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Joseph Sapko

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Mar 06, 1933

Victim Details

Joseph Sapko

Male

Cleveland

OH

1933-03-06

22

Joseph

Sapko

06/26/2026

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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.

The incident began when Klink, after read ...
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  • Amok Wiki: Herman Klink
  • Joseph Sapko, age 22 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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