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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Dec. 31, 1974 * Olean High School shooting...
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Item # 729759 ·
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Dec. 31, 1974 

* Olean High School shooting - New York
* Honor student sniper Anthony Barbaro 

The front page has a banner headline: "School sniper kills 3, wounds 6" with lead-in: "Honor student seized" First report coverage continues inside with photo of the suspect. (see images) 
Complete with all 60 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

Background: The December 30, 1974 shooting at Olean High School stands as one of the most chilling and highly anomalous precursors to modern active shooter incidents, distinguished by both its unusual sniper-style execution and the alarming profile of the perpetrator. Rather than targeting specific individuals, 17-year-old Anthony Barbaro—an honor student, National Honor Society member, and top-ranked marksman on the school’s rifle team—barricaded himself inside a third-floor classroom during Christmas break armed with a high-powered rifle, a shotgun, homemade explosives, and gas masks. Using his precision rifle training, Barbaro opened fire from elevated windows on unsuspecting passersby, responding police, and firefighters outside, killing three people—including a school custodian inside and a pregnant woman driving past—and injuring eleven others during a terrifying two-and-a-half-hour standoff that eventually required a National Guard armored vehicle to help breach the building and rescue victims. What makes the tragedy particularly rare and perplexing in early school violence history is the total absence of a traditional motive, prior criminal record, or disciplinary record; Barbaro’s post-arrest writings revealed no external grudges, pointing instead to profound, hidden suicidal ideation and self-hatred, which ultimately ended in his suicide in a county jail cell before he could stand trial.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$62
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.