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School shootings occur when students, especially those who are bullied or other lone gunman take firearms to a particular school and begin shooting people indiscriminately.
This act is especially common in the united states, but it can occur in other places as well.
It manifests as a kid simply shooting a person in revenge to large scale school bombings and mass shootings.
After shooting up a school, the killer often commits suicide, although some surrendered to police.
Also, suicidal school shooters typically made martyrdom videos, usually explaining their act and ranting about bullies.
84% of school shooters were motivated by being the victims of bullying, most notably Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
Causes
- Bullying (peer victimization, peer pressure, cyber bullying), which can cause depression and personality disorders
- Revenge against teachers for punishing the shooter unfairly
- Being expelled from the school
- Mental illness (sometimes without cause)
Examples
| Preparator(s) | School | Date | Fatalities | Injured | Location | Kill to wound ratio(preparators death excluded) | Suicide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Whitman | University of Texas | August 1, 1966 | 16 | 32 |
Austin, TX USA |
1:2 | N(was killed by cops) |
| Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold | Columbine High School | April 20, 1999 | 13 | 21 |
Columbine, CO USA |
3:5 | YY |
| Seung-Hui Cho | Virginia Tech University | April 16, 2007 | 32 | 17 |
Blacksburg, VA USA |
2:1 | Y |
| Andrew Kehoe | Bath Consolidated School | May 18, 1927 | 44 | 58 |
Clinton county, MI USA |
3:4 | Y |
| Adam Lanza | Sandy Hooks Elementary School | December 14, 2012 | 27 | 2 |
Newtown, CT USA |
7:1 | Y |
| Tim Kretschmer | Albertville Realschule and Wendlingen shootout | March 11, 2009 | 15 | 9 | Winnenden, Germany | 5:3 | Y |
| Pekka-Eric Auvinen | Jokela High School | November 7, 2007 | 8 | 1 | Tuusula, Finland | 8:1 | Y |
| Jeff Weise | Red Lake High School | March 21, 2005 | 9 | 5 |
Red lake, MN USA |
9:5 | Y |