1933 Cleveland shootings

Mass shooting in Ohio, U.S. December 2025 February 2023 1933 Cleveland shootings Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. 1933 03 06 center|225px Refer to caption Route taken by Herman Klink during the shooting Civilians Mass murder, spree shooting, mass shooting, shootout .22-caliber rifle (loaded with expanding bullets)Pahler, Patrolman Herman https://www.policememorialsociety.org/officer/pahler-patrolman-herman/ Police Memorial Society en November 19, 2022 6 (including the perpetrator) 6 Herman Klink On March 6, 1933, a mass shooting took place in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Five people were killed and six were wounded before the perpetrator, 40-year-old Herman Klink was shot and killed by police after a brief standoff.1933-03-07 Maniac Death Toll Up To 5 2 (Associated Press) Youngstown Vindicator https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4og_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LVUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4613%2C1103650 2022-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151101063526/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4og_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LVUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4613,1103650&hl=en 2015-11-01 Shootings On March 6, 1933, Klink went home after reading about a bank holiday in the newspaper and armed himself with a rifle. Despite most of the attack occurring near the Lorain Street Savings and Trust Co. bank, Klink had never deposited any money there, nor had he made any transactions with the bank. However, he had been seen arguing about financial matters at the bank earlier that day.1933-03-07 Maniac Kills Two, Shoots Ten. en-US 32 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1933/03/07/archives/maniac-kills-two-shoots-ten.html 2022-11-19 0362-4331 After arming himself with a .22-caliber rifle, Klink walked out of his Whitman Avenue home and shot a man in the shoulder. The man managed to survive after running for cover behind a tree. Klink then shot 52-year-old Louis Kallay, who had walked out of his house to investigate the gunshot he heard.1933-03-07 Death Toll in Shooting Now Stands At Five 2 Elyria Chronicle Telegram https://preview.redd.it/vmlj7vpgrs0a1.png?width=219&format=png&auto=webp&s=5d60adb49a2334d7c8e831578844b4aad91449a8 2022-11-19 He also fatally shot 43-year-old Roy Kneale.1933-03-07 2 MORE DIE OF BULLET WOUNDS 1 Painesville Telegraph https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XMBZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KUoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=herman-klink&pg=4191%2C2814468 2022-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151031220714/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XMBZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KUoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=herman-klink&pg=4191,2814468&hl=en 2015-10-31 Klink proceeded on foot to West 38th street, where he mortally wounded Herman Pahler, a patrolman directing traffic in front of St. Mary's Catholic School, after shooting him in the abdomen, groin, and legs. As Albert Marquis, 67, and Joseph Sapko, 22, ran for cover in opposite directions, Klink shot them both in their abdomens. Pahler, Marquis, and Sapko died from their injuries in the hospital days after the shooting.1933-03-08 Death Toll In Shooting Now Stands At 6 1 Elyria Chronicle Telegram https://preview.redd.it/oqh5yupgrs0a1.png?width=173&format=png&auto=webp&s=f6b030ad31e3d66793b08c197ba01677d3529065 2022-11-18 Klink continued to shoot at people who tried to help the other victims.1993-03-06 3 KILLED IN CLEVELAND GUN BATTLE 1 Painesville Telegraph https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W8BZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KUoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=herman-klink&pg=3637%2C2772539 2022-11-19 Police officers and armed neighbors chased Klink for several blocks. After opening fire on a squad of detectives pursuing him, Klink was shot to death by detective Jay Cook on Lorain Avenue.1933-03-07 Demented Man Shoots 2 Dead And Is Killed The Gettysburg Times https://preview.redd.it/wl21lspgrs0a1.png?width=836&format=png&auto=webp&s=9cbb50f96c889a8508e1e018fa791a10d8bff180 2022-11-191933-03-06 THREE KILLED IN BATTLE WITH CRAZED MAN 1 (UPI) Taylor Daily Press https://preview.redd.it/gtbnlvpgrs0a1.png?width=173&format=png&auto=webp&s=8e5e713b41b0e6ad4f638cd3065e0138dd2c858b 2022-11-19 Victims Five victims died as a result of the shooting:Cleveland, OH - March 6, 1933 https://massshootingvictims.org/cleveland-oh-march-6-1933/ November 18, 2022 Mass Shooting Victims en-US Louis Kallay (aged 52) Roy Kneale (aged 43) Albert Marquis (aged 67) Herman Pahler (aged 45) Joseph Sapko (aged 22) Six others were injured during the shooting, the youngest being 11 years old and the oldest being 45 years old. Perpetrator Herman Klink (1893 – March 6, 1933) diagnosed with persecutory delusions and dementia praecox.1993-03-09 FIVE DIE FROM MANIA ATTACK ON PEDESTRIANS 1 (Associated Press) Deseret News https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AY1SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1EcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4238,6044191&dq= 2022-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20220723142748/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AY1SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1EcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4238,6044191&dq= 2022-07-23 Because of his mental illnesses, he believed that the government was spying on him.2020-03-20 Heroes Roll Call: Patrolman Herman B. Pahler, #177 https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/heroes/heroes-roll-call-patrolman-herman-b-pahler-177/ 2022-11-18 Cleveland Police Museum en-US Eight months prior to the shooting, Klink was fired from his job as a woodworker because his employer believed he posed a danger to his colleagues. His neighbors described his behavior as strange. His coworkers also thought he was a potential danger, but took no action in reporting him. Klink remained unemployed in the months leading up to the attack. References Category:Spree shootings in the United States Category:Deaths by firearm in Ohio Category:Crimes in Cleveland Category:1933 murders in the United States Category:1933 in Ohio Category:Murder in Ohio Category:American police officers killed in the line of duty Category:1930s in Cleveland Category:1933 mass shootings in the United States Category:1930s mass murders in the United States Category:Mass shootings in Ohio Category:1933 mass murders Category:March 1933 in the United States Category:Mass shootings involving rimfire rifles