These days, mass shootings don't attract the same buzz that they used to; Harper-Mercer's attack garnered relatively little media coverage, despite having a modest 9 dead and 9 injured. The guy was a biracial, IRA loving, loveshy who allegedly targeted Christians, the media should have swarmed to the case like vultures to a cadaver! The sad truth is, if up and coming mass shooters want to make headlines, they'll have to mix things up; shooting people at random in a classroom and then committing suicide is so passe. Heres a massacre that really shows some creativity:
"The St. Pius X High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on October 27, 1975 at St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The gunman, Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old St. Pius student, opened fire on his classmates with a shotgun, killing one and wounding five before killing himself.[1][2] Poulin had raped and stabbed 17-year-old Kim Rabot to death prior to the incident."
This shooting, in addition to being one of the first "modern" school attacks, is interesting for a couple of reasons: Sexual assault in conjunction with a rampage attack is fairly unique; Duane Morrison and Zane Floyd are the only other rampage killers I know off that had done so. Poulin also attempted to burn his family's house down before embarking on his massacre, which while more common (being done by that Zawahri guy and probably a few others) is still somewhat of a difference in "typical" rampage attacks.
What are some shootings you know off that are different from your typical, "shot people at random then blow your brains out", killing spree?
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