# | What | Drug | Date | Where | Additional Info |
1. | School Stabbing | Med for Depression | 2011-10-25 | WA | **Girl (15) stabs 2 girls in restroom, 1 in critical condition |
2. | School Shooting | Zoloft Antidepr. & ADHD Med | 2011-07-11 | AL | **14yo. kills fellow middle school student |
3. | School Shooting | Depression & ADHD Meds | 2011-03-18 | SC | **Teen shoots school official, pipe bombs in backpack |
4. | Massacre Plot | Prozac WITHDRAWAL | 2011-02-23 | VA | **Teen sentenced to 12 years for Columbine-style plot |
5. | Hostage Situation | Med for Depression | 2010-12-15 | France | **17yo. w/ sword holds 20 children & teacher hostage |
6. | Bizarre Incident | Zoloft* | 2010-08-22 | Australia | **School counselor bizarre/manic |
7. | Knifing/Murder | Depression & ADHD Meds | 2010-04-28 | MA | **16yo. kills 15yo. in H.S. bathroom in 9/2009 |
8. | School Shooting | SSRI | 2010-02-19 | Finland | **On 9-23-2008 Finnish student shot & killed 9 students, before killing self |
9. | Shooting Threats | Celexa Antidepressant | 2010-01-25 | VA | **H.S. senior theatens to kill 4 classmates, Facebook, bail denied |
10. | Hostage Situation | Cymbalta Antidepr. WITHDR. | 2009-11-09 | NY | **Man w/ gun holds principal hostage |
11. | School/Assault | Antidepressant | 2009-11-04 | CA | **Custodian assaults student & principal, manic from depression med |
12. | Shooting Plot | Antidepressants | 2009-09-22 | England | **2 English boys plot to blow up H.S. |
13. | School Bomb Threat | Med for Depression | 2009-06-29 | Australia | **Vexed father makes bomb threat against elementary school |
14. | School Shooting | Med for Depression | 2009-03-13 | Germany | **16 dead incl. shooter, antidepr. use, shooter in treatment for depr. |
15. | School Knife Attack | Depr. & Strattera Treatment | 2009-03-10 | Belgium | **3 dead in school day care, 2 kids & a caregiver: happened 1-23-2009 |
16. | Shooting Plot | Depression Med WITHDR. | 2008-08-28 | TX | **18yo. plots a Columbine school attack |
17. | Threat/Lockdown | Lexapro* | 2008-04-18 | CA | **Violent H.S. student shot to death on campus by police |
18. | School Threat | Antidepressants | 2008-03-20 | IN | **16yo. teen brings gun to school: there is a lockdown |
19. | School Stabbing | Med for Depression | 2008-02-29 | TX | **17yo. GIRL stabs friend & principal at high school |
20. | Child Endangerment | Antidepressants | 2008-02-27 | Canada | **Wacky school bus driver goes berserk, also involved painkillers |
21. | Suicide/Lockdown | Med for Depression | 2008-02-20 | ID | **16yo. kills self at high school: lockdown by police |
22. | School Shooting | Prozac WITHDRAWAL | 2008-02-15 | IL | **6 dead, 15 wounded: perpetrator acting erratically |
23. | School Threat | Prozac Antidepr. | 2008-01-25 | WA | **Student takes shotgun & 3 rifles to school parking lot: plans suicide |
24. | School Shooting | Antidepr. WITHDRAWAL | 2007-11-07 | Finland | **Student kills 8, wounds 10, kills self: high school in Finland |
25. | School Shooting | Antidepr. WITHDRAWAL | 2007-10-12 | OH | **14yo. shooter possibly on antidepr. or in withdrawal |
26. | School Suspension | Lexapro Antidepressant | 2007-07-28 | AR | **Student has 11 incidents with police during his 16 months on Lexapro |
27. | School Threat | Wellbutrin Antidepressant | 2007-04-24 | TN | **12yo. threatens to shoot others at school |
28. | School Threat | Antidepressants | 2007-04-23 | MS | **Student arrested for making school threat over Internet |
29. | School Shooting | Antidepressant? | 2007-04-18 | VA | **Possible SSRI use: 33 dead at Virginia Tech |
30. | School Knife Attack | Med for Depression | 2006-12-06 | IN | **Teen knife-attacks fellow student |
31. | School Stabbing | Wellbutrin | 2006-12-04 | IN | **Stabbing by 17yo. at H.S., charged with attempted murder |
32. | Hostage Situation | Antidepr. WITHDRAWAL | 2006-11-28 | NC | **Teen holds teacher & student hostage with gun |
33. | School Shooting | Antidepressant | 2006-09-30 | CO | **Man assaults girls: kills 1 & self |
