WebAug 1, 2016 · The clock on the iconic tower at the University of Texas stopped at 11:48 a.m. Monday, marking the exact time 50 years ago when a man began firing from atop … WebHundreds of students, professors, tourists, and store clerks witnessed the 96-minute killing spree as they crouched behind trees, hid under desks, took cover in stairwells, or, if they had been...

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WebOct 18, 2016 · When the shooting started, a TV station near to the clock tower rolled a camera close - some say it was onto a balcony, others remember it as by an open window. WebAug 1, 2016 · The tower clock was stopped at 11:48 a.m. local time, the time the massacre began. ... A memorial took place for the 50th anniversary of a mass shooting at the University of Texas at Austin, in ... heather pickerell

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WebOn Aug. 1, 2016, the Tower clock stopped at 11:48 a.m. and stayed there for 24 hours as UT officials dedicated a new monument on campus to memorialize those who died in the sniper attack. A... WebSep 24, 2014 · McCoy, the Austin police officer who helped stop Charles Whitman's deadly 1966 sniper rampage from atop the University of Texas clock tower that killed 16 people and wounded dozens more, died ... WebJul 28, 2016 · Fifty years after Charles Whitman began shooting from the clock tower at UT Austin, our reactions to gun violence are much the same. Shutterstock In 1966, Charles Whitman killed 16 people and ... movies at countryside mall