On September 23, a Tuesday, one Matti Juhani Saari, a 22-year-old student, walked into his class at the Kauhajoki School of Hospitality(a vocational school) in
Kauhojoki, Finland, and fatally wounded nine people with his .22 cal Walther pistol. He poured some kind of flammable liquid over the victims, and set them on
fire. A tenth victim allegedly succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. They found him an hour and a half later with a gunshot wound to the head; he died later
in the hospital.
Saari was dressed all in black(though no trenchcoat) and was wearing a ski mask. Another victim with gunshot wounds survived with serious wounds. Other
students were lightly injured due to the panicked running from the scene.
http://www.yle.fi/news/left/id102382.html
The entire incident lasted about an hour and a half. During that time, dozens of shots were fired, including three or four shots aimed at police. Following the
killings, police carried out a search of his apartment, where he apparently lived alone. They found a message related to the attack and empty cartridge boxes.
Police released a timeline:
http://www.hs.fi/english/...etrol+bombs/1135239693467
c. 10:40
A man with his face disguised under a ski-mask began shooting in the classroom in the middle of the exam.
c. 11:00
The first police party - two officers in a police van - arrives on the scene. They are in the yard of the college when the gunman fires towards them from the
main doorway. The police take cover and radio for backup.
c. 12:30
The body of the gunman is found in a corridor.
Police also claimed that the perp fired several shots at them at some point, though they said they did not return fire.
The Friday before the shooting police visited his home after someone tipped them off to disturbing videos on youtube.com made by Saari(quickly deleted, though
copies were quickly made by others and can still be found online). According to one source, police resolved to return on Sunday to seize his weapon, but were
overruled by a ranking officer. This same cop returned to Saari's residence on Monday but after talking to him the officer decided that Saari was not a
danger.
http://www.yle.fi/news/id102843.html
Saari had allegedly been planning it a long time, and like many another school shooter, was inspired by a certain infamous school attack:
http://www.euronews.net/e...sacre-planned-since-2002/
Police in Finland say the student who shot dead nine of his classmates and a teacher before killing himself had been planning the attack as far back as 2002.
Investigators also say they have evidence that 22-year-old Matti Saari was inspired by such events as the US Columbine High School massacre.
Police say all but one of the victims were so badly burned in fires set by Saari that DNA testing will be needed for identification.
Kauhojoki, Finland, and fatally wounded nine people with his .22 cal Walther pistol. He poured some kind of flammable liquid over the victims, and set them on
fire. A tenth victim allegedly succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. They found him an hour and a half later with a gunshot wound to the head; he died later
in the hospital.
Saari was dressed all in black(though no trenchcoat) and was wearing a ski mask. Another victim with gunshot wounds survived with serious wounds. Other
students were lightly injured due to the panicked running from the scene.
http://www.yle.fi/news/left/id102382.html
The entire incident lasted about an hour and a half. During that time, dozens of shots were fired, including three or four shots aimed at police. Following the
killings, police carried out a search of his apartment, where he apparently lived alone. They found a message related to the attack and empty cartridge boxes.
Police released a timeline:
http://www.hs.fi/english/...etrol+bombs/1135239693467
c. 10:40
A man with his face disguised under a ski-mask began shooting in the classroom in the middle of the exam.
c. 11:00
The first police party - two officers in a police van - arrives on the scene. They are in the yard of the college when the gunman fires towards them from the
main doorway. The police take cover and radio for backup.
c. 12:30
The body of the gunman is found in a corridor.
Police also claimed that the perp fired several shots at them at some point, though they said they did not return fire.
The Friday before the shooting police visited his home after someone tipped them off to disturbing videos on youtube.com made by Saari(quickly deleted, though
copies were quickly made by others and can still be found online). According to one source, police resolved to return on Sunday to seize his weapon, but were
overruled by a ranking officer. This same cop returned to Saari's residence on Monday but after talking to him the officer decided that Saari was not a
danger.
http://www.yle.fi/news/id102843.html
Saari had allegedly been planning it a long time, and like many another school shooter, was inspired by a certain infamous school attack:
http://www.euronews.net/e...sacre-planned-since-2002/
Police in Finland say the student who shot dead nine of his classmates and a teacher before killing himself had been planning the attack as far back as 2002.
Investigators also say they have evidence that 22-year-old Matti Saari was inspired by such events as the US Columbine High School massacre.
Police say all but one of the victims were so badly burned in fires set by Saari that DNA testing will be needed for identification.
