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Pearl High School shooting

The Pearl High School shooting occurred on October 1, 1997 at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, United States. The gunman, 16-year-old 11th grade student Luke Woodham, shot and killed two students and injured seven others at the school... Wikipedia
Date: October 1, 1997
Deaths: 3 (including the perpetrator's mother by bludgeoning at home)
Injured: 7
Motive: School bullying (major); Childhood abuse (minor); Romantic and sexual entitlement; Misogyny (possible)
Weapons: Marlin Model 336.30-30-caliber rifle; Knife and baseball bat (mother's murder)
Location: Pearl High School and Pearl