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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 ...
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 ...
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.
The shooting was broadcast live on network television. University of Texas tower shooting: Austin: August 1, 1966: 18: A student, sniper, Charles Whitman, barricaded himself atop a campus tower, shooting at the people down below before being shot by Austin police officers. San Antonio parade shooting: San Antonio: April 27, 1979: 3
The University of Texas is not allowing people on campus if they were arrested during Wednesday's pro-Palestinian protest, according to a list of protest rules that the school distributed on ...
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