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TheGutenberg-Gymnasium Erfurt is agymnasium (secondary school) located inErfurt,Germany. It opened in 1991 and has approximately 750 students between the ages of 10 and 19.
On April 26, 2002, 19-year-oldRobert Steinhäuser, a recently expelled student, brought two firearms to school and moved from classroom to classroom shooting teachers, and altogether killed 13 teachers and 2 students. When police arrived on the scene, he shot an officer in the head, killing him instantly. He was then locked in a room by a teacher, where he committed suicide. Subsequent to these events, the school was closed for renovations and officially re-opened more than three years later on August 29, 2005. GermanchancellorGerhard Schröder spoke at the ceremony.
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