The Edmond post office shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Edmond, Oklahoma, on August 20, 1986. In less than fifteen minutes, 44-year-old postal worker Patrick Sherrill pursued and shot …

In August 1986, Patrick Henry Sherrill shot 14 people dead at this post office in Edmond, Oklahoma. The shooting later inspired the phrase "going postal."

Aug 21, 1986 · The police said the carrier, Patrick Henry Sherrill, of Oklahoma City, burst into the rambling, one-story post office here about 6:45 A.M., pulled at least three pistols from a mail pouch...

EDMOND POST OFFICE MASSACRE. No strangers to large-scale episodes of violence, Oklahomans have endured collective and individual events ranging from the 1868 Battle of the Washita to the …

Patrick Henry Sherrill and the 1986 Edmond Post Office Massacre Incident Overview On August 20, 1986, in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States Postal Service employee Patrick Henry Sherrill carried …

Mar 10, 2025 · The quiet suburb of Edmond, Oklahoma, with its tree-lined streets and population of 60,000, was forever altered when the echoes of gunfire faded on a warm summer morning in 1986.

On August 20, 1986, 44-year-old Patrick Henry Sherrill walked into the U.S. post office where he worked in Edmond, Oklahoma, and in less than 15 minutes turned it into one of the deadliest workplace …

Aug 20, 1986 · Bovsun: “On the morning of Aug. 20, 1986, part-time letter carrier Patrick Sherrill, 44, barged through the back door of the post office in Edmond, just north of Oklahoma City. A quarter of …

On Aug. 20, 1986, 14 people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman walked inside an Edmond post office, locked the doors and started shooting. The shooter, Patrick Sherrill, was a …

EDMOND POST OFFICE MASSACRE. No strangers to large-scale episodes of violence, Oklahomans have endured collective and individual events ranging from the 1868 Battle of the Washita to the …