Coburg shooting

The Coburg shooting was an attempted school killing at Realschule II in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany during the morning of 2 July 2003.

History

Florian Klein shot a school psychologist in the thigh when she attempted to take the gun from him.[1] According to police reports, he then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.[2] Before he began shooting, Florian showed the gun to other students and passed around ammunition, which some students kept as souvenirs.

Perpetrator

Florian Klein.
Born13 July 1986
Died2 July 2003(2003-07-02) (aged 16)
Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
OccupationStudent
Criminal statusDeceased (suicide)[3]

Florian Klein, the gunman and student, fired his Walther PPK pistol at his teacher,[4] who was unarmed. The gun was owned by Florian's father, who was a member of a local gun club. Media speculation further implicated Florian in Satanist cult activities[5] and was a fan of Dark Funeral.[6]

References

  1. ^ Paterson, Tony (3 July 2003). "Pupil kills himself in school shooting". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Amoklauf - Schüler schießt auf Lehrerin und tötet sich danach selbst". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  3. ^ Schüler schießt Lehrerin an und tötet sich selbst
  4. ^ Amoklauf an der Realschule in Coburg
  5. ^ "Der Amokläufer von Coburg" (in German). July 2003. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  6. ^ Studientage: „Sekten und dunkle Jugendkulturen“ Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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