Mass Shooters
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Different than mass murderers
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No cool-off period
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Does not always end in death
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Occurs in public settings
École Polytechnique Massacre
The École Polytechnique Massacre happened in Canada on December 6th, 1989. Marc Lépine took a semiautomatic rifle to an engineering school in Montreal and killed 14 women, sparing all men in a classroom and wounded 13 more people.
Pulse Night Club Orlando
On June 12th, 2016 a self identified islamic soldier shooter called 911 to let the police know he shot several people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, a 29 year old, armed with a Sig Sauer MCX semiautomatic .223 caliber rifle (military-style rifle) and a Glock 17 (9mm) handgun, entered the Pulse nightclub through the south door”. Mateen killed 49 patrons and injured 53. There were approximately 300 people , majority from the Orlando LGBTQ and Hispanic communities in the 4,500 square foot nightclub. It was a Latin event night.
Virginia Tech Shooting
The Virginia Tech Shooting was a school shooting that happened on April 06th, 2007 on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. This mass shooting makes up the top as one of the deadliest ones in the United States of America, which left 33 people dead, along with the shooter, Seung-Hui Cho
The survivors
"The last person that I saw was Anthony Laureano. I saw him and I kissed him hello. I was in the hospital bed when I saw his picture pop up as one of the 49. Us guys in the gay community, we kiss each other on the cheeks hello. That's what us Latin people do. I was happy to see him as I was going to the bathroom with my friend. 'Hey, how you doing, Anthony?' We hugged, I gave him a kiss. 'Hope you enjoy your night and have a good night.' I went to the bathroom. Within minutes, I started hearing all those gunshots. I said hello, but I didn't get a chance to say goodbye. That's what gets me." – Orlando Torres, survivor of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting.