2012 College Station shooting

Mass shooting in Texas, U.S. December 2025 May 2021 2012 College Station shooting College Station, Texas, US 2012 08 13 Mass shooting, shootout, mass murder 3 (including the perpetrator) 4 Vz 58 Tactical Sporter 7.62×39mm semi-automatic rifle Mosin–Nagant M91/30 7.62×54mmR bolt-action rifle .40-caliber SIG Sauer P226 semi-automatic pistol (stolen) PSL 7.62×54mmR designated marksman rifle Thomas Alton Caffall III 12:11 12:35 p.m. On August 13, 2012, a local constable was shot and killed in College Station, Texas, United States, by the man to whom he was serving a legal notice. Other officers came to the scene and engaged in a shootout that lasted for approximately thirty minutes, during which one bystander was killed and officers were injured. The suspect, who was shot and fatally wounded in the gunfight, was later identified as 35-year-old Thomas Alton Caffall III. Police found a Vz 58 Tactical Sporter rifle, a Mosin–Nagant M91/30 rifle with a bayonet, a .40-caliber SIG Sauer P226 pistol stolen from a police officer,"Thomas Alton Caffall, Texas A&M Gunman, Fired More Than 65 Rounds In Texas Shootout" and a PSL rifle with a scope in his house after the shooting.3 killed in shooting near Texas A&M University http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/13/justice/texas-am-shooting/index.html 13 August 2012 CNN 14 August 2012Multiple people, officers shot Yahoo! News https://news.yahoo.com/shooting-breaks-near-texas-m-university-casualties-reported-182626073.html 13 August 2012 Shootout The shooting began near Texas A&M University around 12:30 p.m.Texas A&M Shooting http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/texas-am-shooting-college-station_n_1773387.html 13 August 2012 Huffington Post William McGuinness when 41-year-old Brazos County Constable Brian Bachmann arrived at the house of Thomas Caffall with the intention to serve a notice for him to appear in court on August 23 due to a failure to pay $1,250 in back rent. Caffall apparently became outraged by this and opened fire as the officer approached his home, fatally wounding Bachmann. He then stole Bachmann's .40-caliber SIG Sauer P226 pistol and also shot and injured 51-year-old Barbara Holdsworth as she parked her vehicle in a driveway half a block from Caffall's home. Holdsworth's boyfriend witnessed the shooting and made the first call to 9-1-1. Numerous officers arrived at the scene at 12:14 p.m. and engaged in a shootout with Caffall that lasted for approximately thirty minutes. In this exchange of gunfire, three officers and a bystander were hit; the wounds of the bystander, 51-year-old Chris Northcliffe, were fatal. EMS was pulled away from Chris Northcliffe as they were beginning treatment because of the gunfire from the shootout. The shootout ended with Caffall's death from gunshots fired by police at 12:35 p.m."Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed" A "code maroon" was issued during the shooting at the university after multiple people were shot, according to police spokesperson Rhonda Seaton. A total of 65 rounds were fired by Caffall during the shootout. Aftermath Early reports of the incident indicated six people were wounded and that the shooter was taken into custody. Later reports indicated that a law enforcement officer and a civilian were both killed by gunfire, and at least three others, including some who may not have been injured by gunfire, were wounded.2 officers shot near Texas A&M http://www.khou.com/news/local/Shooter-taken-into-custody-near-Texas-AM-campus-166002066.html 13 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120813182837/http://www.khou.com/news/local/Shooter-taken-into-custody-near-Texas-AM-campus-166002066.html 13 August 2012 dead dmy-all At least two fatalities, one law enforcement officer and one civilian, were reported, and another civilian and a College Station police officer were also reported injured in the shooting.Shooting near Texas A&M kills officer, civilian Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/news/article/Police-3-injured-in-shooting-near-Texas-A-M-3784686.php 13 August 2012 Brian Bachmann was identified as the slain police officer by College Station Police Department Assistant Police Chief Scott McCollum. Bachmann was the elected Constable for Precinct 1 in Brazos County, Texas, and he had been a Brazos County Sheriff's Deputy since 1993, according to the Facebook page for his 2010 Constable's Campaign.Gunman Arrested Near Campus of Texas A&M http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/gunman-arrested-near-campus-of-texas-am/ 13 August 2012 The New York Times Manny Fernandez Michael Schwirtz J. David Goodman 13 August 2012Police constable, gunman, civilian killed in gunbattle near Texas A&M - U.S. News Christopher Northcliffe was then identified as the deceased civilian. Victims Fatalities Brian Bachmann (41), officer Chris Northcliffe (43), civilian Thomas Alton Caffall III (35), gunman Injuries Justin Oehlke, an officer who was shot in the calf Brad Smith, an officer who suffered shrapnel injuries Phil Dorsett, an officer who suffered shrapnel injuries Barbara Holdsworth (51), a civilian who was seriously wounded and hospitalized Perpetrator The shooter was identified as 35-year-old gun collector Thomas Alton Caffall III. He was confirmed to not be a student of Texas A&M nor a school employee."Veteran officer Brian Bachmann, gunman Thomas Alton Caffall die in Texas shootout" Caffall's stepfather, Richard Weaver, revealed in an interview that his son was recently refusing to work and had quit his job nine months prior to the shooting.https://www.click2houston.com/news/2012/08/14/family-college-station-shooter-was-ticking-time-bomb/ Family: College Station shooter was 'ticking time bomb' August 14, 2012 He also described Caffall as regularly playing video games, which seemed to distort his sense of reality. Caffall's other family also specified that he was suffering from some sort of mental illness. Prior to the shooting, Caffall posted photos of his gun collection on his Facebook profile.https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/A-tragic-confrontation-in-College-Station-3798626.php Questions linger after College Station shootout August 19, 2012 Reaction Texas Governor Rick Perry, a Texas A&M alumnus, gave a statement during an event in Florida, saying that his "prayers are with any of those that have been injured." A&M President R. Bowen Loftin also described the day as a "sad day in the Bryan-College Station community." Caffall's family also issued statements of apology, with his sister Courtney Clark saying, "Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and this is just a senseless tragedy...We are just distraught by the havoc that he has caused." A justice of the peace was asked why only the assailants family was authorized to pick up his dead body. In a newspaper, he is quoted as responding: “I’m not going to let the county be out the expense of going and picking up his nasty-ass body. If it cost us $200 to go pick him up, I’m not going to pay for it. The family can take care of that. I have no sympathy for him or the family.” The justice of the peace later apologized in the same newspaper for what he said."Justice of Peace Apologizes in Newspaper Ad for Harsh Words re Dead Suspect in Texas Shooting Spree" https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justice_of_peace_apologizes_in_newspaper_ad_for_harsh_words_re_dead_suspect References Category:2012 in Texas Category:2012 murders in the United States Category:2012 mass shootings in the United States Category:Deaths by firearm in Texas Category:Murder in Texas Category:2010s crimes in Texas Category:Attacks in the United States in 2012 Category:August 2012 crimes in the United States Category:August 2012 in the United States Category:Mass shootings in Texas Category:Shootouts in the United States Category:Mass shootings involving semi-automatic pistols in the United States