34. | School Shooting | Celexa Antidepressant | 2006-08-30 | NC | **Teen shoots at 2 students, kills his father: Celexa found on him |
35. | Hostage Situation | Med for Depression | 2006-03-09 | France | **Young ex-teacher holds 21 students hostage |
36. | School/Assault | Zoloft Antidepr. | 2006-02-15 | TN | **Teen attacks teacher at school |
37. | School Violence | Antidepressant | 2005-11-19 | AZ | **Violent 8yo. GIRL handcuffed by police |
38. | School Shooting | Prozac Antidepr. | 2005-03-24 | MN | **10 dead, 7 wounded: dosage increased 1 week before rampage |
39. | School Violence | Paxil | 2004-10-23 | WA/DC | **10yo. has violent incidents at school |
40. | Shooting Threat | Med for Depression* | 2004-10-19 | NJ | **Over-medicated teen brings loaded handguns to school |
41. | School Shooting | Paxil [Seroxat] Antidepr. | 2004-02-09 | NY | **Student shoots teacher in leg |
42. | Shooting Threat | Antidepressant | 2003-05-31 | MI | **Teen threatens shooting, charge: terrorism |
43. | Shooting/Suicide | Celexa | 2002-10-07 | TX | **13yo. GIRL kills self with a gun |
44. | School Arsons | Paxil | 2002-04-12 | MI | **Personality change caused 15yo. to set fires in H.S. |
45. | School Violence | Celexa Antidepressant | 2002-01-23 | FL | **Violent 8yo. boy arrested at school |
46. | School Shooting | Antidepressant? | 2002-01-17 | VA | **Possible SSRI withdrawal mania: 3 dead at law school |
47. | Hostage Situation | Paxil | 2001-10-12 | NC | **Young man holds 3 hostage in Duke University President's office |
48. | Machete Attack | Med for Depression | 2001-09-26 | PA | **Man attacks 11 kids & 3 teachers at elementary school |
49. | School Stabbings | Antidepressants | 2001-06-09 | Japan | **8 dead, 15 wounded: assailant took 10x his normal dose of med |
50. | School Shooting | Celexa & Effexor Antidepr. | 2001-04-19 | CA | **Teen shoots at classmates |
51. | Hostage Situation | Paxil & Effexor Antidepr. | 2001-04-15 | WA | **Teen holds classmates hostage with gun |
52. | School Shooting | Paxil [Seroxat] Antidepr. | 2001-03-10 | PA | **14yo. GIRL shoots & wounds classmate at Catholic school |
53. | Hostage Situation | Prozac/Paxil Antidepr. |
2001-01-18 | CA | **17yo. takes girl hostage at school: he is killed by police |
54. | School Threats | Prozac Antidepr. | 1999-10-19 | FL | **16yo. threatens classmates w/ knife & fake explosives |
55. | School Shooting | Luvox/Zoloft Antidepr. |
1999-04-20 | CO | **COLUMBINE: 15 dead, 24 wounded |
56. | Shooting Threat | Antidepressant | 1999-04-16 | ID | **Teen fires gun in school |
57. | Shooting Plot | Med for Depression | 1998-12-01 | WI | **Teen accused of plotting to gun down students |
58. | School Shooting | Prozac Antidepr. WITHDR. | 1998-05-21 | OR | **4 dead, 20 injured |
59. | Violence/Murder | Antidepressants* | 1998-05-04 | NY | **Sheriff's deputy fhoots his wife at elementary school |
60. | School Stand-Off | Zoloft Antidepr. | 1998-04-13 | ID | **14yo. holds police at bay, fires shots |
61. | School Shooting | Zoloft Antidepr. | 1995-10-12 | SC | **15yo. shoots 2 teachers, killing 1, then kills himself |
62. | Murder Attempt | Med for Depression | 1995-03-04 | CA | **WOMAN deliberately hits 3 kids w/ car at elem. school & laughed |
63. | Shooting Related | Luvox | 1993-07-23 | FL | **Man kills during Luvox clinical trial: COLUMBINE drug, never reported |
64. | School Shooting | Antidepressants | 1992-09-20 | TX | **Man, angry over daughter's report card, shoots 14 rounds in elem. school |
65. | School Shooting | Prozac Antidepr. | 1992-01-30 | MI | **Teacher shoots & kills superintendent |
66. | School Shooting | Anafranil Antidepressant | 1988-05-20 | IL | **29yo. WOMAN kills 1 child, wounds 5, kills self |
** | Indicates a school shooting or school incident. | |
* | Indicates a legal case won using SSRI defense. | |
++ | Indicates an important journal article. | |
+ | Indicates a highly publicized case. | |
num | An age < 25 covered by FDA black box for suicide. |