Date: 2 October 2006

Location: Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, United States

Type of event: criminal

Description:

A man entered a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, about 10:00 AM, and ordered all but ten female students out of the schoolhouse. He then tied up the students and barricaded the doors with prepared wood he had brought to the site. An adult ran to a nearby building to call police; when police arrived, the man shot all the students and then killed himself. Five students died (ages, 7, 7, 8, 12, 13).

Consequences: 6 killed, 5 injured

References:

• CNN, 2 Oct. 2006, "Fifth girl dies after Amish school shooting," CNN, on line [http://articles.cnn.com/2006-10-02/us/amish.shooting_1_amish-community-school-shooting-charles-carl-roberts-iv?_s=PM:US]

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