2012 Oikos University shooting

Mass shooting in California, U.S. February 2013 March 2019 2012 Oikos University shooting 7850 Edgewater DrOakland, California, U.S. 37 44 30 N 122 12 09 W region:US-CA_type:event inline,title 2012 04 02 10:30 10:33 a.m.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/us/fatal-shootings-at-oikos-university-in-oakland-calif.html Gunman Kills 7 in a Rampage at a Northern California University Malia Wollan Norimitsu Onishi The New York Times April 2, 2012 NYTimes.com February 27, 2017 December 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161201215044/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/us/fatal-shootings-at-oikos-university-in-oakland-calif.html live PDT Staff and students at Oikos University School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder .45 ACP Springfield Armory XD semi-automatic pistol 7 3 One L. Goh On April 2, 2012, 43-year-old One L. Goh killed seven people and injured three others at Oikos University, a Korean Christian college in Oakland, California, United States.(April 2, 2012). Death toll rises to 7 in Oakland religious school shooting https://web.archive.org/web/20120404153107/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/death-toll-7-in-oakland-religious-school-shooting.html April 4, 2012 , Los Angeles TimesScott Hotard Oikos University Shooting: Suspect, One L. Goh, Detained; At Least 7 Dead Gilligan Mohney https://abcnews.go.com/US/oikos-university-shooting-police-dead/story?id=16056854 World News April 2, 2012 April 2, 2012 September 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200926065215/https://abcnews.go.com/US/oikos-university-shooting-police-dead/story?id=16056854 live It is the deadliest mass killing in the city's history.http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_22070185 Recent surge of killings has Oakland at 115 homicides, surpassing last year's count of 110 November 26, 2012 August 7, 2014 July 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204409/http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_22070185 live Incident The shooting occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when a gunman opened fire with a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun with four fully loaded 10-round magazines on the university's campus, located at the Airport Business park in East Oakland, near Oakland International Airport. The gunman stood up in a nursing classroom while class was in session, ordered classmates to line up against the wall, and fired at them. The shooter was reported to have said "Get in line ... I'm going to kill you all!" before opening fire, according to a witness.http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120403/one-goh-oakland-oikos-shooting-christian-video 'Get in line ... I'm going to kill you all': Oakland shooter ID'd as ex-student One L. Goh (VIDEO) April 2, 2012 Global Post April 2, 2012 April 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162201/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120403/one-goh-oakland-oikos-shooting-christian-video live Six students and a receptionist were killed, and three others injured (six of the seven fatalities were women). The attacker continued to fire shots as he fled the campus, driving away in a car belonging to one of the victims. Police say that he used "most" of the 40 bullets that he started with.Shuttleworth • • Jeff 2012-04-04 Oikos Shooting Suspect Wanted Refund https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/accused-oikos-university-shooter-arraigned/1943385/ 2025-01-14 NBC Bay Area en-US January 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250114224132/https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/accused-oikos-university-shooter-arraigned/1943385/ live Hours later, he surrendered to authorities at a Safeway supermarket in the nearby South Shore area of Alameda, about 5 miles (8 km) away from the scene of the shooting.http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16201382 Medical School Shooting: Multiple Victims In Oakland, California Sky News April 2, 2012 April 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404153146/http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16201382 livehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17590859 'Fatalities' in California university shooting BBC News August 10, 2009 April 2, 2012 April 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403030031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17590859 livehttp://www.latimes.com/news/la-oakland-college-shooting2-m,0,5893892.story 'Multiple fatalities' in Oakland religious school shooting Stevens Matt April 2, 2012 Los Angeles Times April 2, 2012June 2021 medicmedic Perpetrator One L. Goh One L. Goh mugshot.png Su Nam Ko 1968 11 yes 18https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/update-oikos-university-shooting-one-l-goh-allegedly-confesses-charged-with-7-counts-of-murder-victims-identified/ Update: Oikos University shooting *One L. Goh pled no contest to 7 counts of murder; Sentenced to seven life sentences, died in