What the records say
- When
- 29 Jan 1979
- Kind
- Shooting
- Killed
- 2
- Coordinates
- 32.80° N, 117.01° W
- Description
- January 1979 school shooting in San Diego, California, USA
- Injured
- 9
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)
1979 mass shooting in San Diego, California, U.S.
The Cleveland Elementary School shooting took place on January 29, 1979, at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, United States. It is considered the first mass shooting at an elementary school in United States history.
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