Kent State shootings

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The Kent State shootings were a 1970 incident in which National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine others.

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instanceOf anti-war protest
historical event
mass shooting
political protest
student protest
alsoKnownAs Kent State shootings
surface form: Kent State massacre
cause U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
surface form: U.S. invasion of Cambodia

protests against the Vietnam War
city Kent, Ohio
commemorationDate May 4
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact inspired the song "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
date 1970-05-04
durationOfFiring approximately 13 seconds
investigation President’s Commission on Campus Unrest
lawEnforcementBody Ohio Air National Guard
surface form: Ohio National Guard
legalOutcome civil settlements with some victims’ families
no criminal convictions of Guardsmen
location Kent State University
memorial Kent State University May 4 Memorial
memorialSite Kent State shootings self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prentice Hall parking lot at Kent State University
notablePhotograph The iconic image of Mary Ann Vecchio screaming over Jeffrey Miller’s body
notablePhotographAward Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
surface form: Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
numberOfPeopleKilled 4
numberOfPeopleWounded 9
numberOfShotsFired approximately 67
participants Kent State University students
perpetrator Ohio Air National Guard
surface form: Ohio National Guard
photographerOfNotablePhotograph John Filo
relatedConflict Vietnam War
relatedEvent Jackson State killings
relatedPolicy U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970)
surface form: U.S. Cambodian Campaign
result closure of hundreds of colleges and universities
increased public opposition to the Vietnam War
nationwide student strikes
state Ohio
subjectOf academic studies
documentary films
numerous books
target student protesters
triggeredBy President Richard Nixon’s announcement of the Cambodian Campaign
typeOfFirearmUsed M1 Garand rifles
victim Allison Krause
Jeffrey Miller
Sandra Scheuer
William Knox Schroeder
year 1970

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Nixon administration significantEvent Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings alsoKnownAs Kent State shootings
this entity surface form: Kent State massacre
Kent State shootings memorialSite Kent State shootings self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prentice Hall parking lot at Kent State University
U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970) followedBy Kent State shootings
Kent State hasEvent Kent State shootings
subject surface form: Kent State University
Kent State knownAs Kent State shootings
subject surface form: Kent State shootings
this entity surface form: May 4 massacre
Kent State University knownFor Kent State shootings
Kent State University significantEvent Kent State shootings
Kent, Ohio hasNotableEventAssociated Kent State shootings