Two students are killed. The suspect's parents are later found shot dead in their home. According to Springfield police, all three guns Kinkel used in the shooting came from his home. He owned the rifle himself, and both handguns belonged to his father. The firearm used in the shooting belonged to Davis' father.
Police report that the gun was stored openly against the bedroom wall when it was taken.
California Two teenage boys are shot to death and a third is wounded at Philadelphia Elementary School after classes had ended. The boys went to the school grounds with the intention of two people fighting. Fourteen year-old Joseph Martinez is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 17 years in prison. The shooting is blamed on rivalry between two groups of youths. Although the gun was never retrieved, police report 9mm casings at the scene.