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A new documentary examines a sniper's mass murder at the University of Texas at Austin which, 50 years later, continues to inflict pain
www.cbsnews.comA gunman wearing a ski mask opened fire today inside a University of Texas at Austin library -- then fatally shot himself. Police say they're searching for a possible second suspect. Nobody else was hurt. UT has canceled classes for the day. UT police spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon says a gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon on the sixth floor of the Perry-Castaneda Library, then fatally shot himself. A statement on the UT website, at 9:02 a.m. Tuesday, said "stay in place, lock doors." A...
www.cbsnews.comNo Other Injuries Reported
www.cbsnews.comThe 1966 massacre of 17 people is considered the first US mass shooting.
abcnews.go.comTexas Standard spoke to nearly 100 survivors of the UT Tower shooting. Now you can hear their stories.
towerhistory.orgHalf a century ago, a sniper perched on a University of Texas tower unleashed a killing spree that left 16 dead, and for the first time since then the school will hold an official memorial for an event that shocked the nation.
www.reuters.comOn August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman went to the top of the UT Tower with a gun and killed 16 people including an unborn child, and injured 31 others in the span of 96 minutes.
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