George Jo Hennard drives his truck through a window in Luby’s Cafeteria in Kileen, Texas,
and then opens fire on a lunch crowd of over 100 people, killing 23 and
injuring 20 more. Hennard then turned the gun on himself and committed
suicide. The incident was one of the deadliest shootings in U.S.
history.
The rampage at the Central Texas restaurant began at approximately 12:45 p.m. and lasted about 15 minutes. Witnesses reported that the 35-year-old gunman moved methodically through the large crowd, shooting people randomly and reloading his weapon several times. Hennard, of nearby Belton, Texas, was shot several times by police before he committed suicide. No clear motive for his actions was ever determined.
In the aftermath of the Luby’s massacre, Killeen residents urged officials at Luby’s corporate headquarters to let the restaurant re-open so people wouldn’t lose their jobs. Five months after the shootings, the cafeteria was back in business and stayed open for nine more years before permanently shutting its doors in September 2000. Another outcome of the Luby’s massacre was that in 1995 the Texas legislature passed a law allowing residents with gun permits to carry concealed weapons. Suzanna Gratia Hupp, who was at Luby’s with her parents on the day of the massacre and watched as they were murdered, was instrumental in getting the law passed. Hupp had a handgun with her that day, but left it in her car to comply with the law that forbid people from carrying concealed firearms.
Fatalities from this shooting included:
Among those wounded were:
Louie Caraballo, hit by the truck and shot in the back,[8] Judy Ernst, shot in the arm, Steven Ernst, 49, shot in the stomach,[9] JoAnn Heckathorn, 50, shot in the hip,[10] Hazel Holley, 70, arm fracture,[11] Odene Huron, 74, glass injury[12] Kirby Lack, shot in the back,[13] Bernadette Leasure, shot in the buttocks,[14] Betty May, glass injury,[15] Shannon McMullen, shot in the leg,[16] Barbara Nite, shot in the foot,[17] Charlene Smith, shot in the foot,[18] John Swift, shot in the foot,[19] Thomas Vaughn, glass injuries.
Taken from: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/twenty-three-diners-massacred-at-texas-restaurant [16.10.2013]
The rampage at the Central Texas restaurant began at approximately 12:45 p.m. and lasted about 15 minutes. Witnesses reported that the 35-year-old gunman moved methodically through the large crowd, shooting people randomly and reloading his weapon several times. Hennard, of nearby Belton, Texas, was shot several times by police before he committed suicide. No clear motive for his actions was ever determined.
In the aftermath of the Luby’s massacre, Killeen residents urged officials at Luby’s corporate headquarters to let the restaurant re-open so people wouldn’t lose their jobs. Five months after the shootings, the cafeteria was back in business and stayed open for nine more years before permanently shutting its doors in September 2000. Another outcome of the Luby’s massacre was that in 1995 the Texas legislature passed a law allowing residents with gun permits to carry concealed weapons. Suzanna Gratia Hupp, who was at Luby’s with her parents on the day of the massacre and watched as they were murdered, was instrumental in getting the law passed. Hupp had a handgun with her that day, but left it in her car to comply with the law that forbid people from carrying concealed firearms.
Fatalities from this shooting included:
| Name | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Patricia Brawn Carney | 57 | Belton |
| Jimmie Eugene Caruthers | 48 | Austin |
| Kriemhild A. Davis | 62 | Killeen |
| Lt. Col. Steven Charles Dody | 43 | Fort Hood |
| Alphonse "Al" Gratia, Jr. | 71 | Copperas Cove |
| Ursula Edith Marie Gratia | 67 | Copperas Cove |
| Debra Ann Gray | 33 | Copperas Cove |
| Michael Edward Griffith | 48 | Copperas Cove |
| Venice Ellen Henehan | 70 | Metz, Missouri |
| Clodine Delphia Humphrey | 63 | Marlin |
| Sylvia Mathilde King | 30 | Killeen |
| Zona Mae Lynn | 45 | Marlin |
| Connie Dean Peterson | 43 | Austin |
| Ruth Marie Pujol | 36 | Copperas Cove |
| Suzann Neal Rashott | 30 | San Antonio |
| John Raymond Romero, Jr. | 29 | Copperas Cove |
| Thomas Earl Simmons | 33 | Killeen |
| Glen Arval Spivey | 55 | Harker Heights |
| Nancy Faye Stansbury | 44 | Harker Heights |
| Olgica Andonovsk Taylor | 45 | Waco |
| James Walter Welsh | 75 | Waco |
| Lula Belle Welsh | 64 | Waco |
| Iva Juanita Williams | 64 | Temple |
Among those wounded were:
Louie Caraballo, hit by the truck and shot in the back,[8] Judy Ernst, shot in the arm, Steven Ernst, 49, shot in the stomach,[9] JoAnn Heckathorn, 50, shot in the hip,[10] Hazel Holley, 70, arm fracture,[11] Odene Huron, 74, glass injury[12] Kirby Lack, shot in the back,[13] Bernadette Leasure, shot in the buttocks,[14] Betty May, glass injury,[15] Shannon McMullen, shot in the leg,[16] Barbara Nite, shot in the foot,[17] Charlene Smith, shot in the foot,[18] John Swift, shot in the foot,[19] Thomas Vaughn, glass injuries.
Taken from: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/twenty-three-diners-massacred-at-texas-restaurant [16.10.2013]
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