There had been many people and students protesting the war all that week, they went so far as to burn the soldier education building on campus. Since the protest had gotten so out of hand, the national guard was called. Then on May 4th, by the Kent State victory bell, the protest went on, the national guard had surrounded the protest and were throwing tear gas into the crowd. The crowd soon was filling the tear gas cans with cement and throwing them back at the guard, the guard somehow had a miscommunication (as they put it) and fired. The shots hit 13 students, wounding 9, and killing 4.
They were college students... whether or not "kids" would be fitting would depend on your POV, I suppose. It occurred on May 4, 1970, at the Kent State University campus in Kent, Ohio. In addition to the four students who were killed, nine others were wounded.
The shooting on May 4, 1970 resulted in 4 deaths and 9 injuries (one student was left paralyzed).
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The United States began invading Cambodia during the Vietnam War. This action led to student protest at Kent State University in 1970.
reported false information about the incident. [NovaNet] :)
On the Kent State campus in Ohio on May 4, 1970, the National Guard troops, attempting to deal with a crowd of student protesters, fired their weapons at the demonstrators. Unfortunately, their shots carried hundreds of feet, killing or wounding innocent students as well as protesters. Four students were killed and nine injured (one paralyzed). The blame for the shootings was initially on agitators on the campus, but this was exacerbated by poor crowd control training for the part-time National Guard soldiers. Evidence indicated that the involvement of student activists and informants led to the violence, but no proof of snipers or other initiating factors was ever presented.
Kent State University.
At Kent State University they were shot by Guardsmen after rocks/bricks had been thrown at the men.
Kent State University
Kent State.
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Kent State University.
Kent State, in Ohio.
See: Kent State University Shootings
National Guardsmen killed four students.
Kent State University in Ohio.
Kent State University
Kent State University was created in 1910.