1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting

When

7 Dec 1993

Kind

Shooting

Killed

6

Coordinates

40.79° N, 73.23° W

Description

1993 event

Injured

19

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Shooting in Garden City Park, New York, US

On December 7, 1993, a mass shooting occurred aboard a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train in Garden City Park, New York, United States. As the train arrived at the Merillon Avenue station, passenger Colin Ferguson began firing at passengers with a semi-automatic pistol. Six of the victims were killed and 19 others were wounded before Ferguson was tackled and held down by other passengers on the train.

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