prison April 5, 2012 December 6, 2019 December 6, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191206231124/https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/update-oikos-university-shooting-one-l-goh-allegedly-confesses-charged-with-7-counts-of-murder-victims-identified/ liveSee reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS May 2025 Seoul, South Korea 2019 3 yes 20 50 Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California, U.S.https://www.kqed.org/news/11735920/shooter-who-killed-7-at-oaklands-oikos-university-dies-in-prison Shooter Who Killed 7 at Oakland's Oikos University Dies in Prison KQED March 27, 2019 December 2, 2019 March 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190328155435/https://www.kqed.org/news/11735920/shooter-who-killed-7-at-oaklands-oikos-university-dies-in-prison live United States Former nursing student %고수남 http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1001141299 미 총기사건 용의자 한국명은 '고수남' (Korean name of U.S. shooting suspect, is Goh Su-nam) Seoul Broadcasting System April 4, 2012 April 5, 2012 May 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150512100410/http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1001141299 live. Quote: "미국 샌프란시스코 주재 한국총영사관 관계자는 "미 정부 측이 용의자의 한국 이름이 68년생 '고수남'이라고 확인해 줬다"고 전했습니다 ... 고 씨는 미국에 오면서 자신의 이름을 '고원엘'로 고쳐 사용한 것으로 전해졌습니다." Translation: "According to reports, the American government confirmed the suspect's Korean name is 'Goh Su-nam', born in 1968 ... it is understood that Mr. Goh changed his name to 'Goh Won-il' after coming to the United States." %고원일 yes One Goh Ko, One Ko Goh One L. Goh (born Su Nam Ko; 고원일; also One Goh Ko or One Ko Goh; November 18, 1968 – March 20, 2019), a 43-year-old former student at Oikos University, was identified as the shooter. He was residing in Oakland at the time of the attack.https://abcnews.go.com/US/oakland-shooting-dead-oikos-university-suspect-idd-goh/story?id=16056854 Oikos University Shooting: Suspect, One L. Goh, Detained; At Least 7 Dead ABC News April 2, 2023 April 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230402071824/https://abcnews.go.com/US/oakland-shooting-dead-oikos-university-suspect-idd-goh/story?id=16056854 live(April 2, 2012). Ex-student ID'd as suspect in shooting at Oikos University in California that killed 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20250402091959/https://www.foxnews.com/us/5-dead-suspect-in-custody-in-classroom-shooting-at-oikos-university-in-california April 2, 2025 , Fox News (Associated Press story) A native of South Korea, he followed his parents and two older brothers to the United States at a young age and was later naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2000.http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/world/201204/h2012040320515422450.htm ko:내성적인 성격에 왕따 당했다는 얘기도; 용의자 고원일은 누구 (Introverted character, said to be outcast; who is suspect Goh One-il?) Hankook Ilbo April 3, 2012 April 3, 2012 April 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403214049/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/world/201204/h2012040320515422450.htm live. Quote: "미국 시민권자인 용의자 고원일씨는 어려서 부모를 따라 미국으로 이주한 한인 1.5세다 ... 3형제의 막내로 미혼인 고씨는 최근 개인적 불행을 연거푸 겪었는데 그것이 범행을 자극했을 수 있다고 주변 사람들은 전했다." Translation: "Suspect Goh Won-il, a United States citizen, is a 1.5 generation Korean immigrant who followed his father and mother to the United States at a young age ... the youngest of three brothers, Goh, who was unmarried, since recently had experienced ongoing depression, which may have provoked him into criminal activity, said people who knew him."(April 2, 2012). Former student opens fire at Oakland university, killing 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008155718/http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_20308252/police-respond-shooting-east-oakland October 8, 2015 , Hinterland Gazettehttps://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2012/04/04/socialAffairs/Police-say-gunman-felt-ostracized-disrespected/2951010.html Police say gunman felt ostracized, disrespected Sarah Kim Korea JoongAng Daily April 4, 2012 May 1, 2023 May 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230502020353/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2012/04/04/socialAffairs/Police-say-gunman-felt-ostracized-disrespected/2951010.html live When Goh arrived in the United States, he first resided in Springfield, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C., and then moved to Hayes, in rural Southeast Virginia, where he had minor traffic citations and debts. In February 2002, he legally changed his name to One Goh because he felt his birth name sounded "like a girl's name."Associated Press (April 5, 2012). Calif. school shooting suspect changed name because his birth name sounded 'like a girl.' The Washington Post Goh later moved from Virginia to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he took up residence in Castro Valley and Oakland.http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-shooting-suspect-had-string-of-debts-3454157.php Jaxon Van Derbeken Carolyn