Flemming Nielsen
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- Denmark
- Location
- Aarhus, Central Denmark, Denmark
- Date of birth
- 1958
- Age at first offence
- 36
- Characteristics
- shooting spree
- Victim profile
- Birgit Bohn Wolfsen, 24, and Randi Thode Kristensen, 27
- Method of murder
- Shooting ( sawed-off shotgun)
- Date(s) of murder
- April 5, 1994
- Years active
- 1994
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Died in custody
Committed suicide by shooting himself the same day; on Tuesday, 5 April 1994, 35-year-old Flemming Nielsen of Silkeborg shot four people, two of them fatally, at Aarhus University in Denmark.
Case record
Background
Flemming Nielsen had been a student at the university since 1986.
The offence
On Tuesday, 5 April 1994, 35-year-old Flemming Nielsen of Silkeborg shot four people, two of them fatally, at Aarhus University in Denmark. He opened fire with a sawed-off shotgun in a university cafeteria, killing his first victim, 24-year-old Birgit Bohn Wolfsen. The remaining students in the room managed to escape.
Nielsen proceeded into another cafeteria and opened fire again, killing his second victim, 27-year-old Randi Thode Kristensen. Another two people were wounded but survived.
After shooting, Nielsen retreated to a basement bathroom stall and shot himself to death.
Investigation
The autopsy revealed that he had taken Fontex before the incident.
Aftermath
Police found a suicide note at his home. The note stated how he couldn't handle life anymore and that he wanted to kill some people before ending his own life.
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