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1965 Highway 101 sniper attack
LocationOrcutt, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°49′55″N 120°21′58″W / 34.832°N 120.366°W / 34.832; -120.366
DateApril 25, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-04-25)
TargetMotorists traveling along U.S. Highway 101
Attack type
Mass shooting, triple murder, murder-suicide
Weapons
  • Sporterized Swedish Mauser bolt-action rifle w/ Mannlicher stock (6.5×55mm)
  • Pistol (not used)
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured10
PerpetratorMichael Andrew Clark

Early on the Sunday morning of April 25, 1965, 16-year-old Michael Andrew Clark opened fire on cars traveling along U.S. Highway 101 just south of Orcutt, California from a nearby hilltop. Three people were killed and ten were wounded before Clark committed suicide upon arrival of police.

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