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A '''school shooting''' is an attack on an educational institution, most commonly a school or university, using one or more firearm. | A '''school shooting''' is an attack on an educational institution, most commonly a school or university, using one or more firearm. | ||
[[File:REB_&_V.jpg|thumb|255x255px|Columbine shooters on Eric Harris (left) and Dylan Klebold (right) on CCTV.]]School shootings are especially common in the United States, but they can occur in other countries as well. It manifests as a student simply shooting a classmate or teacher in revenge to large scale bombings and/or [[Mass Shooting|mass shootings]]. | [[File:REB_&_V.jpg|thumb|255x255px|Columbine shooters on Eric Harris (left) and Dylan Klebold (right) on CCTV.|link=Special:FilePath/REB_&_V.jpg]]School shootings are especially common in the United States, but they can occur in other countries as well. It manifests as a student simply shooting a classmate or teacher in revenge to large scale bombings and/or [[Mass Shooting|mass shootings]]. | ||
The shooter(s) often commits suicide after they are finished with their attack, although some have surrendered to or been killed by police. Suicidal school shooters typically made martyrdom videos; typically explaining their act(s) and/or ranting about bullies. | The shooter(s) often commits suicide after they are finished with their attack, although some have surrendered to or been killed by police. Suicidal school shooters typically made martyrdom videos; typically explaining their act(s) and/or ranting about bullies. | ||
[[File:Virginia Tech shooting Footage|thumb|250x250px|Seung-Hui Cho shoots up Virginia Tech - News]] | [[File:Virginia Tech shooting Footage|thumb|250x250px|Seung-Hui Cho shoots up Virginia Tech - News|link=Special:FilePath/Virginia_Tech_shooting_Footage]] | ||
School shootings have became much more common in the 21st Century. | School shootings have became much more common in the 21st Century. | ||
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== Typology == | == Typology == | ||
Dr. Peter F. Langman, an expert on school shooters, provides the following typology for rampage school shooters: | Dr. Peter F. Langman, an expert on school shooters, provides the following typology for rampage school shooters: | ||
# Traumatized School Shooters: This category consists of shooters who come from broken homes. Shooters from this category are likely to have been physically and/or sexually abused. Dr. Langman found that all of the subjects from his study sample who fell into this category had at least one parent with a history of substance abuse, and one parents who had been incarcerated. Shooters in this category include[ | # Traumatized School Shooters: This category consists of shooters who come from broken homes. Shooters from this category are likely to have been physically and/or sexually abused. Dr. Langman found that all of the subjects from his study sample who fell into this category had at least one parent with a history of substance abuse, and one parents who had been incarcerated. Shooters in this category include [[Evan Ramsey]], [[Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden|Mitchell Johnson]], and [[Jeff Weise|Jefferey Weise]]. | ||
# Psychotic School Shooters: School shooters from this category come from intact families and have no history of abuse or parental substance abuse or incarceration. These shooters exhibit signs of schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder, including paranoid delusions, delusions of grandeur, and auditory hallucinations. Shooters in this category include [[Kip Kinkel]], [[Michael Carneal]], and [[Andrew Wurst]]. | # Psychotic School Shooters: School shooters from this category come from intact families and have no history of abuse or parental substance abuse or incarceration. These shooters exhibit signs of schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder, including paranoid delusions, delusions of grandeur, and auditory hallucinations. Shooters in this category include [[Kip Kinkel]], [[Michael Carneal]], and [[Andrew Wurst]]. | ||
# Psychopathic School Shooters: Shooters who fall into this category also come from intact families. They demonstrate signs of narcissism, a lack of empathy, a lack of conscience, and sadistic behavior. Shooters in this category include [[Eric Harris]], [[Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden|Andrew Golden]], and [ | # Psychopathic School Shooters: Shooters who fall into this category also come from intact families. They demonstrate signs of narcissism, a lack of empathy, a lack of conscience, and sadistic behavior. Shooters in this category include [[Eric Harris]], [[Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden|Andrew Golden]], and [[Robert Poulin]]. | ||
== Signs of a School Shooter == | == Signs of a School Shooter == | ||