Jones Oakland shooting suspect had string of debts San Francisco Chronicle April 2, 2012 December 28, 2012 July 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120707164604/http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-shooting-suspect-had-string-of-debts-3454157.php live His mother Oak-Chul Kim also lived in Oakland, while his brother Su-Wan Ko, a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, and another brother Su-Kwon remained in Virginia.http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/marshall-center-honors-soldier-killed-in-auto-accident-1.138046 Marshall center honors soldier killed in auto accident Stars and Stripes March 17, 2011 December 28, 2012 March 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110321174855/http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/marshall-center-honors-soldier-killed-in-auto-accident-1.138046 live On March 8, 2011, Su-Wan was killed in an automobile accident in Virginia while on assignment for the George C. Marshall Center.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/one-l-goh-oikos-university-shooting-suspect_n_1399256.html One L. Goh, Oikos University Shooting Suspect, Was Upset About Being Teased Over Poor English Skills: Police The Huffington Post April 3, 2012 December 28, 2012 April 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404121844/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/one-l-goh-oikos-university-shooting-suspect_n_1399256.html live Later that year, his mother returned to Seoul, South Korea, where she died as well. While a student at Oikos University, Goh had disciplinary problems, and was asked to leave the school a few months prior to the shooting. Howard Jordan, the chief of the Oakland Police Department, said that Goh was angry at the administration after being expelled from the university, as well as having his request for a pro-rated tuition fee reversal on his $6,000 payment denied by Ellen Cervellon, one of the school's administrators.Mark Ames Mark Ames http://www.alternet.org/story/154920/the_making_of_a_rampage_murderer:_what_the_brutal_life_of_oakland_shooter_one_l._goh_says_about_america/?page=1 The Making of a Rampage Murderer: What the Brutal Life of Oakland Shooter One L. Goh Says About America Alternet April 2, 2012 December 28, 2012 April 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120413174607/http://www.alternet.org/story/154920/the_making_of_a_rampage_murderer:_what_the_brutal_life_of_oakland_shooter_one_l._goh_says_about_america/?page=1 live School officials later said he had not been expelled.Police: California shooting suspect shows no remorse http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/us/california-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 April 3, 2012 CNN April 3, 2012 July 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120711235019/http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/us/california-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 liveLa Ganga, Maria L.; Stevens, Matt (April 4, 2012). Oakland shooting suspect called loner, loser. https://web.archive.org/web/20120407222520/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/oakland-college-shooting-suspect.html April 7, 2012 Los Angeles Times Jordan said Goh went to Oikos with "the intent of locating [an] administrator", but when learning she was not there, he opened fire at random people.http://www.metro.co.uk/news/895021-suspected-oakland-gunman-one-goh-was-targeting-female-university-official Oakland shooting suspect One Goh 'was targeting university official' Metro April 3, 2012 April 8, 2012 April 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404152456/http://www.metro.co.uk/news/895021-suspected-oakland-gunman-one-goh-was-targeting-female-university-official live Jordan said Goh "was also upset that students in the past, when he attended the school, mistreated him, disrespected him, and things of that nature." Goh died on March 20, 2019, while in custody at California State Prison-Sacramento. The Sacramento County coroner's office investigated the cause of Goh's death.https://abc7news.com/5220666/ Man convicted in 2012 mass shooting at Oikos University dies in custody March 27, 2019 March 28, 2019 March 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190328051505/https://abc7news.com/5220666/ live 2019 April 9 US, the coroner did not release the results of its investigation.https://alamedasun.com/news/killer-dies-prison Killer Dies in Prison Ekene Ikeme April 9, 2019 Alameda Sun August 2, 2019 August 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190802141358/https://alamedasun.com/news/killer-dies-prison live Hearings Goh was arraigned before Judge Sandra Bean of the Alameda County Superior Court on April 4 and charged with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, but did not enter a plea at the time.http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/da_files_murder_charges_in_calif_ZOndsJmdqadBsX58dmpGEM DA files murder charges in Calif. college massacre New York Post April 4, 2012 December 28, 2012 June 