Coburg shooting

The Coburg shooting was an attempted school killing at Realschule II in Coburg, Germany during the morning of July 2, 2003.

History

He shot a school psychologist in the thigh when she attempted to take the gun from him.^[1] According to police reports, he then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.^[2] Before he began shooting, Florian K. showed the gun to other students and passed around ammunition, which some students kept as souvenirs.

Perpetrator

Florian Klien
Born	July 13, 1986(1986-07-13)
Died	July 2, 2003(2003-07-02) (aged 15) Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
Status	Deceased (suicide)[3]
Occupation	Student

Florian Klien, the gunman and student, fired his Walther PPK pistol at his teacher,^[4] who was unarmed. The gun was owned by Florian's father, who was a member of a local gun club. Media speculation further implicated Florian in Satanist cult activities^[5] and was a fan of Dark Funeral.^[6]

References

1. ^ Paterson, Tony (3 July 2003). "Pupil kills himself in school shooting". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pupil-kills-himself-in-school-shooting-585557.html. Retrieved 12 March 2009. 
2. ^ Amoklauf - Schüler schießt auf Lehrerin und tötet sich danach selbst
3. ^ Schüler schießt Lehrerin an und tötet sich selbst
4. ^ Amoklauf an der Realschule in Coburg
5. ^ "Der Amokläufer von Coburg" (in German). July 2003. http://www.spiegel.de/sptv/magazin/0,1518,256016,00.html. Retrieved 12 March 2009. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Studientage: „Sekten und dunkle Jugendkulturen“