2002 University of Arizona shooting

2002 University of Arizona shooting
LocationTucson, Arizona, U.S.
DateOctober 28, 2002 (2002-10-28)
c. 8:30 a.m. (MST)
Attack type
School shooting, murder–suicide, mass murder
Weapons
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured0
PerpetratorRobert Flores

On October 28, 2002, a school shooting at the University of Arizona nursing school resulted in the deaths of three nursing professors. The perpetrator, Robert Flores, then killed himself.[2]

Shooting

The shooting began around 8:30 a.m. when Flores arrived at the university's nursing building with five handguns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition.[3][4] Once there, he entered an office on the second floor and shot Robin Rogers, a clinical assistant professor, multiple times. Flores then proceeded to a classroom on the fourth floor where students were taking an exam in critical care. There, he shot both Barbara Monroe, a clinical assistant professor, and Cheryl McGaffic, a clinical associate professor. All victims were professors of the shooter.[5][6][7]

Perpetrator

Robert Stewart Flores Jr. was a 41-year-old Gulf War veteran and licensed practical nurse. Reportedly, he was studying to become a registered nurse. However, he had failed a pediatric nursing course and was failing his critical care course, taught by Barbara Monroe, at the time of the shooting.[6][8] Flores was also a divorced father of two.[5]

Letter

Flores Jr. mailed a 22-page letter to Arizona Daily Star shortly before killing three people and himself at the University of Arizona. The newspaper staff decided to publish the letter on its website. In a note with the letter when it was posted online, editor Bobbie Jo Buel stated they "decided to run excerpts in these pages and the entire letter online — not to give voice to a killer who doesn't deserve it but with the hope that it helps our hurting community come to grips with his twisted act."[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nursing College Shootings - The Latest Information". kold.com. October 28, 2002. Retrieved October 30, 2002.
  2. ↑ M. Broder, John (October 29, 2002). "Student Kills 3 Instructors and Himself at U. of Arizona (Published 2002)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ Enea, Joe (October 29, 2017). "UofA professors killed in 2002 rampage". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rotstein, Arthur (October 28, 2002). "3 Professors Shot Dead At University of Arizona". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "2002: UA student kills 3 faculty members". Arizona Daily Star. January 29, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Holguin, Jaime (October 29, 2002). "4 Dead In Univ. Of Arizona Shooting - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ M. Broder, John (October 30, 2002). "Arizona Gunman Chose Victims in Advance (Published 2002)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ Holguin, Jaime (October 31, 2002). "Eerie Letter From University Killer - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  9. ↑ Rotstein, Arthur H. (October 30, 2002). "Gunman's letter tries to explain university shootings". Arizona Daily Sun. Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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