University of Texas Clock Tower shooting -16 Murdered 32 Injured - August 1, 1966

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University of Texas Clock Tower shooting -16 Murdered 32 Injured - August 1, 1966
Charles Joseph Whitman (June 24, 1941 – August 1, 1966) was an American engineering student at the University of Texas and former U.S. Marine. Whitman committed mass murder on August 1, 1966.

In the early morning hours of August 1, Whitman murdered his wife and mother in their homes. Later that day, he brought a number of guns, including rifles, a shotgun, and handguns, to the campus of the University of Texas at Austin where, over an approximate 90 to 95 minute period, he killed 16 people and wounded 32 others in a mass shooting in and around the Tower. Whitman shot and killed three people inside the university's tower and eleven others after firing at random from the 28th-floor observation deck of the Main Building. Whitman was shot and killed by Austin police officer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman
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