2003 Chicago warehouse shooting

2003 Chicago warehouse shooting
Tapia in an undated mugshot
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°49′23″N 87°38′32″W / 41.8230785°N 87.6421681°W / 41.8230785; -87.6421681
DateAugust 27, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-08-27)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. (CDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponWalther PP .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)
Injured0
PerpetratorSalvador Tapia

On August 27, 2003, a mass shooting occurred at Windy City Core Supply in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Salvador Tapia, who had been fired from the company months before, shot and killed six people before being killed by responding officers.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Seven die in Chicago warehouse shooting". CNN. Archived from the original on 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  2. ^ "7 Dead In Chicago Rampage". CBS News. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.