1999 Honolulu shooting

Historical eventNovember 21999

1999 Honolulu shooting

Honolulu shootings: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven.

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When
Tuesday, November 2 199927 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Dates: From 1999.

What happened

The 1999 Honolulu shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on November 2, 1999, in a Xerox Corporation building in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Service technician Byran Koji Uyesugi shot eight men, seven fatally. This was the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in the history of Hawaii.

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November 2 1999 — 27 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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