2012 Oikos University shooting
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| Oikos University shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | 7850 Edgewater Dr, Oakland, California, United States |
| Date | Monday, April 2, 2012 10:30 a.m. (PDT) |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | .45-caliber handgun |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 3 |
The Oikos University shooting occurred on April 2, 2012, when a gunman shot at people inside Oikos University, a Christian college in Oakland, California, United States. Within a few hours, the number of reported fatalities reached seven.[1] 43-year-old One L. Goh, a former student at the school, was taken into custody and identified as the suspect in the shootings. Along with the California State University, Fullerton massacre, this is the third-deadliest university shooting in United States history, after the Virginia Tech massacre and the University of Texas Clock Tower shooting and the deadliest outburst of gun violence at a US school since the Virginia Tech massacre in which Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people in 2007.[2][3]
Details
The shooting happened at approximately 10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, April 2, 2012, when a gunman opened fire on the university's campus, located at an industrial park area in East Oakland. The suspected gunman, 43-year-old One L. Goh, stood up in a nursing classroom while class was in session, ordered classmates to line up against the wall, and fired at them. The gunman was reported to have said "Get in line ... I'm going to kill you all" before opening fire, according to a witness.[4] Seven were reported dead, and three others injured. The attacker continued to fire shots as he fled the campus and hours later was apprehended by authorities at a Safeway supermarket in nearby Alameda, about five miles away from the scene of the shooting.[5][6][7]
Suspect
One L. Goh | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1969 |
| Occupation | former nursing student |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고원일[8] |
| Revised Romanization | Go Won-il |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Wŏn'il |
The suspected shooter is 43-year-old One L. Goh (sometimes reported as One Goh Ko), a former student at Oikos University. He was residing in Oakland at the time of the attack.[9][10] A native of South Korea, he followed his parents and two older brothers to the U.S. at a young age and later naturalized as a U.S. citizen.[11][8] When Goh arrived to the United States, he first resided in Springfield, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C., and then moved to Hayes, where he had minor traffic citations and debts. He then moved from Virginia to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he took up residence in Castro Valley and in Oakland. While a student at Oikos University, he had disciplinary problems, and was asked to leave the school a few months prior to the shooting.[12] Howard Jordan, the chief of the Oakland Police Department, said the suspect was angry at the administration after being expelled from the university earlier in the year.[13]
Victims
Seven people were killed and three were injured.[3]
Killed:
Injured:
- Dawinder Kaur [3]
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See also
References
- ^ (April 2, 2012). Death toll rises to 7 in Oakland religious school shooting, Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Oikos University Shooting: Suspect, One L. Goh, Detained; At Least 7 Dead Gilligan Mohney". Scott Hotard. World News. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ a b c "7 killed in US shootout; Indian-American girl among injured". April 3, 2012.
- ^ "'Get in line ... I'm going to kill you all': Oakland shooter ID'd as ex-student One L. Goh (VIDEO)". Global Post. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ "Medical School Shooting: Multiple Victims In Oakland, California | World News | Sky News". News.sky.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ "BBC News – 'Fatalities' in California university shooting". Bbc.co.uk. August 10, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ Stevens, Matt (April 2, 2012). "'Multiple fatalities' in Oakland religious school shooting — latimes.com". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c "내성적인 성격에 왕따 당했다는 얘기도; 용의자 고원일은 누구 (Introverted character, said to be outcast; who is suspect Goh One-il?)", Hankook Ilbo, 2012-04-03, retrieved 2012-04-03. Quote: "미국 시민권자인 용의자 고원일씨는 어려서 부모를 따라 미국으로 이주한 한인 1.5세다 ... 3형제의 막내로 미혼인 고씨는 최근 개인적 불행을 연거푸 겪었는데 그것이 범행을 자극했을 수 있다고 주변 사람들은 전했다."
- ^ Oikos University Shooting: Suspect, One L. Goh, Detained; At Least 7 Dead
- ^ (April 2, 2012). Ex-student ID'd as suspect in shooting at Oikos University in California that killed 7, Fox News (Associated Press story)
- ^ (April 2, 2012). Former student opens fire at Oakland university, killing 7 , Hinterland Gazette
- ^ (April 2, 2012). [1], San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ "Police: California shooting suspect shows no remorse". CNN. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b c (April 2, 2012). Former Nursing Student One Goh Ko Arrested for Killing Seven, Wounding Three at Oikos University, Hinterland Gazette