OAED Vocational College shooting
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The OAED Vocational College shooting was a school shooting that occurred on April 10, 2009, at the Manpower Employment Organisation of Greece (OAED) vocational college in Agios Ioannis Rentis
, Athens
, Greece
, during which a gunman shot one student and two civilians before fatally shooting himself in a nearby park. The gunman was a 19-year-old sophomore
student, of Georgian
decent, Dimitris Patmanidis who was studying car electronics at the college. It was the first incident of shooting to occur in Greece.
At 8:30 a.m. UTC+3
, about fifteen minutes after the beginning of the lessons, Dimitris Patmanidis arrived at the building housing the vocational college armed with two loaded handguns, which were modified replicas of sound pistols which have been converted into firearms, and a hunting knife
. Inside the building Patmanidis approached 18-year-old student Dimitris Kokkinis, who had arrived late to school, and shot him three times.
Patmanidis then turned to leave the school and was confronted by two workers from a nearby technical company who were alerted by the gunfire. They asked him what has happened and he shot both of them, from a 150m distance. The gunman then ran to a nearby park where he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was carried in a critical condition to the Nikaia General Hospital where he later died in the hospital.
The 18-year-old student Dimitris Kokkinis,who was shot three times in the chest, leg, and hand, was carried in a serious condition to the Nikaia General Hospital, where he was prolongly operated. The two others have been slightly injured, the one in the hand and the other in the leg. During the assault, the gunman has shot 15 bullets of the 83 he had in the pistols, his pockets and his bag, before the assault.
A note found in Patmanidis's bag after the incident said that he couldn't take any more the rejection he felt. A friend of Patmanidis, said he was tired of being mocked by other pupils, for his styled appearance and behaviour.
His act was announced in his page at MySpace with a brief note same to that found in his bag. In his profile also, Patmanidis has posted photos of him posing with guns.
Agios Ioannis Rentis
Agios Ioannis Rentis is a suburb in the northern part of Piraeus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis, of which it is a municipal unit.-Geography:...
, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
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, during which a gunman shot one student and two civilians before fatally shooting himself in a nearby park. The gunman was a 19-year-old sophomore
Sophomore
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student, of Georgian
Georgia (country)
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decent, Dimitris Patmanidis who was studying car electronics at the college. It was the first incident of shooting to occur in Greece.
Shooting
| Shooting victims |
| 1. Dimitris Kokkinis, age 18, student. |
| 2. Male, age 23, worker. |
| 3. Male, age 37, worker. |
At 8:30 a.m. UTC+3
UTC+3
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, about fifteen minutes after the beginning of the lessons, Dimitris Patmanidis arrived at the building housing the vocational college armed with two loaded handguns, which were modified replicas of sound pistols which have been converted into firearms, and a hunting knife
Hunting knife
A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting for preparing the game to be used as food: skinning the animal and cutting up the meat. It is different from the Hunting dagger which was traditionally used to kill wild game....
. Inside the building Patmanidis approached 18-year-old student Dimitris Kokkinis, who had arrived late to school, and shot him three times.
Patmanidis then turned to leave the school and was confronted by two workers from a nearby technical company who were alerted by the gunfire. They asked him what has happened and he shot both of them, from a 150m distance. The gunman then ran to a nearby park where he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was carried in a critical condition to the Nikaia General Hospital where he later died in the hospital.
The 18-year-old student Dimitris Kokkinis,who was shot three times in the chest, leg, and hand, was carried in a serious condition to the Nikaia General Hospital, where he was prolongly operated. The two others have been slightly injured, the one in the hand and the other in the leg. During the assault, the gunman has shot 15 bullets of the 83 he had in the pistols, his pockets and his bag, before the assault.
Motive
According to a police spokesman "It seems his motive was revenge." The police also estimates that his act was planned.A note found in Patmanidis's bag after the incident said that he couldn't take any more the rejection he felt. A friend of Patmanidis, said he was tired of being mocked by other pupils, for his styled appearance and behaviour.
His act was announced in his page at MySpace with a brief note same to that found in his bag. In his profile also, Patmanidis has posted photos of him posing with guns.