Hyvinkää shooting
| Hyvinkää shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Uudenmaankatu, Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°37′44″N 24°51′29″E / 60.629°N 24.858°E |
| Date | 26 May 2012 ≈1:50 a.m. (UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 7 |
| Perpetrator | Eero Hiltunen |
| Motive | Frustration |
The Hyvinkää shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on 26 May 2012 in the centre of Hyvinkää, Finland, when an 18-year-old man named Eero Hiltunen, opened fire onto the Uudenmaankatu street from atop a nearby building using two rifles. Two people were killed and seven others were wounded, including a police officer.
The shooter stated his motivations of the act were frustration that he felt following a wrestling match which he had lost the night of the shooting. A mental health examination had ultimately found that Hiltunen was sane at the time of the crime and following a trial, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in February 2013.