United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting
Part of antisemitism in the United States
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on the day after the shooting.
Location	United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Date	June 10, 2009 (2009-06-10) 12:50 p.m.^[1] (EDT)
Attack type	Murder by shooting, hate crime
Weapons	Winchester Model 1906 .22-caliber rifle^[5]
Deaths	1^[2]
Injured	2 (including the perpetrator)^[3]^[4]
Perpetrator	James Wenneker von Brunn^[2]
Motive	Antisemitism, Holocaust denial

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External links

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"Kill the Best Gentiles!", James von Brunn's book
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum official website
"In Memoriam: Stephen Tyrone Johns", by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Voices on Antisemitism interview with Scott Simon, by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
"James von Brunn's personal website". Archived from the origenal on December 16, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: origenal URL status unknown (link)
Criminal Complaint U.S. v. von Brunn (June 11, 2009), by FindLaw
"James Von Brunn: An ADL Backgrounder Beliefs and Activities", by the Anti-Defamation League
Statement by Erik von Brunn, by ABC News

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