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'{{orphan|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox civilian attack | title = 2012 College Station, Texas shooting | width = 220 | float = center | alt = 2012 College Station, Texas shooting | label = 2012 College Station, Texas shooting | location = [[College Station, Texas]] | date = August 13, 2012 | type = [[Mass shooting]], [[shootout]] | fatalities = 3 (including the perpetrator) | injuries = 4 | weapons = * [[Vz 58|Vz 58 Tactical Sporter]] [[7.62x39mm]] [[assault rifle]] * [[Mosin-Nagant|Mosin-Nagant M91/30]] [[7.62x54mmR]] [[bolt-action rifle]] * [[.40 S&W|.40-caliber]] [[Glock pistol|Glock 35]] [[semiautomatic pistol]] (stolen) * [[PSL (rifle)|PSL Dragunov]] [[7.62x54mmR]] [[designated marksman rifle]] | perp = Thomas Alton Caffall III | time = c. 12:11 p.m.-12:35 p.m. }} On August 13, 2012, a [[shooting]] occurred in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]] near [[Texas A&M University]] around 12:30 p.m. central time,<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas A&M Shooting|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/texas-am-shooting-college-station_n_1773387.html|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> in which multiple people, mostly police officers, were shot in a shootout. The suspect, who was shot and fatally wounded in the gunfight, was later identified as 35-year-old Thomas Alton Caffall III. Police found a [[Vz 58|Vz 58 Tactical Sporter]] rifle, a [[Mosin-Nagant|Mosin-Nagant M91/30]] rifle with a [[bayonet]], a [[.40 S&W|.40-caliber]] [[Glock pistol|Glock 35]] pistol stolen from a police officer,<ref name="Thomas Alton Caffall, Texas A&M Gunman, Fired More Than 65 Rounds In Texas Shootout">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/18/texas-am-gunman-fired-more-than-65-shots_n_1800811.html "Thomas Alton Caffall, Texas A&M Gunman, Fired More Than 65 Rounds In Texas Shootout"]</ref> and a [[PSL (rifle)|PSL Dragunov]] rifle with a scope in his house after the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|title=3 killed in shooting near Texas A&M University|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/13/justice/texas-am-shooting/index.html|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Multiple people, officers shot|url=http://news.yahoo.com/shooting-breaks-near-texas-m-university-casualties-reported-182626073.html|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> ==The shootout== The shooting began when 41-year-old police officer Brian Bachmann arrived at the house of Thomas Caffall with the intention to serve a notice for him to appear in court on August 23 due to a failure to pay his rent, in which he owed $1,250. Caffall apparently became outraged by this and opened fire as the officer approached his home, fatally wounding Bachmann. He then stole Bachmann's [[.40 S&W|.40-caliber]] [[Glock pistol|Glock 35]] pistol and also shot 51-year-old Barbara Holdsworth as she parked her vehicle in a driveway half a block from Caffall's home. Holdsworth's boyfriend witnessed her shooting and made the first call to [[9-1-1]].<ref name="Thomas Alton Caffall, Texas A&M Gunman, Fired More Than 65 Rounds In Texas Shootout"/> Numerous officers arrived at the scene at 12:14 p.m. and engaged in a shootout with Caffall that lasted for approximately thirty minutes. In this exchange of gunfire, three officers and a bystander were hit; the wounds of the bystander, 43-year-old Chris Northcliff, who was Caffall's landowner, were fatal. The shootout ended with Caffall's death from gunshots fired by police at 12:35 p.m.<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed">[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57492550/texas-shooting-suspect-thomas-alton-caffalls-family-distraught-after-he-2-others-killed/ "Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"]</ref> During the shooting, a "code maroon" was issued at the university after multiple people were shot according to police spokesperson Rhonda Seaton. A total of 65 rounds were fired by Caffall during the shootout.<ref name="Thomas Alton Caffall, Texas A&M Gunman, Fired More Than 65 Rounds In Texas Shootout"/> Early reports of the incident indicated six people were wounded and that the shooter was taken into custody. Later reports indicated that a law enforcement officer and a civilian were both killed by gunfire, and at least three others, including some who may not have been injured by gunfire, were wounded.