1991 University of Iowa shooting

1991 University of Iowa shooting
1991 University of Iowa shooting
Location	Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Coordinates	41.6622°N 91.5324°W
Date	November 1, 1991 ; 3:42 – 3:52 p.m. (CST)
Attack type	Spree shooting, school shooting, murder-suicide, mass shooting
Weapons	Taurus .38-caliber revolver; Jennings J-22 .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol (unused);
Deaths	6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	1
Perpetrator	Gang Lu

The University of Iowa shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Iowa City, Iowa, on November 1, 1991. Gang Lu, a 28-year-old former graduate student at the University of Iowa, killed three members of the Physics and Astronomy Department faculty, an Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and a fellow student, then seriously injured another student working at the university's campus, before committing suicide.

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