor window. | ||
holding firefighters and police at bay for 90 minutes. | holding firefighters and police at bay for 90 minutes. | ||
until he was captured. On November 1, 1975 Barbaro committed suicide by hanging himself with a bedsheet in his cell in the Cattaraugus County Jail. | until he was captured. On November 1, 1975 Barbaro committed suicide by hanging himself with a bedsheet in his cell in the Cattaraugus County Jail. | ||
== | ==Victims== | ||
* Earl Metcalf, 63 | * Earl Metcalf, 63 | ||
* Neal Pilon, 58 | * Neal Pilon, 58 | ||