2002 University of Arizona shooting

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2002 University of Arizona shooting
Location Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
DateOctober 28, 2002 (2002-10-28)
c. 8:30 a.m. (MST)
Attack type
 School shooting, murder–suicide
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured0
PerpetratorRobert Flores

On October 28, 2002, a spree shooting occurred at the University of Arizona nursing school. Three nursing professors were shot and killed by 41-year-old nursing student Robert Flores, who then killed himself. [1]

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Shooting

The shooting began around 8:30 a.m. when Flores arrived at the university's nursing building with five handguns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition. [2] [3] Once there, he entered an office on the second floor and shot Robin Rogers, a clinical assistant professor, multiple times. Flores then proceeded to a classroom on the fourth floor where students were taking an exam in critical care. There, he shot both Barbara Monroe, a clinical assistant professor, and Cheryl McGaffic, a clinical associate professor. All victims were professors of the shooter. [4] [5] [6]

Perpetrator

Robert Stewart Flores Jr. was a 41-year-old Gulf War veteran and licensed practical nurse. Reportedly, he was studying to become a registered nurse. However, he had failed a pediatric nursing course and was failing his critical care course, taught by Cheryl McGaffic, at the time of the shooting. [5] [7] Flores was also a divorced father of two. [4]

References

  1. ↑ M. Broder, John (2002-10-29). "Student Kills 3 Instructors and Himself at U. of Arizona (Published 2002)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  2. ↑ Enea, Joe (2017-10-29). "UofA professors killed in 2002 rampage". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  3. ↑ Rotstein, Arthur (28 October 2002). "3 Professors Shot Dead At University of Arizona". The Washington Post . Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 "2002: UA student kills 3 faculty members". Arizona Daily Star. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  5. 1 2 Holguin, Jaime (2002-10-29). "4 Dead In Univ. Of Arizona Shooting - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  6. ↑ M. Broder, John (2002-10-30). "Arizona Gunman Chose Victims in Advance (Published 2002)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  7. ↑ Holguin, Jaime (2002-10-31). "Eerie Letter From University Killer - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
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