<ref>{{cite web|title=2 officers shot near Texas A&M|url=http://www.khou.com/news/local/Shooter-taken-into-custody-near-Texas-AM-campus-166002066.html|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> At least two fatalities, one law enforcement officer and one civilian, were reported, and another civilian and a College Station police officer were also reported injured in the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shooting near Texas A&M kills officer, civilian|url=http://www.chron.com/news/article/Police-3-injured-in-shooting-near-Texas-A-M-3784686.php|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> Brian Bachmann was identified as the slain police officer by College Station Police Department Assistant Police Chief Scott McCollum. Bachmann was the elected [[Constable]] for [[Precinct]] 1 in [[Brazos County, Texas]], and he had been a Brazos County Sheriff's Deputy since 1993, according to the [[Facebook]] page for his 2010 Constable's Campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gunman Arrested Near Campus of Texas A&M|url=http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/gunman-arrested-near-campus-of-texas-am/|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/13/13261291-police-constable-civilian-killed-as-gunman-opens-fire-near-texas-am?lite Police constable, gunman, civilian killed in gunbattle near Texas A&M - U.S. News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Chris Northcliff was then identified as the deceased civilian.<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> ===Victims=== Three people, including the shooter, were killed in the incident: *Brian Bachmann (41), officer<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> *Chris Northcliff (43), civilian<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> *Thomas Alton Caffall III (35), gunman<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> Four others were injured in the incident: *Justin Oehlkee, an officer who was shot in the [[Calf (anatomy)|calf]]<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> *Brad Smith, an officer who suffered shrapnel injuries<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> *Phil Dorsett, an officer who suffered shrapnel injuries<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> *Barbara Holdsworth, 51, a civilian who was seriously wounded and hospitalized<ref name="Thomas Alton Caffall, Texas A&M Gunman, Fired More Than 65 Rounds In Texas Shootout"/><ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> ==Perpetrator== The shooter was identified as 35-year-old gun collector Thomas Alton Caffall III. He was confirmed to not be a student of Texas A&M nor a school employee.<ref name="Veteran officer Brian Bachmann, gunman Thomas Alton Caffall die in Texas shootout">[http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/veteran_officer_brian_bachmann.html "Veteran officer Brian Bachmann, gunman Thomas Alton Caffall die in Texas shootout"]</ref> Caffall's stepfather, Richard Weaver, revealed in an interview that his son was recently refusing to work and had quit from his job nine months prior to the shooting.<ref name="Revealed: Gunman who shot two dead and wounded four others in Texas spree after boasting about trying out his new 'toy' gun">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187851/Thomas-Caffall-Gunman-shot-dead-wounded-Texas-spree-boasting-trying-new-toy-gun.html "Revealed: Gunman who shot two dead and wounded four others in Texas spree after boasting about trying out his new 'toy' gun"]</ref> He also described Caffall as regularly playing [[video games]], which seemed to distort his sense of reality.<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> Caffall's other family also specified that he was suffering from some sort of [[mental illness]].<ref name="Thomas Alton Caffall, Texas A&M Gunman, Fired More Than 65 Rounds In Texas Shootout"/> Prior to the shooting, Caffall posted photos of his gun collection on his [[Facebook]] profile.<ref name="Revealed: Gunman who shot two dead and wounded four others in Texas spree after boasting about trying out his new 'toy' gun"/> ==Reaction== [[Texas Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], a Texas A&M alumni, gave a statement during an event in [[Florida]], saying that his "prayers are with any of those that have been injured." A&M President R. Bowen Loftin also described the day as a "sad day in the Bryan-College Station community."<ref name="Texas shooting suspect Thomas Alton Caffall's family 'distraught' after he, 2 others killed"/> Caffall's family also issued statements of apology, with his sister Courtney Clark saying, "Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and this is just a senseless tragedy...We are just distraught by the havoc that he has caused."<ref name="Veteran officer Brian Bachmann, gunman Thomas Alton Caffall die in Texas shootout"/> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:College Station, Texas shooting}} [[Category:2012 in Texas]] [[Category:2012 murders in the United States]] [[Category:Deaths by firearm in Texas]] [[Category:2012 crimes in the United States]] [[Category:Murder in Texas]] [[Category:University shootings in the United States]]'