these violent tragedies are a sobering
reminder of how quickly life can change
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down 10 of the most infamous
mass shootings outside the United States
number 10 the yoga school massacre after
posting a YouTube video revealing his
upcoming crime Pecha eric alvin and
entered his high school with a legally
purchased semi-automatic and opened fire
after 40 minutes he shot himself but not
before killing 8 including the school’s
principal who heroically tried to stop
him this was only Finland’s second
school shooting and it was motivated by
Alvin’s disdain towards humanity and
interest in the United States Columbine
massacre number nine the Kowhai okie
school shooting less than a year later
Finland grieved again when mattiece
re-entered his vocational school to
execute classmates and set rooms ablaze
after killing ten he died of a
self-inflicted gunshot relevant YouTube
videos sorry posted revealed his hatred
of the human race and led to his
questioning by police the week before
his crime lawmakers and police
subsequently changed their tactics and
helped stop future tragedies number 8
Pierre fort massacre though it remains
unknown the motive behind 19 year-old
Robert Stein Heuser spree was likely
linked with his expulsion from the
school Steinhauser aimed only at
teachers and administrators those
students and a cop were killed in the
crossfire
after being inexplicably spared one prof
lot Steinhauser in an empty room where
he committed suicide because of this
event a co phrase was invented to warn
teachers of shootings over school
intercoms number seven the Cumbria
shootings 52 year old Derrick Byrd
murdered his twin brother and continued
shooting until he had committed one of
the worst gun crimes in British history
a huge manhunt ensued but Byrd was
finally found dead of a self-inflicted
gunshot wound hours later
whether he was motivated by a family
fight over his father’s will his tax
evasion up
personal grudge or something more we may
never know number six the Azerbaijan
State Oil Academy shooting 29 year old
student Farda gaturro
walked through hallways killing students
and staff at the prominent Azerbaijan
State Oil Academy randomly as he went as
authorities closed in the georgian
student with Iser bayani background
locked himself off and fatally shot
himself later it was suggested that
gathereth was working under the auspices
of a larger terrorist organization the
leader of which was targeted by interpol
number five the Ecole Polytechnique
massacre during the Montreal massacre 25
year old Matt leap in separated males
from females and killed 14 women mostly
engineering students before shooting
himself police were criticized for slow
response times but their overhauled
procedures after Polytechnic helped
minimize deaths at 2006 s Dawson College
shootings because they pinned targeted
feminists for ruining his life the
tragedies anniversary is marked as the
National Day of Remembrance and action
on violence against women number four
the Hungerford massacre this small
English town was forever changed when 27
year old Michael Ryan walked through
streets shooting indiscriminately after
torching the house he shared with her
Ryan killed his mother and eventually
barricaded himself in an empty school
where he killed himself his motives died
with him but psychologists suspected
schizophrenia and psychosis because his
guns were legally obtained this event
prompted the Firearms Act of 1988 number
three the Dunblane School massacre
packing four legally obtained handguns
43 year old Thomas Hamilton walked
through Scotland’s Dunblane primary
school killing 16 kindergarten students
and one teacher before shooting himself
it was later revealed that Hamilton had
been dismissed as a scout leader for
taking inappropriate photos with
children in the wake of another of
Britain’s worst ever firearms crimes
school security was improved and
personal gun ownership laws were
significantly altered
number two the Port Arthur massacre
motivated by media attention of the
dunblane massacre 28 year old Martin
Bryant committed one of the world’s
deadliest single shooter crimes by
targeting strangers tourists and
acquaintances on his rampage through
Tasmania after an 18-hour standoff
he was forced into the waiting arms of
police by a fire he set and received 35
life sentences plus 1035 years without
parole
following this crime Australian gun
control laws were tightened and a
firearm buyback program began number one
the 2011 norway attacks after detonating
a bomb in downtown oslo far
right-leaning anders behring breivik
donned a police uniform and travelled to
a summer camp on utøya island to kill
youths 90 minutes later he surrendered
calmly to police during his trial brave
acclaimed anti-muslim sentiment
motivated his so-called necessary
actions he was given the stiffest
sentence allowed by Norwegian law and
will likely remain incarcerated for life
these tragic massacres improved law
enforcement’s responses to similar
circumstances and reminded us that
without acknowledging our past we are
destined to repeated check out more
historical top 10s by subscribing to
watchmojo.com
