October 1, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-01) (UTC-6)
Target
Students and staff at Pearl High School
Attack type
Mass shooting, school shooting, spree killing, matricide
Weapons
Marlin Model 336 .30-30-caliber rifle
Knife and baseball bat (mother's murder)
Deaths
3 (including the perpetrator's mother by bludgeoning at home)
Injured
7
Perpetrator
Luke Woodham
Defender
Joel Myrick (Assistant Principal and U.S. Army Reserve major) armed with Colt 1911 .45 auto [1]
Motive
School bullying (major)
Childhood abuse (minor)
Romantic and sexual entitlement
Misogyny (possible)
Verdict
Life in prison + 140 years
The Pearl High School shooting occurred on October 1, 1997 at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, United States. The gunman, 16-year-old 11th grade student Luke Woodham (born February 5, 1981), shot and killed two students and injured seven others at the school after killing his mother by bludgeoning at their home earlier that morning.[2]
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