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| − | {{Infobox criminal|name = Reuben Collins|birth_date = {{birth date|1966|6|12}}|birth_place = Johnson County, Kansas, United States|death_date = {{death date and age|1997|6|29|1966|6|12}}|death_place = Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States|cause = Self-inflicted gunshot wound|occupation = Construction worker|fatalities = 14|injuries = 12 (1 by gunfire) |locations = Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States|weapons = Chevrolet Caprice <br> CZ 858 rifle|image = Colllins.jpg|image_size = 170}}'''Reuben Collins''', a 31-year old construction worker, killed fifteen people after he was fired from his job following complaints, on 29 June 1997 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He stole a 1971 Chevrolet Caprice and drove it at high speed into a crowded pedestrian street, hitting pedestrians along the way, causing multiple direct casualties. Nine people died as a result of the collision, and eleven were badly injured. A few seconds after the initial impact, Collins rammed the vehicle into traffic bollards on the side of the street.{{Citation}} After abandoning the vehicle, Collins retrieved a CZ 858 rifle from the passenger seat and started shooting at fleeing pedestrians. Five people were struck and mortally wounded.{{Citation}} [[Owen Lawson]], a civilian with concealed carry, ordered restaurants on the passage to go on lockdown after he heard gunfire. He then traded fire with Collins behind a truck approximately 200 meters across the street from where Collins had abandoned his vehicle. Upon initial fire, Lawson was struck three times in the upper torso and once in the head. Lawson was pronounced dead at the scene.{{Citation}} Collins entered a vacant restaurant where he emptied two magazines and sauntered around before barricading himself in a restroom. Police arrived shortly after and began firing from outside.{{Citation}} As they closed in, Collins shot himself in the chest. |
+ | {{Infobox criminal|name = Reuben Collins|birth_date = {{birth date|1966|6|12}}|birth_place = Johnson County, Kansas, United States|death_date = {{death date and age|1997|6|29|1966|6|12}}|death_place = Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States|cause = Self-inflicted gunshot wound|occupation = Construction worker|fatalities = 14|injuries = 12 (1 by gunfire) |locations = Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States|weapons = Chevrolet Caprice <br> CZ 858 rifle|image = Colllins.jpg|image_size = 170|birth_name = Reuben Collins}}'''Reuben Collins''', a 31-year old construction worker, killed fifteen people after he was fired from his job following complaints, on 29 June 1997 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He stole a 1971 Chevrolet Caprice and drove it at high speed into a crowded pedestrian street, hitting pedestrians along the way, causing multiple direct casualties. Nine people died as a result of the collision, and eleven were badly injured. A few seconds after the initial impact, Collins rammed the vehicle into traffic bollards on the side of the street.{{Citation}} After abandoning the vehicle, Collins retrieved a CZ 858 rifle from the passenger seat and started shooting at fleeing pedestrians. Five people were struck and mortally wounded.{{Citation}} [[Owen Lawson]], a civilian with concealed carry, ordered restaurants on the passage to go on lockdown after he heard gunfire. He then traded fire with Collins behind a truck approximately 200 meters across the street from where Collins had abandoned his vehicle. Upon initial fire, Lawson was struck three times in the upper torso and once in the head. Lawson was pronounced dead at the scene.{{Citation}} Collins entered a vacant restaurant where he emptied two magazines and sauntered around before barricading himself in a restroom. Police arrived shortly after and began firing from outside.{{Citation}} As they closed in, Collins shot himself in the chest. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 12, 1966 Johnson County, Kansas, United States |
| Died | June 29, 1997 (aged 31) Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Cause of death | Self-inflicted gunshot wound |
| Occupation | Construction worker |
| Attack information | |
| Location(s) | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Killed | 14 |
| Injured | 12 (1 by gunfire) |
| Weapon(s) | Chevrolet Caprice CZ 858 rifle |
Reuben Collins, a 31-year old construction worker, killed fifteen people after he was fired from his job following complaints, on 29 June 1997 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He stole a 1971 Chevrolet Caprice and drove it at high speed into a crowded pedestrian street, hitting pedestrians along the way, causing multiple direct casualties. Nine people died as a result of the collision, and eleven were badly injured. A few seconds after the initial impact, Collins rammed the vehicle into traffic bollards on the side of the street.[citation needed] After abandoning the vehicle, Collins retrieved a CZ 858 rifle from the passenger seat and started shooting at fleeing pedestrians. Five people were struck and mortally wounded.[citation needed] Owen Lawson, a civilian with concealed carry, ordered restaurants on the passage to go on lockdown after he heard gunfire. He then traded fire with Collins behind a truck approximately 200 meters across the street from where Collins had abandoned his vehicle. Upon initial fire, Lawson was struck three times in the upper torso and once in the head. Lawson was pronounced dead at the scene.[citation needed] Collins entered a vacant restaurant where he emptied two magazines and sauntered around before barricading himself in a restroom. Police arrived shortly after and began firing from outside.[citation needed] As they closed in, Collins shot himself in the chest.