Date: 7 November 2007

Location: Tuusula, Finland

Type of event: criminal

Description:

An 18-year-old entered a high school in Tuusula, Finland, and shot multiple students. The gunman had posted an online video warning of the attack about two hours before, showing a still image of the high school. The police received a call at 11:43 AM and arrived at 11:55 AM, making contact with the gunman who shot once at police and eventually shot himself in the head; he was found by police about 2 hours after they arrived at the school. Five students were killed, all boys 16 to 18 years old, along with a female adult education student, a school nurse, and the school principal. Ten students were lightly injured, one with a shooting-related injury. In addition the gunman died of his self-inflicted wound later that day. Students at the school range in age from 12 to 18.

Consequences: 8 killed, 11 injured

References:

• AFP, 8 Nov. 2007, "Grief and disbelief in Finland after school massacre," AFP, on line [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jO2rwRE57abJuNIDqJEP34QMT9ZA].
• BBC, 7 Nov. 2007, "Fatal shooting at Finnish school," BBC News, on line [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7082795.stm].
• Ben-Aaron, Diana, and Juho Erkheikki, 7 Nov. 2007, "Finnish school gun attack leaves eight people dead," Bloomberg.com, on line [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a3BWzl1casvM&refer=home].

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