| Higham Ferrers school shooting | |
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| Part of Mass shootings in the United Kingdom | |
| Location | The Ferrers School, Higham Ferrers, England |
| Coordinates | 52°18′14″N 0°35′17″W / 52.304°N 0.588°W |
| Date | 6 January 1988 |
| Target | Students and faculty at The Ferrers School |
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| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 4 |
| Perpetrator | Darren Fowler |
| Motive | Revenge towards romantic rival |
The Higham Ferrers school shooting was a shooting that occurred on 6 January 1988 at The Ferrers School, Higham Ferrers, England in which, 16-year-old student of the school, Darren Fowler, having been expelled in late 1987, took a 12-gauge shotgun to school in attempt kill his romantic rival. He injured two teachers and two twelve-year-old students before being subdued and unarmed by staff.[1]
References
- ↑ "Boy Rambo gets life". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1988. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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