Fired Chilean teacher kills three in rampage
Repost
Reuters
news wire:
Fired Chilean teacher kills three in rampage
VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A teacher recently dismissed from
his job
shot and killed three people, including his 3-year-old daughter, at a
high
school and city office in the Chilean city of Valparaiso on Friday and
then
shot and wounded himself, an official spokeswoman said.
Physics teacher Ivan Arancibia, was in critical condition at a hospital
in
Valparaiso, 75 miles (120 km) west of the capital Santiago, after
shooting
himself in the mouth, said a spokeswoman at City Hall in Valparaiso.
Arancibia, who had been removed from his teaching position and offered
an
administrative job, arrived at the B29 high school with his daughter,
shot and
killed the head of the school, and then shot his daughter, the
spokeswoman
said.
Local media had previously reported that his daughter was seven years
old.
``He immediately went to the Municipal Corporation of Valparaiso for
Social
Development and killed the head of the education department,'' she said,
adding
that he then shot himself. ``It appears that he suffered emotional
problems.''
After conflicts had emerged between Arancibia and his students,
administrators
offered him a job in academic planning, but he refused it, she said.
Students
had complained that he was too demanding, she said.
According to witnesses, Arancibia carried a pistol hidden in a package.
The incident occurred as students were taking exams for admission to
universities.
``We heard sirens. Everything was out of control. When we finished the
exam,
they told us what had happened,'' said one of the students who took the
test.
Television images monitored in Santiago showed shaken students sitting
with
their heads buried in their hands as police dashed about. Parents rushed
to the
school, concerned about the safety of their children.
18:15 12-17-99
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Friday December 17, 1999
Three Dead in Chilean School Shootings
VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) - A teacher recently dismissed from his job
shot
and killed three people, including his 7-year-old daughter, at two high
schools
in the Chilean city of Valparaiso on Friday and then shot and wounded
himself,
police said.
Physics teacher Ivan Arancibia, was in critical condition at a hospital
in
Valparaiso, 75 miles west of the capital Santiago, after shooting
himself in
the mouth, police said.
Arancibia arrived at one of the schools with his daughter, shot and
killed the
head of the school, and then shot and killed his daughter, police said.
He
later went to another school and shot and killed an official there.
``We have three dead and perhaps the person who shot them may die in the
next
few hours,'' a police spokesman told reporters.
According to witnesses, Arancibia carried a weapon hidden in a package.
``He showed signs of being emotionally unstable last August,'' said a
school
administrator on local television. ``We had agreed to find a solution
(to his
lay-off).''
The incident occurred as students were taking exams for admission to
universities.
``We heard sirens. Everything was out of control. When we finished the
exam,
they told us what had happened,'' said one of the students who took the
test.
Television images monitored in Santiago showed shaken students sitting
with
their heads buried in their hands as police dashed about. Parents rushed
to the
school, concerned about the safety of their children.
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The following appears courtesy of yesterday's Bloomberg LP news wire:
Chile High-School Teacher Kills 3, Commits Suicide, Reports Say
Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A Chilean high school physical
education teacher angered over being fired shot and killed the school's
principal and two others before committing suicide, according to media
reports.
Among the victims was the principal's six-year-old daughter, who was
nearby
when Ivan Arancibia, who police said was suffering from mental illness,
entered
the school as students took college entrance exams. Arancibia, 47,
walked a few
blocks to another school in Valparaiso, Chile, and killed a city school
district official before shooting himself in the head when police
surrounded
him, the reports said.
Teenagers Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris in the U.S. wanted to kill as
many as
250 people during their April shootings at Columbine High School in
Colorado
that left 15 dead, Time magazine reported.
