One L. Goh and the 2012 Oikos University Mass Murder
Overview
On April 2, 2012, former nursing student One L. Goh carried out a mass shooting at Oikos University, a small Korean Christian college located at 7850 Edgewater Drive in Oakland, California. Seven people were killed and three others were wounded, making it the deadliest mass killing in Oakland�s history. The attack began around 10:30�10:33 a.m. Pacific time.
Location and Timeline
The shooting unfolded inside a nursing classroom at Oikos University in East Oakland, near the Oakland International Airport. Police received the initial 911 call at approximately 10:33 a.m., and first officers arrived within minutes. After the attack, Goh fled the campus in a car belonging to a victim and later surrendered at a Safeway in the South Shore area of Alameda, roughly five miles away.
How the Attack Occurred
Witness accounts described Goh standing up during class, ordering people to line up against a wall, and opening fire with a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun. Investigators said he brought multiple loaded magazines and used most of the roughly 40 rounds he had with him.
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