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120621154325/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/da_files_murder_charges_in_calif_ZOndsJmdqadBsX58dmpGEM live In interviews, Goh apologized for the shooting, stating that he did not remember many parts of the day in question and that it was difficult for him to speak about it. He was also hospitalized, and began refusing to eat; three weeks after his arrest, county sheriffs reportedly considered the possibility of obtaining a court order to have him fed forcibly through a feeding tube.http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/oikos-gunman-hospitalized-hasnt-eaten-arrest/nMgFf/ Oikos gunman hospitalized, hasn't eaten since arrest KTVU News April 23, 2012 December 28, 2012 July 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120701071638/http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/oikos-gunman-hospitalized-hasnt-eaten-arrest/nMgFf/ live Goh later resumed eating, though he had lost 20 lb. On April 30, he appeared before Judge Bean again and entered a not guilty plea through his public defender David Klaus.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alleged-oakland-school-shooter-one-l-goh-pleads-not-guilty/ Alleged Oakland school shooter One L. Goh pleads not guilty CBS News April 30, 2012 December 28, 2012 July 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120714002313/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57424546/alleged-oakland-school-shooter-one-l-goh-pleads-not-guilty live If convicted, Goh would be eligible for the death penalty under California law due to enhanced penalties for special circumstances which could apply to his case, including the commission of multiple murders and the commission of murder during a carjacking.http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/accused-oikos-university-shooters-case-suspended-m/nSQ7W/ Accused Oikos University shooter's case suspended, mental evaluation ordered KTVU News October 1, 2012 December 28, 2012 October 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121003064635/http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/accused-oikos-university-shooters-case-suspended-m/nSQ7W/ live Goh's pre-trial hearing was originally scheduled for June 30. It was eventually held on October 1 before Judge Carrie Panetta. Klaus argued that Goh was not mentally competent to stand trial, and so Panetta ordered that the hearing be adjourned until November 16 so that a competency evaluation could be conducted. Goh used the services of a Korean interpreter during the hearing, and briefly disrupted the proceedings with an outburst when Klaus began speaking about Goh's mental competence. The court appointed two psychiatrists to evaluate Goh. The hearing resumed on November 19 to discuss the report of the first psychiatrist, which was completed on schedule. According to Klaus' statements, that report concluded that Goh had had paranoid schizophrenia for up to a decade and a half, and that he lacked the ability to cooperate with his public defender due to his incomprehension of the criminal justice system. The report of the second psychiatrist was not yet complete by that time, so proceedings were again suspended until January 7, 2013.http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/lawyer-accused-oakland-school-shooter-mentally-incompetent/ Lawyer: Accused Oakland School Shooter Mentally Incompetent CBS News San Francisco Bay Area November 20, 2012 December 28, 2012 January 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130113015841/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/lawyer-accused-oakland-school-shooter-mentally-incompetent/ live Goh refused medication while in jail.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-oakland-idUSBRE9060XS20130108 Accused gunman in Oakland shooting unfit for trial: judge Reuters January 7, 2013 January 7, 2013 September 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930114738/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/08/us-usa-shooting-oakland-idUSBRE9060XS20130108 live The second psychiatrist's report presented at the January 7, 2013, hearing also concluded that Goh had had paranoid schizophrenia. On that basis, Panetta ruled that Goh was unfit to stand trial, and ordered that he be confined to a mental institution for treatment, with further competency reviews to be held every ninety days.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20941350 Oikos University accused One Goh unfit for trial BBC January 7, 2013 January 7, 2013 April 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420042225/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20941350 live An additional hearing was scheduled for January 28, 2013. