News 4

Teenage Gunman Kills 15 at School in Germany
Who?
A teenage gunman whose name is Tim Kretschmer.
Where?
Winnenden, Germany near Stuttgart.
When?
March 11th 2009.
What?
Tim Kretschmer killed fifteen people at his former high school in Winnenden. He killed 9 students, eight of them girls, three female teachers and three bystanders.
Why?
Tim was a woman hater, he showed warning signs of being emotionally disturbed. He always played shooting video games and he was good. He was obsessed with heavy metal music and guns. When he graduated from school with mediocre grades his father took him to a mental institution in which he was treated for several times. His dis not like women because he said that they were always unfair. These problems in Tim´s mind were really heavy so he decided to attack the school.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/world/europe/12germany.html?_r=1

Gunshots Hit 5 Young Men at Chicago School
Who?
Gunmen inside a silver truck
Where?
In South Chicago, IL
When?
Friday, January 9th 2009
What?
5 students were shot while gunmen fired at a crowd walking out of the basketball gymnasium.
Why?
Nobody knows why, but they created a lot of panic.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/us/10chicago.html?_r=1

Teenager Is Shot to Death at Fort Lauderdale School
Who?
A friend of Amanda Collete, a student.
Where?
In Fort Lauderdale, FL
When?
November 12th 2008
What?
Amanda Collete was shot to death, by a friend when she was walking by the computer laboratory.
Why?
Some say a reason for the killing could have been a crush between these two.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/us/13school.html

2 Are Killed in Shooting on a Campus in Arkansas
Who?
A group of men that drove into a University campus.
Where?
In Conway, Arkansas, near Little Rock
When?
October 27th 2008
What?
2 students were killed
Why?
Police does not know, but thinks it was an isolated ocurrence that was not random.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/us/28arkansas.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1237302031-CTbftgnncBG/uhcwXbjRIQ

Gunman Slays 6 at N. Illinois University
Who?
A tall skinny guy dressed all in black
When?
February 15th 2008
Where?
DeKalb, Illinois
What?
5 people were killed when this guy stepped out of a curtain in the lecture room and fired with a shotgun.
Why?
He was a graduate from the school probably had problems with someone.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/us/15shoot.html

Virginia Tech Shooting Leaves 33 Dead
Who?
An Asian guy
Where?
Virginia
When?
April 16th,2007
What?
An asian boy killed 33 people at Viginia Tech.
Why?
He was diagnosed of an anxiety disorder known as selective mutism, as well as depression.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/us/16cnd-shooting.html?pagewanted=2&sq=virginia%20tech&st=cse&scp=6