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The Binghamton shootings took place on Friday, April 3, 2009, at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, United States. At approximately 10:30 a.m. EDT, Jiverly Antares Wong (aka Jiverly Voong), a naturalized American citizen from Vietnam,〔 entered the facility and shot numerous people inside. Wong had taken English language classes there from January to March 2009 before dropping out. Wong shot a teacher and students from his former classroom. The shooter killed 13 people and wounded four others, before committing suicide. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history and the worst mass killing in the state of New York since the September 11 attacks. The injured people, aged from twenty to mid-fifties, were treated for gunshot wounds at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City and Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton. The American Civic Association in Binghamton provides citizenship, cultural, and language assistance to the local immigrant community.〔 〕 ==The shootings== At about 10:30 a.m. EDT, Jiverly Wong barricaded the rear door of the Binghamton American Civic Association building with a vehicle registered in his father's name. He was described as wearing a bullet-proof vest, a bright green nylon jacket, and dark-rimmed glasses. Wong entered through the front door, firing a number of bullets at people in his path.〔 At 10:30 a.m. Broome County Communications received several 911 calls, and the first police were dispatched to the scene.〔 〕 Two of the Civic Association's receptionists were among the first victims shot. While one of the receptionists was reported to have been shot through the head and killed,〔 the second, shot in the stomach,〔 feigned death and, when the gunman moved on, took cover under a desk and called 911.〔 The receptionist's call was taken by 911 staff at 10:38 a.m.〔 The wounded receptionist, 61-year-old Shirley DeLucia, remained on the line for 39 minutes, despite her gunshot wound, and relayed information until she was rescued.〔 She later recounted that the gunman had opened fire without saying anything.〔 The gunman entered a classroom just off the main reception areas, where an ESL class was being given to students.〔〔 Out of the 16 people in the room, Wong hit 13 of them, including the professor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Civic Association Shooting: After-Action Report & Improvement Plan )〕 He then took dozens of other students hostage.〔 Police arrived within minutes of the 911 calls; when Wong heard the sirens, he shot himself at 10:33 a.m., three minutes after he first opened fire.〔〔 〕 In all, Wong fired 99 rounds; 88 from a 9mm Beretta and 11 from a .45-caliber Beretta.〔〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Binghamton shootings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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