Aarhus University shooting
| Aarhus University Shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark |
| Date | April 5, 1994 |
Attack type | School shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapons | sawed-off shotgun |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
Non-fatal injuries | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Flemming Nielsen |
| Motive | Depression (possibly) |
On Tuesday, 5 April 1994, Flemming Nielsen of Silkeborg (age 35) shot four people, two of them fatally, at Aarhus University in Denmark. Nielsen had been a student at the university since 1986. He opened fire with a sawed-off shotgun in a university cafeteria where he killed his first victim, 24-year-old Birgit Bohn Wolfsen. The remaining students in the room managed to escape. Nielsen proceeded into another cafeteria and opened fire again, killing his second victim, 27-year-old Randi Thode Kristensen. Another two people were wounded but survived.[1]
Flemming Nielsen then retreated to a basement bathroom stall where he shot himself to death. The autopsy revealed that he had taken Fontex before the incident, and police found a suicide note at his home, stating how he couldn't handle life anymore, and that he wanted to kill some people before ending his own life.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 Drabssager - 1994 Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. (Danish)
- ↑ Fatal shootings at universities worldwide in recent years International Herald Tribune ( April 16, 2007)
- ↑ Afvigerne iblandt os, Fyens Stiftstidende (May 10, 2007)