Highway 101 shooting

On April 25, 1965, a mass shooting occurred on the U.S. Highway 101 in Orcutt, California, United States, although the highway stretched all the way across to Washington state. The perpetrator, 16-year-old Michael Andrew Clark, sat on a hilltop as he shot and killed three people and injured ten before committing suicide.

Shooting
On the night of April 24, 16-year-old Michael Andrew Clark stole his parents' car and father's gun; the next morning he went to a hill overlooking apart of the U.S. Highway 101, which stretched from Los Angeles, California to Tumwater, Washington. He began shooting at vehicles driving by, killing three people and wounding ten. Eventually, first responders arrived at the scene, causing Clark to shoot at them before taking his own life. An officer, 38-year-old Norman Schuerman, was shot in the left arm.

Victims
In total, there were three killed, all male:


 * Kevin Dean Reida, 5
 * Charles Hogan, 21
 * Joel W. Kocab, 28

Ten people were injured, including Kevin Reida's family. His father, 42-year-old Bill Reida was shot in the neck and shoulder; his mother, 44-year-old Lucille Reida was injured by glass fragments and his younger brother, 3-year-old Kim Reida received a graze wound. 24-year-old Doris Burson, 22-year-old Kathleen Smith, 39-year-old Joyce Zinek, 31-year-old Alice Jones and a relative, 12-year-old Marvine Jones were all injured by glass fragments. 15-year-old Renee Terry was shot in the right forearm; Officer Schuerman was the tenth person wounded.