OAED Vocational College shooting

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OAED Vocational College shooting
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Attack type
School shooting
Weapons
Deaths1 (the perpetrator)
Injured3
PerpetratorDimitris Patmanidis
MotiveBullying

The OAED Vocational College shooting was a school shooting that occurred on April 10, 2009, at the Manpower Employment Organisation of Greece (OAED)‛s vocational training school OAED (Greek: Σχολή Μαθητείας) in Agios Ioannis Renti suburb, 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 year student, an ethnic Greek from Abkhazia, Georgia, Dimitris Patmanidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Πατμανίδης) who was studying car electronics at the school.[2] It is the only incident of school shooting to occur in Greece so far.[3][4]

Shooting

At 8:30 a.m.

firearms,[5][6] and a hunting knife. Inside the building Patmanidis approached 18-year-old student Dimitris Kokkinis, who had arrived late to school,[4] and shot him three times.[1][2][4]

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 attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head.[1][2][4] He was carried in a critical condition to the Nikaia General Hospital where he later died.

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 were slightly injured, the one in the hand and the other in the leg.[1][7][8][9] During the assault, the gunman shot 15 bullets of the 83 he had in the pistols, his pockets and his bag, before the assault.[4]

Shooting victims[10]
1. Dimitris Kokkinis, age 18, student.
2. Kostas Papadopoulos, age 23, worker.
3. Topali Fatmili, age 47, worker.

Motive

According to a police spokesman "It seems his motive was revenge."[2] The police also estimates that his act was planned.[1] A note found in Patmanidis's bag after the incident said that he couldn't take any more the rejection he felt.[1] A friend of Patmanidis, said he was tired of being mocked by other pupils, for his styled appearance and behaviour.[2][11]

"...I have no reason to continue to live. I am too selfish to die and let you live.
Before I die, I will deprive the most precious thing you have. I have no
respect for human life. Anyone found in front of me the morning of 10 April
2009, will die, without exception... So far I have not experienced anything else,
despite the rejection..." — Part of the perpetrator's note.[1]

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 had posted photos of him posing with guns.[12]

Aftermath

OAED administration, informed that immediately after the tragic incident, a group psychologists was sent to support students of the college.[1]

See also

  • List of school-related attacks

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Report: Σπουδαστής άνοιξε πυρ σε σχολή του ΟΑΕΔ και αυτοκτόνησε" (in Greek). in.gr. 2009-04-10. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Greek gunman dies after shooting". BBC. news.bbc.co.uk. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  3. ^ Mingxin, Bi (2009-04-10). "4 injured in school shooting in Athens". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  4. ^ a b c d e Vradelis, Stelios (2009-04-11). Προετοιμασμένος για σφαγή. 19χρονος με 15 σφαίρες, τραυμάτισε 3 και αυτοκτόνησε γιατί «δεν άντεχε την απαξίωση». Ta Nea (in Greek). tanea.gr.
  5. ^ Στο μικροσκόπιο τα όπλα και ο υπολογιστής του 19χρονου. Οι Αρχές αναζητούν την προέλευση των δύο περιστρόφων. Ta Nea (in Greek). tanea.gr. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. ^ Εκτός κινδύνου ο 18χρονος σπουδαστής- θύμα της επίθεσης στη σχολή του ΟΑΕΔ (in Greek). in.gr. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  7. ^ Iliev, Nick (2009-04-10). "Shooting spree in Greek college leaves four injured including gunman". The Sofia Echo. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  8. ^ "Greek kills himself after shooting 3 men". United Press International. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  9. ^ Carassava, Anthee (2009-04-10). "Greece: Student Shoots 3 in Athens". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  10. ^ "Το σοκ, η φρίκη και τα ερωτήματα". 12 April 2009.
  11. ^ Θα πεθάνετε όλοι (in Greek). zougla.gr. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  12. ^ "Προαναγγελία στο Internet φέρεται να είχε αναρτήσει ο δράστης της επίθεσης στο Ρέντη" (in Greek). in.gr. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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