1984 Autzen Stadium shooting

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Autzen Stadium shooting
Location Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
DateNovember 12, 1984
8:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Target Autzen Stadium
Attack type
Mass murder, shooting spree, mass shooting
WeaponsTwo .223-caliber semi-automatic rifles:
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured1
PerpetratorMichael Evan Feher

On November 12, 1984, a shooting occurred at Autzen Stadium on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. 19-year-old Michael Evan Feher, armed with two stolen rifles, opened fire upon athletes in and near the stadium, injuring one person and killing Christopher Brathwaite, a University of Oregon athlete who was a sprinter for the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic teams in 1976 and 1980. [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Sniper at the University of Oregon Slays a Former Olympic Sprinter
  2. Aetna Casualty and Surety v. Brathwaite
  3. Baker, Mark. "Autzen sniper victim reflects on 1984 shooting". The Washington Times. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. Associated Press (November 13, 1984). "World-Class Sprinter Dies in Bizarre Shooting". Albany Democrat-Herald via newspapers.com.