John Russell Houser (Lafayette movie theater shooting, 2015) – sat in on a movie for 20 minutes at The Grand 16 theater in Lafayette, Louisiana on July 23 before opening fire and killing two young women who were sitting innocently in front of him, simply trying to enjoy a popular flick. Houser, 59, then aimed his gun at others, firing at least 13 times and …
Archive: July, 2015
Dylan Roof – Charleston Church shooting (2015)
Dylan Roof (Charleston Church shooting, 2015) – spent an hour at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina before opening fire and killing three men and six women on June 17, 2015. Roof, 21-years-old at the time of the shooting, voiced racist views and told a friend he had a plan to do something “for the white race.” Roof was arrested twice before …
Aaron Ray Ybarra – Seattle Pacific University shooting (2014)
Aaron Ray Ybarra (Seattle Pacific University shooting, 2014) – stormed into a science and engineering building at Seattle Pacific University killing one student and injuring two others on June 5, 2014. Ybarra’s plan to kill as many people as possible including himself was thwarted by a student building monitor who pepper sprayed and tackled him as he reloaded. The 26-year-old had been treated and medicated …
Lia Y. Tricomo – Olympia, Washington (2014)
Lia Y. Tricomo (Olympia, Washington 2014) – strangled and slit the throat of her former male counselor (John Alkins) after the two had sex at his home April 30, 2014. Tricomo became depressed and suicidal after her and her little sister were gang raped following an invitation to serve as violin entertainment at an Iraqi wedding. Tricomo went in and out of mental facilities following …
Alan Oliver Frazier – Reno Hospital shooting (2013)
Alan Oliver Frazier (Reno Hospital shooting, 2013) – opened fire in an examination room at a urology clinic in Reno, Nevada, killing one physician and wounding two others before taking his own life on December 17, 2013. Frazier, 51, said doctors at the clinic performed a vasectomy that ruined his life to due never ending pain. The shooter’s former fiance said he took medication for …