Incidents in Institutions of Higher Education

Incident Place Incident Date Brief Description University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa November 1, 1991 A 28-year-old graduate student shot and killed four people and injured two more in a shooting at the university. He then killed himself. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona October 28, 2002 A 41-year-old nursing student shot and killed three of his professors and then killed himself. Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, Virginia January 16, 2002 A 42-year-old student who was on the verge of suspension shot and killed the school’s dean, a professor, and a student and injured three other students. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia April 16, 2007 A 23-year-old student entered a dormitory and shot and killed two students. After returning to his dormitory to change his clothes, he then continued his killing spree in classrooms, where he killed 30 people, injured 17, and killed himself. Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware September 21, 2007 An 18-year-old student shot two other students after an argument in the cafeteria, one of whom died later. The perpetrator was arrested in his dormitory. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois February 14, 2008 A 27-year-old graduate student entered a lecture hall and began firing on a class with 162 people. He killed 5 students and injured 17, then took his own life. Louisiana Technical College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 8, 2008 A 23-year-old nursing student opened fire in a classroom. She shot and killed two other students and then killed herself. University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama February 12, 2010 A 44-year-old professor shot and killed three professors and injured three others during a faculty meeting. Oikos University, Oakland, California April 2, 2012 An expelled 43-year-old student entered the school in search of an administrator and began shooting when she was not there. The gunman killed seven people and injured three others. He later surrendered to police several miles from the school.