Luby's Shooting Memorial

Luby’s Shooting was a mass shooting in Killeen, Texas in Luby’s Cafeteria, on October 16, 1991. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in the United States.

The gunman was George Hennard, a 35 year old former marine, unemployed man. On October 16 1991, George Hennard drove his Ford Ranger Pick-up through the window of a Luby’s Cafeteria and yelled “All women of Killeen and Belton are vipers! This is what you’ve done to me and my family! This is what Bell County did to me… this is payback day!” He then opened fire on the customers and staff of the cafeteria with a Glock 17 and another semi automatic pistol (specifically a Ruger P89). He shot and killed 23 people, 10 of them with point blank shots to the head. He also injured 27 other people. He then killed himself.

George Hennard, was pushed out of the marines for the possession of Maurajuana and racist incidents, Hennard was also known for his hatred of women, which he expressed before he opened fire on the 150 people in Luby’s Cafeteria that day. A former roommate of Hennard said that he was hateful towards blacks, hispanics, gays, and women. He walked past many men to specifically target women, with 14 of the 23 killed being female.

With shootings, much of the coverage is around the perpetrator, which is a negative thing to do, this gives other people planning to do other things the idea that all eyes will be on them. It feeds their narcissistic ego. So for that matter, I would like to dedicate the rest of the video to the victims.

Patricia Carney, a 57 year old woman, stopped by Luby’s, celebrating National Boss Day with her husband, Sam Carney, Patricia was one of the 23 killed by Hennard.

Jimmie Caruthers was a 48 year old man from Austin, Texas.

Kriemhild Davis was a 62 woman who was the last to die, raising the death toll to 23, while in hospital.

Steven Dody was a 43 year old army lieutenant colonel, who was 4 weeks away from retirement from his post at Fort Hood, when he was killed, he would have been 71 today.

Alphonse "Al" Gratia, was a 71  year old Copperas Cove native. He had tried to stop Hennard, but was killed, his wife Ursula ran over to try to save her husband, but was killed by Hennard, herself. She was 67, the couple were retirees just settling down.

Debra Gray was on 33 when George Hennard took her from us. She had driven there from her job at TU Electric Co. and had her life unfairly taken away from her, she would of been 62.

Michael Griffith was a 48 year old veterinarian, who had went to Luby’s to have lunch with his friend Pastor Kirby Lack. Sadly, Michael was fatally shot by Hennard.

Venice Henehan was a 70 year old women from Missouri. She was eating lunch with her daughter Judy and her son-in-law Steven, when George Hennard opened fire on the crowd, she was killed, and Judy and Steven were both wounded.

Clodine Humphrey was a 63 year old from Marlin, Texas. She worked as a nurse’s aid at Veterans Administration Hospital in Marlin.

Sylvia King, 30 was the owner of a beauty shop, who was engaged at the time that she was killed. She would have been 58 at the time of this recording.

Zona Lynn 65

Connie Peterson 41

Ruth Pujol 55

Su-Zann Rashott 36

John Romero, Jr. 29

Thomas Simmons 33

Glen Arval Spivey 55

Nancy Stansbury 44

Olgica Taylor 45

James Welsh 75

Lula Welsh 75

Iva Juanita Williams 64