Title: List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000) - Wikipedia
Headings: List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000)
List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000)
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19th century
1840s
1850s
1860s
1870s
1880s
1890s
20th century
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000–present
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Content: When teacher Mr. Fisher tried to throw them out, they turned on him. Audience members joined the fray. Harry Flasher was shot and instantly killed, Henry Carney was fatally shot in the back, Ralph Jones and two others were also fatally shot, and George Gibson was shot in the hand; Haz Harding had his skull crushed, and several others received minor wounds. 20th century
1900s
Date
Location
Deaths
Injuries
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February 24, 1903
Inman, South Carolina
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Edward Foster, a 17-year-old student at Inman High School, was fatally wounded by his teacher Reuben Pitts after jerking a rod from Pitts' hands to avoid punishment. According to the teacher, Foster struck the pistol Pitts had drawn, and caused it to fire. Pitts was acquitted of murder on grounds of self-defense. July 21, 1903
Jackson, Kentucky
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At the Cave Run School, James Barrett and Mack Howard argued over a card game and fought a duel with pistols, killing each other. Twelve-year-old student, James Vires, was shot in the abdomen while sitting at his desk during the gunfight. April 6, 1904
Chicago, Illinois
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