<P> The Kent State shootings ( also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre ) were the shootings on May 4 , 1970 of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University in Kent , Ohio during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces . Twenty - eight guardsmen fired approximately 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds , killing four students and wounding nine others , one of whom suffered permanent paralysis . </P>
<P> The Kent State shootings ( also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre ) were the shootings on May 4 , 1970 of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University in Kent , Ohio during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces . Twenty - eight guardsmen fired approximately 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds , killing four students and wounding nine others , one of whom suffered permanent paralysis . </P>
where did the kent state shooting take place
where did the kent state shooting take place
Kent State University Kent , Ohio
Kent State University Kent , Ohio