Kuopio school stabbing explained

Kuopio school stabbing
Location:Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland
Target:Students and faculty at Savo Vocational College
Time: 12:2912:37
Type:Mass stabbing, school attack, arson
Fatalities:1
Injuries:10 (including the perpetrator)
Accused:Joel Otto Aukusti Marin
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The Kuopio school stabbing occurred on 1 October 2019 at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland. Armed with a sabre, 25-year-old student Joel Otto Aukusti Marin killed a female student and wounded nine others. He also carried an air pistol which was not used during the attack; it was initially mistaken for a real firearm. The attack ended when a policeman shot and wounded Marin.[1]

Attack

The attack began in a classroom at Savo Vocational College, located in the premises of the Herman shopping mall. Students in the classroom described how Marin arrived to class with a "long bag", took out a longsword and began stabbing people. Police were alerted at 12:29. The attack lasted for at least eight minutes, during which Marin stabbed ten people. The only fatality was a 23-year-old Ukrainian-born woman who was a student at the college. During the attack, a fire was started in the building, presumably by Marin, but it was quickly extinguished.[2] The attack ended when a policeman shot and severely wounded Marin, who was sent to the Kuopio University Hospital for treatment. The policeman was also wounded.[3]

Perpetrator

Joel Otto Aukusti Marin (born 1994) was a student at Savo Vocational College. The police found several incendiary devices similar to a Molotov cocktail when they searched Marin's apartment after the attack.[4] Based on preliminary information, he had no previous criminal record.[2]

Marin had moved to Kuopio from the municipality of Siilinjärvi at some point after matriculating in 2014.[5] He had been regularly bullied since primary school for reasons such as his clothing and being overweight. He was described as quiet and lonely.[6] Marin had participated in shooting courses at the Kuopio Shooting Club.[7]

Aftermath

The Finnish Parliament (eduskunta) held a minute-long moment of silence the day after the attack to honor the victims. Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne called the violence "shocking and completely unacceptable"[8] and visited Kuopio on 4 October.[9] In November 2020 the perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Näin silminnäkijät kertoivat Kuopion kouluhyökkäyksestä: Raskaasti aseistautunut poliisi ampui uhkaavasti käyttäytynyttä miestä – "Mies huusi vihaisesti". This is what the witnesses said about the Kuopio school stabbing: heavily armed police shot a threatening man – "man yelled angrily". Kerkelä. Lasse. Mäkipää. Säde. Laitinen. Joonas. Laitinen. Janne. Helsingin Sanomat. hs.fi. Finnish. 1 October 2019. 5 October 2019. 4 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004195843/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006257567.html. live.
  2. Web site: Nämä 7 asiaa tiedämme nyt Kuopion kouluhyökkäyksestä: 10 loukkaantui ja yksi kuoli, kun miesopiskelija hyökkäsi sapelin kaltaisella aseella. These 7 facts are now known about the Kuopio school stabbing: 10 were injured and one died when a male student attacked with a sabre-like weapon. Pesonen. Mikko. Bjurström. Eelis. Yle. yle.fi. Finnish. 1 October 2019. 5 October 2019. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190235/https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10999164. live.
  3. Web site: One dead, several injured in violent incident at Kuopio college. Yle. yle.fi. 1 October 2019. 5 October 2019. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002194516/https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/one_dead_several_injured_in_violent_incident_at_kuopio_college/10999088. live.
  4. Web site: Police: Sabre-wielding Kuopio suspect a Finnish student with no criminal record. Yle. yle.fi. 1 October 2019. 16 June 2020. 19 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919184222/https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/police_sabre-wielding_kuopio_suspect_a_finnish_student_with_no_criminal_record/11000326. live.
  5. Web site: Tässä talossa Kuopion kouluhyökkääjä Joel Marin asui – Naapuri: "Oli pikkaisen pelottavaa lukea uutisista". Tenhunen. Asta. Keskisuomalainen. ksml.fi. 2 October 2019. Finnish. 5 October 2019. 4 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004090457/https://www.ksml.fi/kotimaa/T%C3%A4ss%C3%A4-talossa-Kuopion-kouluhy%C3%B6kk%C3%A4%C3%A4j%C3%A4-asui-%E2%80%93-Naapuri-Oli-pikkaisen-pelottavaa-lukea-uutisista/1445372. live.
  6. Web site: Kuopion epäiltyä hyökkääjää kiusattiin koulussa vuosia. Vainio. Sara. Grönholm. Pauliina. Pölkki. Minna. 2 October 2019. Helsingin Sanomat. Finnish. 3 October 2019. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002232120/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006258684.html. live.
  7. Web site: Kuopion miekkaiskun tehnyt Joel Marin osallistui ampumakurssille – poseerasi ampumapokaalin kanssa. Perpetrator of the Kuopio sabre attack Joel Marin partook in a sharpshooting class – posed with a trophy. Eklund. Ville. 3 October 2019. MTV. mtvuutiset.fi. Finnish. 9 October 2019. 4 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004150303/https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/kuopion-miekkaiskun-tehnyt-joel-marin-osallistui-ampumakurssille-poseerasi-ampumapokaalin-kanssa/7574504#gs.8g8jnq. live.
  8. Web site: Finland School Stabbing Leaves 1 Dead and 10 Injured, Police Say. Fortin. Jacey. The New York Times. 1 October 2019. 5 October 2019. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190014/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/world/europe/finland-stabbing.html. live.
  9. Web site: Pääministeri Antti Rinne vierailee Kuopiossa kouluhyökkäyksen vuoksi – tapaa kansalaisia illalla keskustassa. Prime Minister Antti Rinne visiting Kuopio as a result of the school stabbing – meeting with citizens downtown in the evening. MTV. mtvuutiset.fi. Finnish. 4 October 2019. 5 October 2019. 4 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004134716/https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/paaministeri-antti-rinne-vierailee-kuopiossa-kouluhyokkayksen-vuoksi-tapaa-kansalaisia-illalla-keskustassa/7575628#gs.7ghwwt. live.
  10. Web site: Kuopion kouluhyökkääjä tuomittiin elinkautiseen vankeusrangaistukseen – tuomio murhasta ja 20 murhan yrityksestä syyntakeisena. 13 November 2020. Markku. Malinen. yle.fi. Finnish. 8 December 2020. 12 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201212073639/https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11645291. live.

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