1976 Computer Learning Center shooting

Mass shooting in California August 2023 August 2023 1976 Computer Learning Center shooting Computer Learning Center, Santa Monica, California, U.S. February 19, 1976 34.037902 -118.4745492 inline,title 8:30 a.m. PTD Mass shooting, school shooting, shootout Sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun 1 8 (7 from gunfire, including the perpetrator) Neil Jordan Liebeskind Howard W. Barnes Not guilty by reason of insanity *Manslaughter Assault with a deadly weapon (x7) On February 19, 1976, 18-year-old student Neil Jordan "Bishop" Liebeskind opened fire with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun at the Computer Learning Center, an independent computer school in Santa Monica, California, United States. After killing one student and wounding seven others in a classroom, he fled to the parking lot. Security guards for a television crew nearby overheard the shooting, so they ran to the school and ordered Liebeskind to surrender. The gunman instead shot and wounded one of the security guards, so they returned fire and severely wounded him. At his trial, Liebeskind was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was subsequently sent to a mental hospital. Shooting On February 19, 1976, Liebeskind's teacher had passed out a short quiz and then left the room. Afterwards, Liebeskind assembled his sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun, which he had sneaked in to the building with a long, thin box.Belcher Jerry February 20, 1976 One Killed, 7 Wounded in Gun Attack 32 Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-the-los-angeles-ti/34202240/ August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com At about 8:30 a.m., Liebeskind stood up, shotgun in hand, and yelled "Pastore, stand up!" He was referring to Kenneth Pastore, a 22-year-old student who he often argued with. Liebeskind then fired once, and many of the students took cover under tables.February 20, 1976 Berserk Student Kills Classmate, 7 Wounded 7 The Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-the-herald-jasper-indiana2/48883973/ August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com After firing a second shot, he called out someone's name and continued to shoot.February 20, 1976 Student Gunman Kills 1, Hurts 6 in Shootout 17 The Des Moines Register https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-the-des-moines-r/48886748/ August 18, 2023Brunt Brian Van https://books.google.com/books?id=MtY3RsRUjHYC Ending Campus Violence: New Approaches to Prevention Routledge 2012 9781136514944 275 en He shot the following students:Belcher Jerry February 20, 1976 1 Killed and 7 Wounded in Computer School Shooting 37 Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-the-los-angeles-ti/34202294/ August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Fernando E. Alcivar, 24—Alcivar was sitting next to Pastore when he was shot. He died from his wounds.February 20, 1976 Bizarre shootout not make-believe 5 The Daily Chronicle https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-the-daily-chronicle/48883693/ August 18, 2023 Kenneth Pastore, 22—shot in the shoulder Brad Czarske, 20—shot in the left hand Steven Boyadjian, 35—shot in the buttocks Steven Sutton, 20—shot in the right shoulder George Garden, 23—shot in the left hand A seventh student received an eye wound from flying glass. Liebeskind then ran out the door and down the corridor, shooting as he went. A witness said he looked expressionless. The students barricaded the classroom door until the gunman exited the building, whereupon they stumbled toward a nearby bank where a television crew was filming a scene for the show Jigsaw John. The three security guards for the television production company, all of whom were former police officers, jumped into action upon hearing screams. Howard W. Barnes, 57; Glen Yeaton, 56; and Karl Kapin, 57, all advanced towards the school. Barnes ran through the building while Yeaton and Kapin surrounded the exterior. Shortly afterwards, Barnes found Liebeskind scuffling with a man in the front seat of a car in the parking lot. Barnes ordered the gunman to drop his weapon, but he instead shot Barnes in the thigh. The security guard then returned fire, and he was soon joined by Yeaton. Barnes reported that he fired at least six times and Yeaton said he fired 11 times. Two of Barnes' bullets hit Liebeskind in the chest, severely wounding him. He was subsequently arrested and taken to a hospital.Hazlett Bill February 21, 1976 Years on Force Pay Off for Retired LAPD Officer 29 Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-the-los-angeles-ti/48886991/ August 18, 2023 Perpetrator Neil Jordan "Bishop" Liebeskind, of suburban Chatsworth, was a straight-A honors student who had been studying at the school since November 1975. The school's director said that Liebeskind was clean-cut, short-haired, and had a "good aptitude for data processing." A former admissions representative for the school described him as a "very intense young man" who was "very conscious of himself" and "tried to put forth the impression of being a very, very capable person... that he could do anything." Liebeskind's peers described him as a quiet loner. He had gotten into arguments with Kenneth Pastore a number of times. About two weeks prior to the shooting, Pastore saw Liebeskind using a knife to carve his initials into Czarske's briefcase. Pastore told him to stop, but Liebeskind waved his knife around and played it off as a joke. Legal proceedings Liebeskind was initially charged with one count of murder, one count of kidnapping, and nine counts of assault with a deadly weapon in March 1976.March 3, 1976 Suspect Arraigned In School Killing 13 The Sacramento Bee https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-the-sacramento-bee-s/48882903/ August 18, 2023 However, the charges were later reduced to one count of manslaughter and seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Liebeskind pleaded innocent to the charges and was found not guilty by reason of insanity at his trial in January 1977. He was subsequently sent to a state mental hospital.January 26, 1977 Student, 19, Found Insane In Slaying 20 Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-student-19-found/94294110/ August 18, 2023 See also List of school shootings in the United States by death toll List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000) List of attacks related to post-secondary schools List of mass shootings in the United States References Category:University and college shootings in the United States Category:University and college killings in the United States Category:1976 mass shootings in the United States Category:February 1976 in the United States Category:1976 in Los Angeles Category:School shootings in California Category:Mass shootings in California Category:Deaths by firearm in California Category:1970s crimes in California Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1976 Category:Attacks on schools in the 1970s Category:School shootings committed by pupils Category:History of Santa Monica, California Category:Mass shootings involving shotguns in the United States Category:Mass shootings in schools