Kent State honors 4 students killed, 9 wounded on May 4, 1970 By Jennifer Conn Akron UPDATED 5:40 AM ET May. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM ET May. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM EDT May. 03, 2021
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KENT, Ohio — Tuesday marks the 51
st anniversary of the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University. Four students — Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, William Schroeder and Sandra Scheuer — were killed and nine students were injured when the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd on campus during an anti-war protest.
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Four Kent State students were killed and nine students injured in 1970 when the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd on campus during an anti-war protest
Markers installed in remembrance of students injured, killed at Kent State
The new markers were installed earlier this year and help give perspective to where the wounded students were standing as well as the location of the Ohio National Guard troops who fired the shots.
“They should have been installed a long time ago,” Jacobs said of the markers. “I love the fact that they're there and it shows who was killed and how far away they were from where the National Guard was.”
While people came to campus to remember and reflect in person, the official commemoration of the 51st anniversary was held virtually, featuring talks by former students who were hit and injured by some of the 67 shots the Ohio National Guard fired off that afternoon.
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At 12:24 p.m., the guardsmen fired 67 shots on the unarmed activists over a period of 13 seconds. Alan Canfora was among nine injured after he was hit in the wrist, while four others were killed.
"It was very unexpected, shocking and it was just wrong," Canfora recalled in an interview with 3News earlier this year. "It was just uncalled for."
The incident sent shockwaves across America, and became a rallying cry for those involved in the anti-war movement (the fighting in Vietnam would still not end for a few more years). In particular, Canfora's experience inspired him to a lifetime of activism, and he continued to speak about the lessons from that day over the next 50 years.
Family announces death of activist who survived Kent State shooting Alan Canfora (Source: AP) By Avery Williams | December 28, 2020 at 7:32 AM EST - Updated December 28 at 7:32 AM
KENT, Ohio (WOIO) - The family of Alan Canfora, who was a Kent State shooting survivor, announced his death Sunday.
He was one of nine students injured on May 4, 1970 after the Ohio National Guard fired upon anti-war protestors.