Higham Ferrers school shooting
1988 school shooting in Higham Ferrers, England
- School shooting
- mass shooting
- 12-gauge shotgun
The Higham Ferrers school shooting was a shooting that occurred on 6 January 1988 at The Ferrers School, Higham Ferrers, England in which a 16-year-old student of the school, Darren Fowler, having been expelled in late 1987, took a 12-gauge shotgun to school in an attempt to kill his romantic rival. He injured two teachers and two twelve-year-old students before being subdued and disarmed by staff. He was later ordered to be detained for life.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Boy Rambo gets life". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1988. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Central News East: 24.06.1988: School Shooting (2)". MACE Archive. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Shooting at Northamptonshire school ยท British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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