1974 Olean High School shooting
| 1974 Olean High School shooting | |
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| Location | Olean, New York, United States |
| Date | December 30, 1974 2:50 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. (EST) |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 3 (including a pregnant woman) |
| Injured | 11 (7 by gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Anthony F. Barbaro |
| Motive | Suicidal Ideation |
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The Olean High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on December 30, 1974, at Olean High School in Olean, New York, United States. The gunman, 17-year-old Anthony F. Barbaro, an honor student and member of the school's rifle team, indiscriminately shot at people on the street from windows at the third floor of the school building. Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and another 11 people were injured during the shooting.
On November 1, 1975, Barbaro hanged himself in his cell at the Cattaraugus County Jail.
This shooting, along with the Thurston High School shooting and the Lindhurst High School shooting were the worst high school shootings in American history until the Columbine High School massacre. It remains the deadliest school shooting in New York history.