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Hoffman in Shell Lake in 1967

Date Name City Province Licensed Victims Deaths Injuries Suicide Firearms OIC Impact
1967 Hoffman Shell Lake SK 9 9 0 No Yes No

Used

.22 pump action

Warnings

Mental Illness

AI Synthesis

Generated summary

Classification: Corroborated

Incident Summary:
On August 15, 1967, Victor Ernest Hoffman committed a mass murder in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, shooting and killing nine members of the James Peterson family, including seven children, with a .22-calibre pump-action rifle. The lone survivor was Phyllis Peterson, who was 4 years old at the time. Hoffman was arrested four days later and found not guilty by reason of insanity in February 1968. He was sent to a mental institution, where he remained until his death on May 21, 2004.

Well-Supported Details:

  • Date of the incident: August 15, 1967
  • Location: Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Number of victims: 9
  • Number of deaths: 9
  • Number of injuries: 0
  • Device used: .22-calibre pump-action rifle
  • Warning signs: Mental illness
  • Hoffman's fate: Found not guilty by reason of insanity, sent to a mental institution, and died on May 21, 2004

Unverified or Conflicting Claims:
None found in the provided sources.

Source Quality Notes:

  • Source 1: Murderpedia (https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-victor-ernest.htm) - Credible source, provides detailed information on the incident and Hoffman's background.
  • Source 2: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Lake_murders) - Credible source, provides a summary of the incident and Hoffman's fate.
  • Both sources are independent and provide consistent information on the core facts of the incident.
Status: Unverified. Credible: 0, Social: 0, Other: 2.

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Other
https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-victor-ernest.htm

Victor Ernest Hoffman was a 21-year-old man who committed a mass murder on August 15, 1967, in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. He shot and killed nine members of the James Peterson family, including seven children, and injured one child who survived. Hoffman was arrested four days later and was found not guilty by reason of insanity in February 1968. He was put under the custody of the provincial Health Ministry and sent to a mental institution, where he remained until his death on May 21, 2004.

Other
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Lake_murders

Victor Ernest Hoffman committed a mass murder in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada on August 15, 1967.
He shot and killed nine members of the Peterson family, including seven children, with a .22-calibre Browning pump-action rifle.
The victims were James Peterson, age 47, Evelyn Peterson, 42, Jean Peterson, 17, Mary Peterson, 13, Dorothy Peterson, 11, Pearl Peterson, 9, William Peterson, 5, Colin Peterson, 2, and Larry Peterson, 1.
Phyllis Peterson, then 4 years old, was the lone survivor of the massacre.
Hoffman was arrested on August 19, 1967, and was later found not guilty by reason of insanity on non-capital murder charges in February 1968.
He was put under the custody of the provincial Health Ministry and sent to a mental institution, where he remained until his death on May 21, 2004.