Markdale School Shooting

The Markdale School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on 25 August 1884 at Markdale School in Markdale, Ontario, Canada. Contemporary newspaper accounts reported that William Norris, the head teacher at the school, shot Fanny Ford, another teacher, before shooting himself. Norris died shortly after the shooting; Ford was reported wounded.

Shooting

According to an account published in the Markdale Standard on 28 August 1884, Norris entered the part of the school where Ford was teaching and fired three shots at her before shooting himself. The report described Norris as the head teacher and Ford as the second teacher at the school.

The incident was also reported outside Ontario. A brief item in The Indianapolis Journal on 26 August 1884 stated that Norris was the head teacher at Markdale School and that Ford had been seriously wounded. A clipping from Montreal's The Gazette, also dated 26 August 1884, identified the incident as the Markdale school shooting.

Aftermath

Norris died after the shooting. Ford survived the initial attack, although early newspaper reports described her injuries as serious.

See also

• List of school shootings in Canada
• School shooting