Erfurt school massacre
2002 school shooting in Erfurt, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Erfurt massacre was a school shooting that occurred on 26 April 2002 at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium, a secondary school in Erfurt, Germany. 19-year-old expelled student Robert Steinhäuser shot and killed 16 people, including 13 staff members, two students, and one policeman before committing suicide. One person was also wounded by a bullet fragment. According to students, he ignored them and aimed only for the teachers and administrators, although two students were unintentionally killed by shots fired through a locked door.
"Erfurt massacre" redirects here. For the 1349 massacre, see Erfurt massacre (1349).
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Native name | Amoklauf von Erfurt |
Location | Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany |
Coordinates | 50.9813°N 11.0147°E / 50.9813; 11.0147 |
Date | 26 April 2002 c. 10:58 a.m. – c. 11:17 a.m. (CEST) |
Target | Teachers and administrators at Gutenberg-Gymnasium |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder, murder-suicide |
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Deaths | 17 (including the perpetrator)[1] |
Injured | 1 |
Perpetrator | Robert Steinhäuser |
Motive | Expulsion (possibly) |
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