Thepistol he usedwas a 38calibre Biretta of Italian manufacture; scores oftheseweaponswerecapturedfrom the ItaliansinNorth Africaand smuggledback toIndiabyIndiansoldiers.
He used a .22-calibre pistol to fire 10 shots at a group of students in Chardon High School's cafeteria, killing 16-year-olds Daniel Parmertor and Demetrius Hewlin, and Russell King, 17.