Imatra shooting

The Imatra shooting occurred on 4 December 2016 in the Finnish town of Imatra when Jori Juhani Lasonen, a 23-year-old Imatra resident, shot three individuals dead in the town centre.[3][4][5]

Imatra shooting
Koskenparras in 2010. The Vuoksenvahti Restaurant is visible at the street corner in the background.
LocationImatra, Finland
Date4 December 2016
TargetRandom
Attack type
Shooting
WeaponsWinchester Model 1895 (7.62×54mmR)[1]
Deaths3[2]
Injured0

According to the psychological evaluation, Lasonen was not criminally responsible at the time of the shootings. Therefore, The South Karelia District Court did not sentence him to prison, but instead committed him to involuntary psychiatric treatment.[6]

Details

Just before midnight on Saturday, right outside a local restaurant in the town's shopping area, Jori Juhani Lasonen waited for vulnerable targets and chose, according to preliminary police investigations, random targets. However, one of the victims was a notable local politician.[7][8]

The victims were exiting a restaurant when Lasonen opened fire at them, and they died shortly after. The casualties who were shot dead were the town's city council chair Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen, as well as two journalists. Aside from them, no one else sustained injuries or was killed.[9]

References
  1. "Winchester hunting rifle that was used in Imatra shooting". Reddit. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. "Finland shooting: Three women killed in Imatra". BBC News. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. Summers, Hannah; agencies (4 December 2016). "Finland shooting: three women killed outside Imatra restaurant". Retrieved 7 December 2016 – via The Guardian.
  4. Rosendahl, Jussi. "Local official, two journalists shot and killed in Finnish town". Reuters. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. "Sniper shoots dead local mayor in Finland". Independent. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. Teivainen, Aleksi. "Imatra gunman committed to involuntary treatment". Helsinki Times. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. "Gunman kills three women in Finland". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. "Three women shot dead after leaving restaurant in Finland". UPI. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. McKenzie, Sheena. "Finland shooting: 2 journalists, councilwoman killed". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

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