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The University of Texas tower shooting was an act of mass murder that occurred on August 1, 1966, at the University of Texas at Austin.The perpetrator, 25-year-old Marine veteran Charles Whitman, indiscriminately fired at members of the public, both within the Main Building tower and from the tower's observation deck.
Charles Joseph Whitman (June 24, 1941 – August 1, 1966) was an American mass murderer and Marine veteran who became known as the "Texas Tower Sniper".On August 1, 1966, Whitman used knives to kill his mother and his wife in their respective homes, then went to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) with multiple firearms and began indiscriminately shooting at people.
Arriving at the campus, Martinez went to the top of the tower with civilian Allen Crum. Martinez dislodged a dolly used by Whitman to block the door that led to the observation deck of the Main Building tower at the University of Texas at Austin. Martinez and Crum went out the door, and as Crum guarded the South side, Martinez went around the ...
Yesterday's encampment and pro-Palestinian protests at the UT campus led to 79 people being arrested. ... 79 arrested during pro-Palestinian encampment on UT-Austin campus on Monday. Gannett.
On a blazing summer day 50 years ago in Texas, a sniper wreaked unprecedented carnage on the campus of the University of Texas. The policeman who helped end one of the deadliest school shootings ...
Image [note 1] Date Location Fatalities Injuries Total Device Summary Refs. August 1, 1966 Austin, Texas, United States: 18 31 49: News cameras University of Texas tower shooting: A man murdered his wife and mother before entering his university where he killed three and wounded two inside.
University of Texas at Austin police arrest a protester at an encampment on the south lawn where protesters gathered to call attention to the war in Gaza and to condemn the University of Texas at ...
University of Texas tower shooting: 25-year-old engineering student and former U.S. Marine Charles Whitman got onto the clock tower at the University of Texas-Austin. After killing three people inside the tower, he began firing outside from the observation deck atop it, killing a further twelve people and wounding 31 others during a 96-minute ...