Dec/17/1999
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The following appears courtesy of the 12/18/99 online edition of The
Boston
Globe newspaper:
Fired teacher kills 3, wounds himself
By Globe Staff and Wires, 12/18/1999
ALPARAISO - A teacher who recently had been dismissed shot and killed
three
people, including his 3-year-old daughter, at two high schools yesterday
and
then wounded himself, police said. Physics teacher Ivan Arancibia, was
in
critical condition at a hospital in Valparaiso, 75 miles west of
Santiago,
after shooting himself in the mouth, police said. After arriving at one
of the
schools with his daughter, witnesses said, Arancibia shot and killed the
head
of the school, and then shot his daughter. He later went to another
school and
killed an official there. ''We have three dead and perhaps the person
who shot
them may die in the next few hours,'' a police spokesman said. (Reuters)
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The following appears courtesy of the 12/17/99 Associated Press
Spanish news
wire:
Profesor mata a dos colegas y a una menor en puerto de Valparaíso
viernes, 17 de diciembre de 1999
POR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) - Un profesor de escuela enloquecido asesinó a
balazos
este viernes a dos colegas y a una niña, y luego se disparó, quedando en
grave
estado, informó la policía.
Los asesinatos ocurrieron en dos escuelas de este puerto vecino a
Santiago en
momentos en que cientos de estudiantes rendían exámenes en ellas.
La policía dijo que el maestro Iván Arancibia ingresó a una escuela
fiscal y
tras discutir con el director Eliseo Noguet, le disparó a quemarropa.
Enseguida, volvió el arma contra la menor, dándole muerte.
No está claro quién era la niña, que según la policía tenía entre seis y
siete
años. Según versiones de prensa, podría ser hija del profesor asesinado,
o del
propio victimario.
Tras el doble homicidio, Arancibia dirigió sus pasos hasta otra escuela,
distante a unas siete cuadras, donde enfrentó al jefe del área
educacional,
Luis Inostroza, dándole muerte de cuatro tiros.
El alcalde de Valparaíso, Hernán Pinto, dijo que el maestro autor de los
asesinatos sufría graves problemas sicológicos, y que al parecer actuó
enfurecido porque las autoridades habían decidido trasladarlo a otras
funciones.
El dirigente local del magisterio, Guido Reyes, confirmó los problemas
mentales
de su colega.
Tras dar muerte a Espinoza, Arancibia enfrentó a otro colega pero, en
lugar de
dispararle, súbitamente volvió el arma contra sí mismo y se disparó en
la
cabeza, quedando en estado agónico, según informó la policía.
Las dos escuelas que fueron escenario de los asesinatos estaban repletas
de
estudiantes, que están rindiendo los exámenes obligatorios para ingresar
a las
universidades chilenas.
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The following appears courtesy of the 12/18/99 online edition of The
El
Mercurio newspaper (Chile):
Hoy se realizarán funerales de profesores asesinados en Valpo.
Sábado 18 de Diciembre de 1999, 12:54
ORBE
VALPARAISO.- Durante el día de hoy se realizarán los funerales de los
dos
profesores que fueron asesinados ayer por otro docente en esta ciudad.
Los restos del director del Liceo B 29, Eliseo Nogué Gutiérrez, están
siendo
velados en la iglesia Los Sagrados Corazones de Valparaíso, donde, a las
13:00
horas, se realizará una misa por el eterno descanso de su alma.
Posteriormente,
será trasladado al cementerio número tres de Playa Ancha, donde será
sepultado.
En tanto, el director de la Corporación Municipal de Educación, Luis
Alvear
Inostroza, está siendo velado en la parroquia San Felipe de Neri, en la
comuna
de Villa Alemana, donde, a las 16:30 horas, se efectuará una eucaristía.
Luego,
será llevado hasta el cementerio Parque del Sendero.
Por su parte, el autor de los disparos, el profesor de física Iván
Arancibia
Navarro, continúa en estado grave en la unidad de cuidados intensivos
del
hospital Carlos Van Buren, donde se mantiene absoluta reserva de su
evolución.
El sujeto perdió masa encefálica al autoinferirse un disparo en la
cabeza, tras
cometer los tres asesinatos.