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The Tower Siege That Shook Austin | Texas News
On August 1, 1966, a lone gunman climbed the University of Texas tower in Austin, firing indiscriminately for 96 minutes and killing 14 people while wounding 31 others—just hours after murdering his wife and mother. As chaos erupted and panicked crowds fled, students risked their lives to rescue the wounded, including a pregnant woman who tragically lost her unborn child. The siege ended when two police officers scaled the tower and confronted the shooter, bringing the nightmare to a halt. Six decades later, the tragedy still haunts Austin, remembered through a solemn monument—and as a…
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