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The University of Texas Shooting

Witness History

English - August 01, 2016 07:52 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MB - ★★★★★ - 853 ratings
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On 1 August 1966, student Charles Whitman shot dead 14 people and injured another 32 in America's first mass shooting at a university. Witness speaks to Ray Martinez, an off duty police officer who rushed to the campus and confronted the gunman.

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