2012 Oikos University shooting

2012 Oikos University shooting
Location7850 Edgewater Dr
Oakland, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°44′30″N 122°12′09″W / 37.74167°N 122.20250°W / 37.74167; -122.20250
DateApril 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
c. 10:30 – 10:33 a.m.[1] (PDT)
TargetStaff and students at Oikos University
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder
WeaponsSpringfield Armory XD .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun
Deaths7
Injured3
PerpetratorOne L. Goh

On April 2, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside Oikos University, a Korean Christian college in Oakland, California, United States. Seven people were killed, and three others were injured.[2] One L. Goh, a former student at the school, was taken into custody and identified as the suspect in the shooting.[3][4] It is the deadliest mass killing in the city's history.[5]

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  2. ^ (April 2, 2012). Death toll rises to 7 in Oakland religious school shooting Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times
  3. ^ Hotard, Scott (April 2, 2012). "Oikos University Shooting: Suspect, One L. Goh, Detained; At Least 7 Dead Gilligan Mohney". World News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
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  5. ^ "Recent surge of killings has Oakland at 115 homicides, surpassing last year's count of 110". November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.