Coburg shooting
| Coburg shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Coburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Date | 2 July 2003 |
| Target | Realschule II |
Attack type | School shooting |
| Weapon | Walther PPK pistol |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Florian Klein |
| Motive | Unknown |
The Coburg shooting was an attempted school killing at Realschule II in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany during the morning of 2 July 2003.
History
Florian Klein shot a school psychologist in the thigh when she attempted to take the gun from him.[1] According to police reports, he then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.[2] Before he began shooting, Florian showed the gun to other students and passed around ammunition, which some students kept as souvenirs.
Perpetrator
Florian Klein (13 July 1986 – 2 July 2003), the gunman and student, fired his Walther PPK pistol at his teacher,[3] who was unarmed. The gun was owned by Florian's father, who was a member of a local gun club. Media speculation further implicated Florian in Satanist cult activities[4] and was a fan of Dark Funeral.[5]
References
- ^ Paterson, Tony (3 July 2003). "Pupil kills himself in school shooting". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Amoklauf – Schüler schießt auf Lehrerin und tötet sich danach selbst". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Amoklauf an der Realschule in Coburg
- ^ "Der Amokläufer von Coburg" (in German). July 2003. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ Studientage: „Sekten und dunkle Jugendkulturen“ Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine