Friday, January 11, 2013

January 29, 1979

Location: Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, California
Victims: Two
Wounded: Nine

Brenda Ann Spencer, a 16-year-old teenager who lived across the street from Cleveland Elementary School, began shooting at the school from her window with a .22 caliber rifle. Afterwards, she barricaded herself in her house for seven hours before the police apprehended her.

Motive: When she was asked why she did it, Spencer replied, "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day." Later on, Spencer claimed that she was on drugs (which was denied by the police) and that her father beat and sexually abused her.

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