Raumanmeri school shooting

The Raumanmeri school shooting was a school shooting that occurred on 25 January 1989 at the Raumanmeri secondary school in Rauma, Finland. It was the first school shooting in the history of Finland.[1] A then-14-year-old student at the Raumanmeri secondary school fatally shot two[2] of his classmates using a pistol that belonged to his father.[3] The shooter had claimed to be a victim of bullying. Due to the perpetrator being under the age of 15, he never faced any criminal charges for the attack.

Raumanmeri school shooting
LocationRaumanmeri secondary school, Rauma, Finland
Date25 January 1989 (1989-01-25)
Attack type
School shooting, double-murder
WeaponsPistol
Deaths2
PerpetratorAn unnamed then-14-year-old student at Raumanmeri secondary school
MotiveSchool bullying

See also

References

  1. "School Shootings Rare in Finland". YLE. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  2. N Lyytinen (2010). "Posttraumatic stress symptoms among school personnel after the Jokela school shooting" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  3. Oksanen, Atte (January 1, 2011). "Cultural and peer influences on homicidal violence: A Finnish perspective". New Directions for Youth Development. Academia.edu. 2011 (129): 31–42. doi:10.1002/yd.385. PMID 21491571. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

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