KILLEEN, Texas — Thirty years after the Luby’s massacre, the emotional scars from one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history still very much exist.
On Oct. 16, 1991, during the busy lunch rush, a gunman drove his pickup through the window of the Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen.
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Moving calmly through the crowded restaurant, George Hennard shot and killed 23 people and wounded 20 others.
Running out of ammunition, Hennard ended his deadly rampage with one final shot — shooting himself in the head with his last bullet.
25 News looks back on the tragic day in Central Texas with exclusive interviews, photos and videos.
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Deadliest shootings in Texas history – 3 happened in Killeen
KXXVCrime scene tape surrounds Luby's cafeteria in Killeen on Oct. 16, 1991 after a gunman killed 23 people and wounded 20 others. 25 NewsExclusive: Luby's survivors warn ‘it can happen again’
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Trenton HookerSuzanna Hupp remembers both her parents after they were shot and killed in what was once the worst mass shooting in US history. 25 NewsExclusive: Paramedic still can’t forget Luby's massacre, doesn’t want to
Todd Unger/KXXVRobert Kelley on the cover of Texas EMS magazine after the Luby's massacre 
Associated PressTexas Gov. Ann Richards, right, wipes her eyes as she speaks with First Baptist Church of Killeen pastor Jimmy Towers at the church in Killeen, Texas on Friday, Oct. 18, 1991. The church was opened for those wishing to gather and pray for those killed in Wednesday's shootings at the Luby's cafeteria. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) 
Associated PressUnidentified mourners follow the casket of Patricia Carney from the First Baptist Church of Killen in Killeen, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 19, 1991. Carney died in the Luby's Cafeteria shootings last Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rick McFarland) From the archives: Interviews with survivors
Betty May Look back at national news coverage
ABC NewsThe Luby's massacre topped the national nightly news on Oct. 16, 1991, including ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
Newspaper headlines day after Luby's massacre
NewspaperArchives.comFront page of newspapers from the day after the Luby's shooting (Oct. 17, 1991) Killeen elementary school named after educator killed in Luby's massacre
Killeen ISDPatricia "Pat" Brann Kemp Carney Building where Luby’s massacre occurred lives on
Google MapsBuilding where the Luby's massacre occured on Oct. 16, 1991
