Wickliffe Middle School shooting
The Wickliffe Middle School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on November 7, 1994 at Wickliffe Middle School in Wickliffe, Ohio, United States. The gunman, 37-year-old Keith A. Ledeger, was a former student at Wickliffe Middle School. Ledeger shot and killed custodian Pete Christopher, as well as wounding the assistant principal, a police officer, and two teachers, before being stopped by an officer, Leonard Nosse.
Ledeger was an alcoholic at the time of the shooting. He was seen walking into the school by a construction crew doing work on a nearby bank. They managed to call 911 before he entered the school which greatly reduced the number of casualties.
External links
- New York Times article
- Short newspaper article
- Education Week article (Ledeger was, however, not a disgruntled parent as stated in the article.)
Coordinates: 41°36′18″N 81°28′26″W / 41.60500°N 81.47389°W
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