Mass Murderer Nathan Dunlap – Chuck E. Cheese Shooting, 1993
Overview
In Aurora, Colorado, on December 14, 1993, 19-year-old former Chuck E. Cheese employee Nathan Jerard Dunlap returned to the restaurant seeking revenge after being fired five months earlier. Armed with a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, he hid until closing time and then launched a deadly ambush.
Details of the Crime
Dunlap entered the Chuck E. Cheese around 9:00 p.m., ordered a ham and cheese sandwich, and played arcade games. At about 9:50 p.m. he hid in a restroom. After the restaurant closed (around 10:05 p.m.), he emerged and shot five employees—four were killed, one seriously injured—as they cleaned up after closing. He forced the manager to open the safe, shot her again, and fled with cash and game tokens. He was arrested roughly twelve hours later at his mother’s apartment.
Victims
- Sylvia Crowell, 19 – shot in the right ear at close range while cleaning the salad bar (later died of her injuries)
- Benjamin Josiah “Ben” Grant, 17 – fatally shot near the left eye while vacuuming
- Colleen O’Connor, 17 – shot through the temple after pleading for her life
- Margaret (“Marge”) Kohlberg, 50 (store manager) – forced to open the safe, then shot in one ear, and again in the other when she still showed signs of life
- Bobby Stephens, 20 – shot in the jaw after returning from a smoke break; he feigned death and escaped through a back door to seek help
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