Eight killed in rare school shooting in Finland

[MisterJackson]

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TUUSULA, Finland - An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Wednesday, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself, police said.

The teenager, who was not identified, shot himself in the head but survived and was taken to a hospital in ?extremely critical condition,? police spokesman Tero Haapala said.

The attack at Jokela High School in Tuusula, some 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki, shocked the Nordic nation, where gun ownership is fairly common by European standards but deadly shootings are rare.....

.....Finnish media said the shooter revealed his plans in a YouTube posting before the attack. The video, titled ?Jokela High School Massacre,? showed a picture of a building by a lake that appeared to be the high school, along with two photos of a young man holding a handgun. The person who posted the video was identified in the user profile as an 18-year-old man from Finland.

The posting was later removed. The video was apparently later removed from the site, but appears on another site, called LiveLeak.com.

See Anubis's post below -Anandtech Moderator DrPizza

 

[Anubis]

repost kills anadtech member 8 hours after it was origionally posted

its still on the first page as well

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2115764&enterthread=y

 

[Noobtastic]

Finland also has one of the most pro-gun states in the World, with an estimated 60 guns/100 people.

Only 13% of all murders done with guns, btw....

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
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TUUSULA, Finland - An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Wednesday, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself, police said.

The teenager, who was not identified, shot himself in the head but survived and was taken to a hospital in ?extremely critical condition,? police spokesman Tero Haapala said.

The attack at Jokela High School in Tuusula, some 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki, shocked the Nordic nation, where gun ownership is fairly common by European standards but deadly shootings are rare.....

.....Finnish media said the shooter revealed his plans in a YouTube posting before the attack. The video, titled ?Jokela High School Massacre,? showed a picture of a building by a lake that appeared to be the high school, along with two photos of a young man holding a handgun. The person who posted the video was identified in the user profile as an 18-year-old man from Finland.

The posting was later removed. The video was apparently later removed from the site, but appears on another site, called LiveLeak.com.

Wow you know I can't think of a better poetic justice than the kid surviving and, after having lobotomized himself, having to spend the rest of his life in a FPMITA prison.

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: Anubis
repost kills anadtech member 8 hours after it was origionally posted

its still on the first page as well

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2115764&enterthread=y

eh...I didn't see it on the first page (just checked again and still don't see it) and I used the basic search using "Finland"....

your witty reply has put me in my place though. I'll be sure to consult you before posting anything ever again....douche

 

[moshquerade]

Yeh, I watched/read some of his online vids and blogs. So much anger. I wonder if he ever felt any love.

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/...ndex.html?iref=topnews
with video
the picture with his humanity is overrated shirt made me think of him as a misanthrope....
but apparently he described himself as such already
strangely self aware yet demented, really odd.
that last korean guy on the other hand was obviously totally demented.