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Columbine shooting
On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School and killed 13 students. They had planned to set off bombs in the school and then enter and begin shooting. When their bombs didn't go off, they improvised and went in and began opening fire.
This event is relevant because it ushered in a new era of school violence. It also sparked a new debate on gun control and video game violence. -
Virginia Tech Massacre
Seung-Hoi Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others when he opened fire at Virginia Tech. His attack was the deadliest attack by a single gunman in U.S. history and one of the deadliest worldwide. He carried out two separate attacks within two hours before committing suicide.
This event is relevant because it statted a debate on us gun culture that is still heavily debated today. -
Marysville-Pilchuck shooting
Jaylen Fryberg, a freshman at Marysville-Pilchuck HIgh School, invited his friends to skip class and come eat lunch with him. As they were all gathered at the table, he calmly reached into his bag and removed a handgun. According to witnesses, he calmly and methodically shot at his friends. He killed four of them and wounded three more. He then committed suicide.
This event is relevant because it was one of the only times a shooter had targeted a specific group of people. -
Sandy Hook massacre
Adam Lanza entered sandy hook elementary and began firing at teachers and students. This came after killing his mother at their home. His entire attack left 28 dead including himself. This was the second deadliest shooting by a single person in U.S. history.
This is a relevant event because it was one of the first of its kind. It also lead to talks of banning semi-automatic weapons and weapons with magazines containing more than 10 rounds -
The Massacre That Didn't Happen
In the summer of 2013, John David LaDue began testing explosives he had made. His ultimate goal was to use his homemade bombs to carry out an attack at school. Fortunately, his plot was foiled when a suspicious neighbor called the cops;
This event is relevant because it shows how important it can be to say something if you see anything suspicious.