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley has not yet concluded whether she will seek the death penalty for Goh if and when he goes to trial. On August 26, 2014, an Alameda County grand jury indicted Goh on seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder but as of September 9, 2014, he was still assessed as mentally incompetent for trial.http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26493279/oakland-accused-oikos-university-massacre-killer-still-mentally/ Oakland: Accused Oikos University massacre killer still mentally unfit for court, doctors say San Jose Mercury News September 9, 2014 April 1, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121206/http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26493279/oakland-accused-oikos-university-massacre-killer-still-mentally/ live During a hearing on December 2, 2015, Goh expressed his wish for the death penalty, though the attorneys on both sides are unsure whether he feels genuine guilt or still has delusions.http://www.ktvu.com/news/55356385-story Man accused of killing 7 in Oakland Oikos shooting asks for death KVTU News December 2, 2015 December 2, 2015 December 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204014111/http://www.ktvu.com/news/55356385-story live In May 2017, Goh pleaded no contest in the shooting.http://abc7news.com/news/man-accused-in-oakland-oikos-shooting-pleads-no-contest/1944933/ Man accused in deadly mass shooting at Oakland's Oikos University pleads no contest abc7news May 2, 2017 August 11, 2017 August 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170811085918/http://abc7news.com/news/man-accused-in-oakland-oikos-shooting-pleads-no-contest/1944933/ livehttp://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oikos-college-shooting-plea-no-contest-20170502-story.html Former student pleads no contest in mass shooting at Oakland college Los Angeles Times May 2, 2017 August 11, 2017 August 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170811182512/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oikos-college-shooting-plea-no-contest-20170502-story.html live On July 14, 2017, Goh was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences plus 271 years in prison, all without any possibility of parole.http://abc7news.com/news/former-student-gets-life-sentence-in-oakland-university-massacre/2217453/ Former student gets life sentence in massacre at Oakland's Oikos University abc7news July 14, 2017 August 11, 2017 August 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170811144313/http://abc7news.com/news/former-student-gets-life-sentence-in-oakland-university-massacre/2217453/ live On March 20, 2019, Goh died in prison."Man who killed 7 in Oikos University mass shooting dies in prison" https://web.archive.org/web/20220528053249/https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Man-who-killed-7-in-Oikos-University-mass-13721226.php May 28, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle, March 27, 2019 Victims Seven people were killed,7 killed in US shootout; Indian-American girl among injured http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Americas/7-killed-in-US-shootout-Indian-American-girl-among-injured/Article1-834655.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120404092702/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Americas/7-killed-in-US-shootout-Indian-American-girl-among-injured/Article1-834655.aspx dead April 4, 2012 April 3, 2012 and three more were wounded.Kang Jay Caspian That Other School Shooting https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/magazine/should-it-matter-that-the-shooter-at-oikos-university-was-korean.html The New York Times March 28, 2013 June 1, 2023 June 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601014350/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/magazine/should-it-matter-that-the-shooter-at-oikos-university-was-korean.html live Fatalities The six students and one staff member killed were:Simon Michael Martinez, Dan California man ordered held without bail in Oakland college mass killings https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/us/california-shooting/index.html CNN April 4, 2012 en June 1, 2023 June 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601014350/https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/us/california-shooting/index.html live Tshering Rinzing Bhutia, 38 Doris Chibuko, 40 Sonam Choedon, 33 Grace Eunhae Kim, 23 Katleen Ping, 24 Judith Seymour, 53 Lydia Sim, 21 See also San Francisco Bay Area List of school shootings in the United States by death toll List of school mass shootings in the United States List of attacks related to post-secondary schools List of homicides in California School shooting References Category:2012 crimes in California Category:2012 mass shootings in the United States Category:2012 murders in the United States Category:April 2012 crimes in the United States Category:Attacks on schools in 2012 Category:Crimes in Oakland, California Category:Deaths by firearm in California Category:Korean-American history Category:2012 mass murders Category:Mass murders in California Category:2010s mass murders in the United States Category:Mass shootings in the San Francisco Bay Area Category:University and college massacres in the United States Category:Murder in the San Francisco Bay Area Category:School shootings in California Category:University and college shootings in the United States Category:Mass shootings in schools