Raumanmeri school shooting | |
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Location | Raumanmeri secondary school, Rauma, Finland |
Coordinates | 61°07′51″N 21°29′36″E / 61.1309°N 21.4933°E |
Date | 25 January 1989 |
Attack type | School shooting, double-murder |
Weapons | Mauser pistol |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrator | An unnamed 14-year-old student |
Motive | School bullying |
The Raumanmeri school shooting was a school shooting that occurred on 25 January 1989 at the Raumanmeri secondary school in Rauma, Finland. It was the first school shooting in the history of Finland. A 14-year-old student at the Raumanmeri secondary school fatally shot two of his classmates using a pistol that belonged to his father. The shooter had claimed to be a victim of bullying. Due to the perpetrator being under the age of 15, he never faced any criminal charges for the attack.