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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.
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]
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.
Matthew Purdy Jr, 21, told police he did not know Wes Smith, who he shot in an apparent random attack on Friday, but said he shot him in the head ‘because he wanted to make sure he was dead’
Following the outlet mall shooting in Allen, Texas that took the lives of 8 victims, videos of the violent massacre and the aftermath spread on Twitter.
The shooting was the latest attack to contribute to the unprecedented pace of mass killings this year in the U.S. Barely a week before, five people were fatally shot in Cleveland, Texas, after a ...
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-nine before being shot dead by police.
Texas mall gunman carried eight weapons to mass shooting, police confirm. Gunman posted chilling video of Scream mask before mass shooting. Wednesday 10 May 2023 23:00, ariana.baio. The Texas mall ...