W. R. Myers High School shooting
| W.R. Myers High School shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Taber, Alberta, Canada |
| Date | April 28, 1999 11:30–12:45 |
Attack type | School shooting |
| Weapons | Sawed off .22-caliber Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Todd Cameron Smith |
| Defender | Cheyno Finnie |
| Motive | Bullying |
The W. R. Myers High School shooting occurred on April 28, 1999, at W. R. Myers High School in Taber, Alberta, Canada. The gunman, 14-year-old school dropout Todd Cameron Smith, entered the school and began firing at students in a hallway, then went to the central hub of the school in front of the band room, killed one student and wounded another. It was the first fatal high-school shooting in Canada since the St. Pius X High School shooting, 24 years earlier.