The Altona School Shooting of 1902 (MB)

Episode 086 - In October of 1902 the small, quiet Mennonite community of Altona, Manitoba was shaken by violent events at the hands of one of their own. The teacher at their one room school opened fire on three school trustees after an argument, wounding all three. He then returned to the school and shot three students, all daughters of the trustees he'd shot earlier.Sources:Spectator Tribune ArticleNewspapers.comSchool Shootings in Canada at WikipediaA Pictorial History of AltonaWinnipeg Free Press ArticleMurder and Madness in a Mennonite Village Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices