What the records say
- When
- 1987
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 35.50° N, 80.00° W
- Description
- 1987 mass shooting in North Carolina, United States
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the district its description names, North Carolina.
Shelby bookstore murders
1987 mass shooting in North Carolina, United States
On the night of January 17, 1987, three men were killed and two more were seriously wounded in a mass shooting at the Shelby III Bookstore in Shelby, North Carolina. The bookstore was an adult bookstore that was known to attract a gay male clientele.
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