2002 University of Arizona shooting

School shooting in Arizona, U.S. January 2026 January 2026 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 2002 10 28 8:30 a.m. MST School shooting, murder–suicide, mass murder 4 (including the perpetrator) 0 Robert Flores * .45-caliber Norinco M1911 semi-automatic pistol .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol 9mm CZ semi-automatic pistol .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver .357 Magnum Colt revolverhttps://www.kold.com/story/989864/nursing-college-shootings-the-latest-information/# Nursing College Shootings - The Latest Information kold.com October 28, 2002 October 30, 2002 On October 28, 2002, a school shooting at the University of Arizona nursing school resulted in the deaths of three nursing professors. The perpetrator, Robert Flores, then killed himself.M. Broder John 2002-10-29 Student Kills 3 Instructors and Himself at U. of Arizona (Published 2002) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/29/us/student-kills-3-instructors-and-himself-at-u-of-arizona.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230406201249/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/29/us/student-kills-3-instructors-and-himself-at-u-of-arizona.html 2023-04-06 2024-12-31 The New York Times en Shooting The shooting began around 8:30 a.m. when Flores arrived at the university's nursing building with five handguns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition.Enea Joe 2017-10-29 UofA professors killed in 2002 rampage https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/old-time-crime-disgruntled-student-shoots-kills-3-u-of-a-professors-in-2002 2024-12-31 ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV) enRotstein Arthur 28 October 2002 3 Professors Shot Dead At University of Arizona https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/10/29/3-professors-shot-dead-at-university-of-arizona/5e0311ca-3d6a-4f0b-89c3-cf77f9fadee5/ 31 December 2024 The Washington Post Once there, he entered an office on the second floor and shot Robin Rogers, a clinical assistant professor, multiple times. Flores then proceeded to a classroom on the fourth floor where students were taking an exam in critical care. There, he shot both Barbara Monroe, a clinical assistant professor, and Cheryl McGaffic, a clinical associate professor. All victims were professors of the shooter.2016-01-29 2002: UA student kills 3 faculty members https://tucson.com/2002-ua-student-kills-3-faculty-members/article_0a64816a-c6b6-11e5-b0dd-cf3f5f4b8ec9.html 2024-12-31 Arizona Daily Star enHolguin Jaime 2002-10-29 4 Dead In Univ. Of Arizona Shooting - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-dead-in-univ-of-arizona-shooting/ 2024-12-31 www.cbsnews.com en-USM. Broder John 2002-10-30 Arizona Gunman Chose Victims in Advance (Published 2002) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/30/us/arizona-gunman-chose-victims-in-advance.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230227031402/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/30/us/arizona-gunman-chose-victims-in-advance.html 2023-02-27 2024-12-31 The New York Times en Perpetrator Robert Stewart Flores Jr. was a 41-year-old Gulf War veteran and licensed practical nurse. Reportedly, he was studying to become a registered nurse. However, he had failed a pediatric nursing course and was failing his critical care course, taught by Barbara Monroe, at the time of the shooting.Holguin Jaime 2002-10-31 Eerie Letter From University Killer - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eerie-letter-from-university-killer/ 2024-12-31 www.cbsnews.com en-US Flores was also a divorced father of two. Letter Flores Jr. mailed a 22-page letter to Arizona Daily Star shortly before killing three people and himself at the University of Arizona. The newspaper staff decided to publish the letter on its website. In a note with the letter when it was posted online, editor Bobbie Jo Buel stated they "decided to run excerpts in these pages and the entire letter online — not to give voice to a killer who doesn't deserve it but with the hope that it helps our hurting community come to grips with his twisted act."Rotstein Arthur H. Oct 30, 2002 Gunman's letter tries to explain university shootings https://azdailysun.com/gunmans-letter-tries-to-explain-university-shootings/article_7fc942b7-2411-5e32-93cc-2be3e46b522d.html 2024-02-05 Arizona Daily Sun Tucson, Arizona en-US Associated Press See also List of school shootings in the United States by death toll List of school shootings in the United States (2000–present) References 32.2390 -110.9455 type:event_region:US-AZ title Category:2002 mass shootings in the United States Category:Attacks on schools in 2002 Category:University and college shootings in the United States Category:University of Arizona Category:Violence against women in Arizona Category:School shootings in Arizona Category:Murder in Arizona Category:2002 mass murders Category:2000s mass murders in the United States Category:Mass shootings involving semi-automatic pistols in the United States Category:University and college killings in the United States Category:Mass shootings in schools