Edmond post office shooting
| Edmond post office shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Date | August 20, 1986 ~7:00–7:15 a.m. (UTC-05) |
| Target | Postal workers |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, workplace shooting, murder-suicide |
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| Deaths | 15 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Patrick Henry Sherrill |
| Motive | Revenge due to previous reprimands |
The Edmond post office shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Edmond, Oklahoma, on August 20, 1986. In less than fifteen minutes, 44-year-old postal worker Patrick Sherrill pursued and shot several coworkers, killing 14 and injuring another 6, before committing suicide. It is currently the deadliest workplace shooting in U.S. history, as well as the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in the state of Oklahoma.
The attack, among other similar incidents of violence perpetrated by postal workers, inspired the American phrase "going postal".