What the records say
- When
- 27 Oct 2014
- Kind
- Shooting
- Killed
- 1
- Coordinates
- 58.37° N, 25.60° E
- Description
- 2014 school shooting in Estonia
2014 Viljandi school shooting
2014 school shooting in Estonia
The Viljandi school shooting was a school attack that occurred on 27 October 2014 at Paalalinna School in Viljandi, Estonia, when 15-year-old student Vahur Ruut fatally shot his German-language teacher. It was widely reported as the first incident of its kind in Estonia.
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