Kent State shootings

1970 shootings in Kent, Ohio, US during student-led protest of Vietnam War
Event mass_shooting Q482635
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Kent State shootings

Summary

Kent State shootings is a mass shooting[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of mass_shooting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,343 views/month, #1 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kent State shootings is in the country of United States[3].
  • Kent State shootings's instance of is recorded as mass shooting[4].
  • Kent State shootings's instance of is recorded as university shooting[5].
  • Kent State shootings took place at Kent[6].
  • Kent State shootings's Commons category is recorded as Kent State shootings[7].
  • Kent State shootings began on May 4, 1970[8].
  • Kent State shootings ended on May 4, 1970[9].
  • Kent State shootings took place on May 4, 1970[10].
  • Kent State shootings's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.150092, 'lon': -81.343353}[11].
  • Kent State shootings's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kent State shootings[12].
  • Kent State shootings resulted in {'amount': '+4'} deaths[13].
  • Kent State shootings caused {'amount': '+9'} injuries[14].
  • Kent State shootings's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikidata: WikiProject Systemic Racism Knowledge Graph[15].
  • Kent State shootings's victim is recorded as Allison Krause[16].
  • Kent State shootings's victim is recorded as Jeffrey Miller[17].
  • Kent State shootings's victim is recorded as Sandra Lee Scheuer[18].
  • Kent State shootings's victim is recorded as William Knox Schroeder[19].

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When and Where

Kent State shootings took place on May 4, 1970[10]. It began on May 4, 1970[8]. It ended on May 4, 1970[9]. The location of it was Kent[6]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include mass shooting[4] and university shooting[5].

Outcome and Impact

Kent State shootings resulted in {'amount': '+4'} deaths[13]. It caused {'amount': '+9'} injuries[14].

Why It Matters

Kent State shootings ranks in the top 0.51% of mass_shooting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,343 views/month, #1 of 197).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · ~2026-33512-40 · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United States
    Victim(s) Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Lee Scheuer +1
    Coordinate location {'lat': 41.150092, 'lon': -81.343353}
    Number of injured {'amount': '+9'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q3199915]]"
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