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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.
Tower is a 2016 American mostly-animated documentary film about the 1966 shootings at the University of Texas at Austin directed and produced by Keith Maitland. [2]The film follows the shooting from the perspectives of several survivors, recreating their recounts via actors filmed and later animated in rotoscoping. [3]
Ramiro "Ray" Martinez (born January 20, 1937) is a former Austin Police Department officer whose actions contributed to the ending of the University of Texas tower shootings when he, two other officers and a deputized civilian reached and killed sniper Charles Whitman on August 1, 1966.
August 1, 1966 Austin, Texas, United States: 18 31 49: News cameras University of Texas tower shooting: A man murdered his wife and mother before entering his university where he killed three and wounded two inside. He then perched himself on top of the university and opened fire on the people below, killing a further twelve and injuring twenty ...
The framed invitation, signed by then-President George W. Bush, and two framed photos of the 1966 team at the dinner have a price tag of $1,750, said Eduardo Ubalde, owner of A New Beginning ...
Not all officer video from the the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022 was given to news organizations following a court order, police said Wednesday as they announced an internal investigation ...
August 1: University of Texas at Austin Main Building tower, where Charles Whitman committed his shooting rampage. August 1 – Sniper Charles Whitman kills 13 people and wounds 31 from atop the University of Texas at Austin Main Building tower, after earlier killing his wife and mother. August 5