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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.
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.
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.
University of Texas, at Austin, Texas: 17 [n 1] [n 5] 31 48: University of Texas tower shooting: A student and former Marine sharpshooter killed his wife and mother before using the University of Texas clock tower as a sniper's nest to kill 15 people, including a pregnant woman, and wound 31 before being killed by police. April 25, 1965 Orcutt ...
One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting at a party in Oklahoma City early Saturday, police said. Two groups got into a “verbal altercation” inside an event ...
Austin, Texas: 18 [n 1] 31: University of Texas tower shooting: 25-year-old engineering student and former U.S. Marine Charles Whitman got onto the clock tower at the University of Texas-Austin. After killing three people inside the tower, he began firing outside from the observation deck atop it, killing a further twelve people and wounding 31 ...
PHOTO: In this screen grab from a video, law enforcement officials are shown at the scene of a shooting at a Halloween party in Oklahoma City, on Oct. 12, 2024. (KOCO)
After an Oklahoma City gunshot victim died more than six years after the incident, the man charged in the shooting could also now be charged with homicide, officials say.. In August 2017, police ...