October 2, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-02) c. 10:25 – c. 11:07 a.m.
Target
Female students at West Nickel Mines School
Attack type
Femicide, school shooting, hostage taking, murder–suicide, mass shooting, mass murder
Weapons
Springfield Armory XD 9mm handgun
Browning BPS 12 gauge pump-action shotgun
Ruger M77 .30-06 bolt-action rifle
Deaths
6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured
5
Perpetrator
Charles Carl Roberts IV
On October 2, 2006, a shooting occurred at the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in the Old Order Amish community of Nickel Mines, a village in Bart Township, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3] Gunman Charles Carl Roberts IV took hostages and shot ten girls (aged 6–13), killing five, before committing suicide in the schoolhouse.[1][2][3][4] The emphasis on forgiveness and reconciliation in the Amish community's response was widely discussed by the national media. The West Nickel Mines School was later demolished, and a new one-room schoolhouse, the New Hope School, was built at another location.
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^ ab"Gunman Opens Fire In Amish School 'Revenge'". CBS News. October 3, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2006.
^ ab"Police: School killer told wife he molested family members". CNN. October 3, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2006.
^"Fifth girl dies after Amish school shooting". CNN. October 3, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2006.
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