| Higham Ferrers school shooting | |
| Location: | The Ferrers School, Higham Ferrers, England |
| Target: | Students and faculty at The Ferrers School |
| Coordinates: | 52.304°N -0.588°W |
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| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Injuries: | 4 |
| Perpetrator: | Darren Fowler |
| Motive: | Revenge towards romantic rival |
The Higham Ferrers school shooting was a shooting that occurred on 6 January 1988 at The Ferrers School, Higham Ferrers, England in which a 16-year-old student of the school, Darren Fowler, having been expelled in late 1987, took a 12-gauge shotgun to school in an attempt to kill his romantic rival. He injured two teachers and two twelve-year-old students before being subdued and disarmed by staff. He was later ordered to be detained for life.[1] [2] [3]