reminder of how quickly life can change
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down 10 of the most infamous
mass shootings outside the United States
number 10 the yoga school massacre after
posting a YouTube video revealing his
upcoming crime Pecha eric alvin and
entered his high school with a legally
purchased semi-automatic and opened fire
after 40 minutes he shot himself but not
before killing 8 including the school’s
principal who heroically tried to stop
him this was only Finland’s second
school shooting and it was motivated by
Alvin’s disdain towards humanity and
interest in the United States Columbine
massacre number nine the Kowhai okie
school shooting less than a year later
Finland grieved again when mattiece
re-entered his vocational school to
execute classmates and set rooms ablaze
after killing ten he died of a
self-inflicted gunshot relevant YouTube
videos sorry posted revealed his hatred
of the human race and led to his
questioning by police the week before
his crime lawmakers and police
subsequently changed their tactics and
helped stop future tragedies number 8
Pierre fort massacre though it remains
unknown the motive behind 19 year-old
Robert Stein Heuser spree was likely
linked with his expulsion from the
school Steinhauser aimed only at
teachers and administrators those
students and a cop were killed in the
crossfire
after being inexplicably spared one prof
lot Steinhauser in an empty room where
he committed suicide because of this
event a co phrase was invented to warn
teachers of shootings over school
intercoms number seven the Cumbria
shootings 52 year old Derrick Byrd
murdered his twin brother and continued
shooting until he had committed one of
the worst gun crimes in British history
a huge manhunt ensued but Byrd was
finally found dead of a self-inflicted
gunshot wound hours later
whether he was motivated by a family
fight over his father’s will his tax
evasion up
personal grudge or something more we may
never know number six the Azerbaijan
State Oil Academy shooting 29 year old
student Farda gaturro
walked through hallways killing students
and staff at the prominent Azerbaijan
State Oil Academy randomly as he went as
authorities closed in the georgian
student with Iser bayani background
locked himself off and fatally shot
himself later it was suggested that
gathereth was working under the auspices
of a larger terrorist organization the
leader of which was targeted by interpol
number five the Ecole Polytechnique
massacre during the Montreal massacre 25
year old Matt leap in separated males
from females and killed 14 women mostly
engineering students before shooting
himself police were criticized for slow
response times but their overhauled
procedures after Polytechnic helped
minimize deaths at 2006 s Dawson College
shootings because they pinned targeted
feminists for ruining his life the
tragedies anniversary is marked as the
National Day of Remembrance and action
on violence against women number four
the Hungerford massacre this small
English town was forever changed when 27
year old Michael Ryan walked through
streets shooting indiscriminately after
torching the house he shared with her
Ryan killed his mother and eventually
barricaded himself in an empty school
where he killed himself his motives died
with him but psychologists suspected
schizophrenia and psychosis because his
guns were legally obtained this event
prompted the Firearms Act of 1988 number
three the Dunblane School massacre
packing four legally obtained handguns
43 year old Thomas Hamilton walked
through Scotland’s Dunblane primary
school killing 16 kindergarten students
and one teacher before shooting himself
it was later revealed that Hamilton had
been dismissed as a scout leader for
taking inappropriate photos with
children in the wake of another of
Britain’s worst ever firearms crimes
school security was improved and
personal gun ownership laws were
significantly altered
number two the Port Arthur massacre
motivated by media attention of the
dunblane massacre 28 year old Martin
Bryant committed one of the world’s
deadliest single shooter crimes by
targeting strangers tourists and
acquaintances on his rampage through
Tasmania after an 18-hour standoff
he was forced into the waiting arms of
police by a fire he set and received 35
life sentences plus 1035 years without
parole
following this crime Australian gun
control laws were tightened and a
firearm buyback program began number one
the 2011 norway attacks after detonating
a bomb in downtown oslo far
right-leaning anders behring breivik
donned a police uniform and travelled to
a summer camp on utøya island to kill
youths 90 minutes later he surrendered
calmly to police during his trial brave
acclaimed anti-muslim sentiment
motivated his so-called necessary
actions he was given the stiffest
sentence allowed by Norwegian law and
will likely remain incarcerated for life
these tragic massacres improved law
enforcement’s responses to similar
circumstances and reminded us that
without acknowledging our past we are
destined to repeated check out more
historical top 10s by subscribing to
watchmojo.com
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