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Around 1:24 pm, while Whitman was looking south for the source of the rifle shot, Officers Ray Martinez and Houston McCoy rounded the northeastern corner of the observation deck. Martinez fired on Whitman with his revolver, missing, and McCoy hit Whitman twice with his shotgun. Martinez then took McCoy's shotgun from him, having emptied his own weapon, and fired a final shot into Whitman at point-blank range. In the immediate aftermath, Martinez was nearly shot himself by those on the ground, who did not yet realize that Whitman was dead. | Around 1:24 pm, while Whitman was looking south for the source of the rifle shot, Officers Ray Martinez and Houston McCoy rounded the northeastern corner of the observation deck. Martinez fired on Whitman with his revolver, missing, and McCoy hit Whitman twice with his shotgun. Martinez then took McCoy's shotgun from him, having emptied his own weapon, and fired a final shot into Whitman at point-blank range. In the immediate aftermath, Martinez was nearly shot himself by those on the ground, who did not yet realize that Whitman was dead. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* It is currently the | * It is currently the tenth deadliest [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] in modern American history. | ||
* Whitman partially inspired two other later school shooters, [[Brenda Spencer]] and [[Nikolas Cruz]]. | * Whitman partially inspired two other later school shooters, [[Brenda Spencer]] and [[Nikolas Cruz]]. | ||
* Whitman expressed remorse for his actions in the suicide note found by police, and requested that his life insurance be donated to a mental health foundation. | * Whitman expressed remorse for his actions in the suicide note found by police, and requested that his life insurance be donated to a mental health foundation. | ||