Remembering West Nickel Mines Amish School shooting: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 2006
Last Updated: March 27, 2018 Date: October 2 Year: 2006 School: West Nickel Mines Amish School Location: Lancaster County State: Pennsylvania Wounded: 5 Fatalities: 6 Shots Fired: 17 (though some reports say there were bullet holes "everywhere") Time lapsed: 42 minutes Police response time: 6 minutes How ended: Suicide Civilians involved: No Perpetrator: Charles Carl Roberts Age: 32 Family history: Roberts was known as a church going family man and loving father who drove a milk tuck. He was home schooled as a child, and he home schooled his children. Red flags: Unknown. First reported sign of trouble was when his wife found the suicide notes he had left for he family. She feared he was suicidal, and called police. By the time she found them the hostage situation was well in progress. Mental illness history: Unknown. Experts believe he suffered from severe depression. During shooting he called his wife and claimed