UT tower shooting remembered 46 years later

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by KVUE News

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Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:09 AM

AUSTIN, Texas -- Wednesday marks the 46th anniversary of the infamous University of Texas tower shooting.

On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman went on a rampage, killing 16 people and wounding 32 others.

A ceremony of remembrance will be held at University Medical Center Brackenridge, where the victims were taken that day.

There will be a moment of silence and the unveiling of a newly-discovered historical artifact. It's a plaque which APD presented to the hospital in 1966, commending the staff for their response that day.

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