Erfurt massacre

Gutenberg Gymnasium

A memorial to the victims of the Erfurt massacre

The Erfurt massacre was a mass shooting that happened at the Gutenberg Gymnasium in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, on 26 April 2002.^[1]

A boy that had been expelled from the school 2 months earlier, 19-year-old Robert Steinhäuser, was the person who did all the shooting. In anger, he came into the gymnasium, and shot dead 12 teachers, a secretary, two students, and a police officer. After a teacher caught him and put him in an empty room, Steinhäuser shot himself dead. In total, 17 people were killed.^[2]

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.

References

↑ How a school shooting 15 years ago changed Germany (in en-US). The Local Germany (2017-04-26). Retrieved 2021-07-13.
↑ Killer's secret behind revenge attack (in en). the Guardian (2002-04-29). Retrieved 2021-07-13.

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[1] How a school shooting 15 years ago changed Germany (in en-US). The Local Germany (2017-04-26). Retrieved 2021-07-13.

[2] Killer's secret behind revenge attack (in en). the Guardian (2002-04-29). Retrieved 2021-07-13.

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