University of Texas tower shooting Main building of the University of Texas Location University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Coordinates 30 ° 17 ′ 10 '' N 97 ° 44 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.2862 ° N 97.7394 ° W ﻿ / 30.2862; - 97.7394 Coordinates: 30 ° 17 ′ 10 '' N 97 ° 44 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.2862 ° N 97.7394 ° W ﻿ / 30.2862; - 97.7394 Date August 1, 1966; 51 years ago (1966 - 08 - 01) Stabbing: c. 12: 15 a.m. -- 3: 00 a.m. Shooting: 11: 48 a.m. -- 1: 24 p.m. (UTC − 06: 00) Target Perpetrator 's mother and wife, students at the University of Texas Attack type Mass shooting, familicide, uxoricide, stabbing Weapons Remington 700 ADL (6mm) Universal M1 carbine Remington Model 14 1 (. 35 - caliber) Sears Model 60 Semi-automatic shotgun (12 gauge) S&W Model 19 (. 357 Magnum) Luger P08 (9mm) Galesi - Brescia pistol (. 25 ACP) Knife Deaths 18 (including Whitman, an unborn child, and Gunby, who died in 2001) Non-fatal injuries 31 Perpetrator Charles Whitman
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Remington 700 ADL (6mm) Universal M1 carbine Remington Model 14 1 (. 35 - caliber) Sears Model 60 Semi-automatic shotgun (12 gauge) S&W Model 19 (. 357 Magnum) Luger P08 (9mm) Galesi - Brescia pistol (. 25 ACP) Knife