Date: 5/21/1998

Summary: After he was expelled for having a gun in his locker, Kipland P. Kinkel, 15, a freshman at Thurston High, went on a shooting spree, killing his parents at home and two students at school. Five classmates wrestled Kipland to the ground before he was arrested.

Location: School

Fatalities: 4

Injured:  25

Gender: Male

Type: Mass

Weapon: Two semiautomatic handguns, one rifle

Age of Shooter: 15

Mental Health Details: No

Sources: http://www.katu.com/news/local/8082147.html; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/kip/cron.html; http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/05/the_suspect_kipland_kinkels_da.html; http://articles.cnn.com/2000-01-21/us/kinkel.revisited_1_kip-kinkel-thurston-high-school-oregon-school-shooting?_s=PM:US

mental Health Sources: http://articles.cnn.com/2000-01-21/us/kinkel.revisited_1_kip-kinkel-thurston-high-school-oregon-school-shooting?_s=PM:US

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