Westernville New Year's Day shooting
The Westernville New Year's Day shooting was a mass murder that occurred at a family gathering in Westernville, New York, United States on New Year's Day in 1969. Ralph MacLachlan, 35, a meat cutter and church elder, armed with a semi-automatic .22-caliber rifle, killed four people, including his wife, and injured five others. The next morning, MacLachlan committed suicide by shooting himself following an exchange of gunfire with police.[1][2][3]
| Westernville New Year's Day shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
| Location | Westernville, New York, United States |
| Date | January 1-2, 1969 |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator | Ralph MacLachlan |
Victims
Four people were shot and killed, and a further five were injured. The fatalities include:
- Anita Turke MacLachlan, 34, the perpetrator's wife
- Jane Turke Ringrose, 35, the perpetrator's sister-in-law
- Barbara Jean Ringrose, 12, the perpetrator's niece
- M. James Pepper, 14, the family's neighbor
Additionally, the shooter injured his father-in-law, mother-in-law, 10-year-old niece, brother-in-law, and another neighbor.[1]
References
- email, Chip Twellman Haley Rome Through Our Past Writer (29 November 2020). "Horrific 1969 crime scene: Four murdered, five wounded in deadly domestic dispute". Daily Sentinel.
- "Marital Problems: Motive For Killings?". Advance news. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1967-current, January 05, 1969, Image 20. Advance News. 5 January 1969. p. 20.
- "Gunman Kills Four Persons; Takes Own Life". da.tj.news. The Daily Gleaner. January 2, 1969.
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