Stadium sniper kills former Olympic sprinter in Oregon 30 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1984)

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(Monday, November 12, 1984, about 11:00 a.m. PST) — A troubled student dressed in combat gear opened fire indiscriminately at the University of Oregon’s football stadium today, killing former Olympic sprinter Christopher Brathwaite, 36, and wounding a college wrestler, and then apparently committed suicide, officials said.