| Kuopio school stabbing | |
|---|---|
 Kuopio ubication where the attack happened | |
| Location | Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland |
| Date | 1 October 2019 c. 12:29 – 12:37 |
| Target | Students and faculty at Savo Vocational College |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, school attack, arson |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 10 (including the perpetrator) |
| Accused | Joel Otto Aukusti Marin |
The Kuopio school stabbing occurred on 1 October 2019 at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland. Armed with a sabre, 25-year-old student Joel Otto Aukusti Marin killed a female student and wounded nine others. He also carried an air pistol which was not used during the attack; it was initially mistaken for a real firearm. The attack ended when a policeman shot and wounded Marin.[1]
- ^ Kerkelä, Lasse; Mäkipää, Säde; Laitinen, Joonas; Laitinen, Janne (1 October 2019). "Näin silminnäkijät kertoivat Kuopion kouluhyökkäyksestä: Raskaasti aseistautunut poliisi ampui uhkaavasti käyttäytynyttä miestä – "Mies huusi vihaisesti"" [This is what the witnesses said about the Kuopio school stabbing: heavily armed police shot a threatening man – "man yelled angrily"]. hs.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.