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(Redirected from Higham Ferrers School shooting) 1988 school shooting in Higham Ferrers, England

Higham Ferrers school shooting
LocationThe Ferrers School, Higham Ferrers, England
Coordinates52°18′14″N 0°35′17″W / 52.304°N 0.588°W / 52.304; -0.588
Date6 January 1988 (1988-01-06)
TargetStudents and faculty at The Ferrers School
Attack type
Weapon
  • 12-gauge shotgun
Deaths0
Injured4
PerpetratorDarren Fowler
MotiveRevenge towards romantic rival

The Higham Ferrers school shooting was a shooting that occurred on 6 January 1988 at The Ferrers School, Higham Ferrers, England in which a 16-year-old student of the school, Darren Fowler, having been expelled in late 1987, took a 12-gauge shotgun to school in an attempt to kill his romantic rival. He injured two teachers and two twelve-year-old students before being subdued and disarmed by staff. He was later ordered to be detained for life.

References

  1. "Boy Rambo gets life". Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1988. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "Central News East: 24.06.1988: School Shooting (2)". MACE Archive. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. "Shooting at Northamptonshire school · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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