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On March 6, 1933, Joseph Sapko, a 22-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost his life in Cleveland, Ohio. Sapko was one of the victims of a mass shooting carried out by Herman Klink, a 40-year-old man suffering from mental illness. Klink, armed with a .22-caliber rifle, shot 11 people in a spree that lasted several blocks. Sapko was shot in the abdomen while trying to escape and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital days later.
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Joseph Sapko
Male
Cleveland
OH
1933-03-06
22
Joseph
Sapko
12/01/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the impact that Joseph Sapko’s family must have felt after the trag... ...Read More
04/07/2024
04/07/2024
Does anyone know more about Joseph Sapko’s background or his life before this tragedy? I've been r... ...Read More
08/16/2023
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