On August 6, 1993, 22-year-old Fort Bragg soldier Kenneth Junior French, armed with two shotguns and a rifle, opened fire inside a Luigi's restaurant in Fayetteville, North Carolina, killing four people and injuring seven others. The case was featured in the 1997 documentary film Licensed to Kill.[1][2]
| Luigi's Restaurant shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 35°04′37″N 78°57′14″W / 35.0769°N 78.9539°W |
| Date | August 6, 1993 (UTC−04:00) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, hate crime |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 8 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Kenneth Junior French |
| Motive | Opposition to President Bill Clinton lifting the ban on homosexuals to serve in the military |
Shooting edit
At around 10 p.m., French drove to the restaurant in a black truck. Wearing shorts and a fishing vest, French exited the truck carrying a pump-action shotgun. French then entered the restaurant through the kitchen at the back of the building and then began to yell about politics and homosexuality before opening fire indiscriminately, raising the death toll to four and the injured to seven. He was then shot and wounded by a police officer who was not on duty at the time of the shooting.[3][4][5]
Victims edit
The victims that were killed were:
- Wesley Scot Cover, 26
- James F. Kidd, 46
- Pete Parrous, 73 (the restaurant owner)
- Ethel Parrous, 65 (Pete's wife)
References edit
- ^ "Soldier Kills 4 People and Hurts 6 In a Restaurant in North Carolina". The New York Times. 8 August 1993. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "PHOTOS: 25th anniversary of the Luigi's restaurant shooting". The Fayetteville Observer. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Army Sergeant on Rampage Kills 4, Hurts 7". Los Angeles Times. 8 August 1993.
- ^ "4 Killed, 7 Hurt when Gunman Opens Fire in N.c. Restaurant". 8 August 1993.
- ^ "Case 2: Kenneth Junior French | High School Curriculum on the Death Penalty". deathpenaltycurriculum.org.
External links edit
- Luigi's Shooting: Fayetteville, North Carolina - News Report
- Gunman Who Killed Four in Restaurant Escapes Death Sentence
- LIFE TERM GIVEN IN 4 SLAYINGS
- Hero cop retires from Fayetteville police force
- 26 YEARS LATER, FAYETTEVILLE MAN RECALLS DAY FORT BRAGG SOLDIER OPENED FIRE ON RESTAURANT, KILLING OWNERS
- FROM THE ARCHIVES: 26 years ago today, tragedy at Luigi's
- August 6, 1993: 'Thank God,' a policeman is remembered, 'he took him down'
- Deadly shootings bring back memories of Aug. 6, 1993, at Luigi's
- Fayetteville's infamous crimes, Part 2: Local cases that have garnered worldwide attention
- "Heavily armed man kills 4, injures 7 in restaurant". The Blade. AP. August 8, 1993. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
- "FAYETTEVILLE RAMPAGE: 'Mama, I don't know why'". The Dispatch. Vol. 112, no. 82. The Associated Press. 1993-08-09. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
- "Restaurant killings stun cops". The Mount Airy News. Vol. 113, no. 189. AP. 1993-08-09. p. 5 – via Google News Archive.
- "Friends say accused killer troubled". Times-News. Vol. 116, no. 228. The Associated Press. 1993-08-16. p. 5A – via Google News Archive.
- "French to plead for his life". Morning Star. Vol. 127, no. 151. 1994-04-08. p. 2B – via Google News Archive.
- "Man sentenced to life in prison for four murders". Herald-Journal. Associated Press. 1994-04-16. p. B2 – via Google News Archive.
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