2003 Case Western Reserve University shooting

School shooting in Cleveland, Ohio Biswanath Halder the Bangladeshi first-class cricketer Bishawnath Halder January 2026 January 2025 2003 Case Western Reserve University shooting Cleveland, Ohio, United States 41.510 -81.608 type:event_region:US-OH inline,title May 9, 2003 School shooting 1 2 Biswanath Halder * 9mm Cobray MAC-11/9 semi-automatic pistolhttps://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2018/02/the_roll_of_shame_of_ohio_lawm.html Roll of shame of Ohio lawmakers who overrode GOP Gov. Taft's 2006 veto, ending cities' bans on massacre-capable weapons: Thomas Suddes Suddes Thomas cleveland.com February 24, 2018 9mm Ruger semi-automatic pistolhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/cleveland-shooter-had-military-training/ Cleveland Shooter Had Military Training CBS News May 9, 2003https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15767366 School shooting at Case Western Reserve University Stafford Rob NBC News November 18, 2006 Revenge The Case Western Reserve University shooting took place on May 9, 2003, when Biswanath Halder entered the Peter B. Lewis Building of the Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio where he then killed graduate student Norman Wallace and wounded two professors. Halder took people in the building hostage, and they ran and barricaded themselves and hid during the seven hours that the gunman roamed the building, shooting indiscriminately. He was finally apprehended by a SWAT team. Halder was convicted on multiple felony counts and sentenced to life in prison. He lost a 2008 appeal. Shooting Dressed in camouflage, 62-year-old Biswanath Halder, wearing a flak vest and carrying a semi-automatic pistol, entered the Peter B. Lewis Building of Case Western Reserve University on the afternoon of May 9, 2003.https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/us/ex-employee-held-in-campus-attack.html Ex-Employee Held in Campus Attack Hakim Danny 2003-05-11 The New York Times 2019-03-18 en-US 0362-4331 He started roaming the halls and shooting the pistol, quickly encountering Norman Wallace, a 30-year-old graduate student, whom he shot and killed. Hearing the shots, other people ran to get away from the gunman. As it was a Friday, the school had fewer students and staff around than at other times during the week, but nearly 100 people were trapped in the building. Police and authorities advised them by e-mail to hide and barricade their offices. Some hid in closets. The irregular design of the building by architect Frank Gehry provided the shooter with places of concealment, and he proceeded throughout the building, shooting at anyone he encountered. He exchanged frequent gunfire with law enforcement forces. For more than seven hours, Halder held off Cleveland city police, SWAT officers, FBI and forces of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department. He conducted sniper-like gun battles from positions in the building, but they gradually forced him upward in the building. As the police and other forces were able to clear each floor of the five-story building, they escorted people to safety. Halder was ultimately apprehended by a SWAT team in a closet of a fifth-floor classroom.2003-05-10 One killed in US school shooting http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3015873.stm 2024-08-16 en-GB Victims Norman Wallace, 30, first-year MBA student from Youngstown, Ohio, was killed.https://case.edu/industry/diversity-giving/funding-opportunities/scholarships/norman-wallace-scholarship Norman Wallace Scholarship 2018-04-03 Industry Case Western Reserve University en 2018-12-23 Wounded, Avi Dor, Professor of Health Care Economicshttps://tspppa.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2001/f/DOR-CV-15-September%20(2).pdf AVI DOR CV September 2015 tspppa.gwu.edu 2018-12-23 November 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221101024513/https://tspppa.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2001/f/DOR-CV-15-September%20%282%29.pdf dead Wounded, Susan Helper, Professor of Economicshttps://faculty.weatherhead.case.edu/helper/ Susan Helper - Case Western Reserve University faculty.weatherhead.case.edu 2018-12-23 Perpetrator Biswanath Halder (b. July 19, 1940)Offender Detail - Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/DetailsPrint/A501980 https://archive.today/20250602032147/https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/DetailsPrint/A501980 June 2, 2025 was a 62-year-old native of Calcutta, India. He immigrated to the United States, where he worked for many years. He attended the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), graduating in 1999 and gaining a reputation of being difficult. He filed a suit against Shawn Miller,Rob Stafford, Transcript" "School shooting at Case Western Reserve University", Terror in the Afternoon, NBC: Dateline, 18 November 2006, accessed 8 October 2015 administrator of the computer lab, accusing him of "destroying his computer files and website which he said was to help fellow Indians form businesses." Halder had been feuding with him for three years and filed a civil case against him, which was dismissed by the court in 2003. It appears Halder went to the business school seeking the man in revenge. He was armed and wearing a flak vest, helmet, and camouflage gear. Aftermath Halder was charged with 338 felony counts, including aggravated murder and terrorism. His trial began in late 2005 and more than 100 witnesses were called. In court, he apologized for his actions. He was convicted on all counts. Though prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Halder, the jury instead sentenced him to life in prison without parole. An appeal in 2008 was denied.State v. Halder, 2008-Ohio-3345 In 2006, Dateline NBC aired a report, "Terror in the Afternoon," on the shooting incident. It featured video footage from the incident, interviews with family members of Halder and Wallace, and discussions about Halder's motive.2006-11-19 School shooting at Case Western Reserve University https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15767366 2024-08-16 NBC News en The tenth anniversary of the incident was commemorated in various news media in 2013.Misson Elizabeth May 9, 2013 marks 10 years since shooting spree at CWRU left 1 student dead, 2 others injured http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/may-9-2013-marks-10-years-since-shooting-spree-at-cwru-left-1-student-dead-2-others-injured newsnet5.com Scripps TV Station Group 8 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403104227/http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/may-9-2013-marks-10-years-since-shooting-spree-at-cwru-left-1-student-dead-2-others-injured 3 April 2015 9 May 2013 Halder was held at the Pickaway Correctional Institution in Pickaway, Ohio.Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A501980 https://archive.today/20250602032358/https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A501980 June 2, 2025 He died at the Franklin Medical Center, a prison hospital in Columbus, on November 17, 2025.Gambino David 2003 Case Western Reserve University shooter dies while serving life sentence Cleveland.com 2025-11-17 https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2025/11/2003-case-western-reserve-university-shooter-dies-while-serving-life-sentence.html 2025-11-18 See also List of school shootings in the United States by death toll References Category:2000s crimes in Ohio Category:2000s in Cleveland Category:2003 in Ohio Category:2003 mass shootings in the United States Category:2003 murders in the United States Category:Crimes in Cleveland Category:Deaths by firearm in Ohio Category:Hostage taking in the United States Category:Indian-American history Category:May 2003 crimes in the United States Category:Murder in Ohio Category:School shootings in Ohio Category:University and college killings in the United States Category:University and college shootings in the United States Category:Attacks on schools in 2003 Category:Revenge Category:Mass shootings involving semi-automatic pistols in the United States Category:Mass shootings in schools Category:School hostage crises