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Kipland Philip Kinkel (born August 30, 1982) perpetrated a school shooting at a Springfield, Oregon secondary school, killing two people and wounding twenty-five.On May 20, 1998, after Kinkel was expelled for bringing a gun to school, Kinkel shot his father, Bill Kinkel, and later his mother, Faith Kinkel née Zuranski. He continuously played a soundtrack from the 1996 movie Romeo and Juliet.
When dawn on May 21, 1998 came, Kinkel drove to Thurston High School in his mother's Ford Explorer. He was possessing a Ruger semi-automatic rifle, a .22 caliber Ruger Automatic Pistol, his father's 9mm GLOCK Pistol, and a hunting knife, which was strapped to his leg. In the hallway, he shot student Ben Walker in the head. He also shot and injured another student, Ryan Atteberry. He then entered the cafeteria and fired many rounds there, injuring many children. He then shot Mikael Nickolauson, who had already received a bullet in his thigh, in the head. Other students then beat Kinkel into submission. Nickolauson died at the scene, and Walker died after being transported to the hospital.
Kinkel was arrested. When brought to the police station, he lunged at Al Warthen, a police officer, with his knife. The officer sprayed Kinkel with pepper spray, thwarting his attack. Kinkel was later convicted for the killings of the pupils and his parents. Kinkel said that he wanted to trick the officer into shooting him. He faces 111 years in prison without parole.
PBS Frontline made a report on him.
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