Hyvinkää shooting
| Hyvinkää shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Date |
26 May 2012 c. 1:53 a.m.-7:45 a.m.[1][2] (UTC+3) |
| Target | Uudenmaankatu, Hyvinkää |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 2[2] |
Non-fatal injuries | 8[2] |
| Perpetrator | Eero Samuli Hiltunen |
The Hyvinkää shooting occurred on May 26, 2012 in the Finnish town of Hyvinkää when 18-year-old Eero Samuli Hiltunen (b. June 19, 1993) shot dead two people and seriously wounded another eight people with a .22-caliber rifle and a .308-caliber scoped bolt-action hunting rifle.[2]
Details
Around 1:53 a.m., a gunman wearing camouflage clothing opened fire from a low rooftop, aiming for people gathered outside a restaurant. An 18-year-old woman died at the scene, while a 19-year-old man later died in a local hospital; both were students at the Hyria Vocational Institute.[3] Eight others were wounded, including a female police officer who responded to the emergency call. Some five hours after the shooting, authorities arrested the gunman, identified as 18-year-old Eero Samuli Hiltunen, who had no criminal background and was believed to have acted alone. According to the regional chief inspector, Hiltunen did not resist arrest,[1] and that he didn't have a gun license.[4] On February 28, 2013, Hiltunen was sentenced to life imprisonment for the shootings.
Reactions
Finland's President Sauli Niinistö expressed condolences to the family members of the victims.[2] In addition, the Finnish pesäpallo league Superpesis cancelled matches the next weekend, and Naisten Liiga changed its schedule, as the wounded police officer was a goalkeeper of HJK.
References
- 1 2 "Gunman, 18, shoots dead young man and woman and wounds seven others after going on the rampage in Finland"
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Police: 2 dead and 8 wounded in Finland shooting spree". CNN. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Two dead, seven injured in Hyvinkaa shooting incident in Finland"
- ↑ "Hyvinkaa shooting: Finland gunman in deadly rampage"