Title: 16 School Shootings That Took Place Before Columbine
Headings: 16 School Shootings That Took Place Before Columbine
Unspeakable Times
16 School Shootings That Took Place Before Columbine
The Enoch Brown School Massacre
St. Mary's Parochial School
South Pasadena Junior High School
Swarthmore College
Cleveland Elementary School (San Diego)
Frontier Middle School
The University Of Texas
Rose-Mar College
Olean High School
California State University, Fullerton
University Of Michigan
Cleveland Elementary School (Stockton)
University Of Iowa
Oakland Elementary
Thurston High School
Westside Middle School

Content: Once there, he took out a sniper rifle and began shooting at the people below. During his 96-minute shooting spree, Whitman killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others before being gunned down by police, but his total victim account ended up being 17. The event is considered to be the first school mass shooting in modern US history and is credited for bringing the phrase "mass shooting" to the American lexicon, outside of war. An autopsy later showed that he had a nickel-sized brain tumor, which could have played a role in his mental instability. Rose-Mar College
On November 12, 1966, Robert Smith entered the salon of Rose-Mar College of Beauty in Mesa, AZ. He was armed with a .22 caliber pistol, nylon rope, tape, a hunting knife, and extra ammunition. After firing a warning shot, he ordered the five women present to go to the back of the room and lie down. When one woman starting praying, he opened fire - killing her. He proceeded to kill four more hostages, using both his knife and gun. When police arrived, Smith was reportedly casually walking out of the building.