Department of Research
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS MATRIX
School Shooting
Report Matrix		 Pearl HS, Pearl, MS 1997 Heath HS Paducah, KY 1997 Westside Mid-School Jonesboro, AR 1998 Parker Mid-School Edinboro, PA 1998 Thurston HS Springfield, OR 1998 Columbine HS Littleton, CO 1999 Heritage HS Conyers, GA 1999 Appalachian School of Law VA 2002 Monash University, Melbourne 2002 U of Arizona School of Nursing, 2002 John McDonogh HS New Orleans, 2003 Red Lion JHS, PA 2003 Stevincollege, Hague, Netherlands 2004 Red Lake HS, MN 2005 Campbell County HS, TN 2005 Orange HS, NC, 2006 Dawson College, Montreal 2006 Platte Canyon HS, CO, 2006 Weston School, WI, 2006 WNM Amish school, PA 2006 Geschwister Scholl, Germany 2006 Virginia Tech, VA 2007 SuccessTech HS, Cleveland OH Jokela HS,
Finland		 NIU, Illinois, 2008
Affluent Community / Shooters   YES NO   YES YES YES NO         NO NO   NO     NO NO   NO NO NO NO
Planned Action YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES   YES YES     YES NO YES YES   YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Religious Backgrounds YES NO YES     YES YES         NO       YES   YES   YES   YES      
Psychotropic Drugs YES YES YES (pot) + ? YES YES YES YES           YES (drugs)             YES (likely) YES YES
Policed & Monitored School NO NO NO     YES YES NO   NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES     NO   NO YES    
Relatives Executed YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Occurred near Graduation
(or suspension)		 NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES   YES YES NO NO NO     NO   YES YES    
Tortured Animals YES       YES                                        
Social Fringe YES YES NO YES YES YES     YES NO   NO   YES NO YES YES   NO NO YES YES YES NO NO
Stolen Weapon(s)   YES YES YES YES NO YES   NO     YES   YES YES   NO   YES NO NO NO   NO NO
NOTE: Blank spaces are unknowns. Events are in chronological order L-R oldest to most recent.

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