One Goh

Mass Murderer

One Goh and the 2012 Oikos University Massacre

Background

One L. Goh was a former nursing student who carried out a mass shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, California, on April 2, 2012. Born Su Nam Ko in South Korea on November 18, 1968, he later immigrated to the United States and became a naturalized American citizen. In 2002, he legally changed his name to One Goh. By the time of the attack, he was 43 years old and living in the Oakland area. Oikos University was a small private Korean Christian college located at 7850 Edgewater Drive in an Oakland business park near Oakland International Airport. The school offered programs in nursing, theology, music and Asian medicine. Goh had attended its nursing program but left the institution several months before the shooting following academic, disciplinary and financial disputes. Investigators learned that Goh had developed intense resentment toward school administrators and some former classmates. He complained that students had mocked his limited English skills and treated him disrespectfully. He was also reportedly angry about tuition money that he believed the school owed him. Authorities said his original objective may have been to confront a female administrator, but she was not at the campus when he arrived.

The Attack at Oikos University

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2012, Goh entered the Oikos University campus carrying a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun and four loaded magazines. He brought approximately 40 rounds of ammunition with him. The school was open, and students and employees were attending classes or performing their regular duties. Goh encountered 24-year-old school receptionist Katleen Ping near the front of the building. He seized Ping and forced her toward a nursing classroom. Witnesses heard her calling for help as she was taken through the school. Inside the classroom, Goh ordered students to stand against a wall. Survivors later recalled that he announced his intention to kill them before beginning to fire. Goh shot students at close range and continued firing as terrified occupants attempted to hide or escape. Some people barricaded classroom doors, turned off lights or fled through rear exits. Teachers helped students leave the building while gunfire continued in adjoining rooms and hallways. The confined layout of the small campus created confusion as students tried to determine where the shots were coming from. Seven people were fatally wounded. Six were students, and one was a school employee. Three additional victims suffered gunshot wounds but survived. After firing most of his ammunition, Goh left the building and stole the vehicle of one of the victims. He drove away before Oakland police officers reached the campus.

Victims Killed

• Tshering Rinzing Bhutia, 38 - A nursing student originally from Gyalshing, India. He worked as a janitor at San Francisco International Airport while attending classes. He was killed inside Oikos University at 7850 Edgewater Drive in Oakland on April 2, 2012.
• Doris Chibuko, 40 - A Nigerian-born mother of three who had previously practiced law in Nigeria. She immigrated to the United States in 2002 and was nearing completion of her nursing education. She was killed inside the university on April 2, 2012.
• Sonam Choedon, 33 - A Tibetan nursing student who had come to the United States from Dharamsala, India. She was studying to enter the medical profession when she was killed at Oikos University on April 2, 2012.
• Grace Eunhae Kim, 23 - A nursing student who supported herself while attending school by working as a waitress. She was killed during the classroom attack on April 2, 2012.
• Katleen Ping, 24 - A receptionist employed by Oikos University and the mother of a young son. Goh forced her from the reception area toward a classroom before fatally shooting her on April 2, 2012.
• Judith Seymour, 53 - A nursing student from Guyana who was close to completing her studies. She had two adult children and was preparing for graduation when she was killed on April 2, 2012.
• Lydia Sim, 21 - A San Francisco-born student of Korean heritage who hoped to work in medicine and reportedly wanted to become a pediatrician. She was killed inside the Oakland campus on April 2, 2012.

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Confirmed Victims: (7)

Tshering Rinzing Bhutia 38 yr old Male

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