Virginia Tech massacre
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The Virginia Tech massacre was a 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, in which a student gunman killed 32 people and wounded many others, making it one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14076361 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Virginia Tech massacre Context triple: [Guys and Guns Amok: Domestic Terrorism and School Shootings from the Oklahoma City Bombing to the Virginia Tech Massacre, examinesEvent, Virginia Tech massacre]
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Columbine High School massacre
The Columbine High School massacre was a 1999 school shooting in Littleton, Colorado, in which two students murdered 13 people and wounded many others before killing themselves, becoming a defining event in debates over gun violence and school safety in the United States.
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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a 2012 mass school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, and sparked nationwide debate over gun control and school safety in the United States.
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Dam Square shooting
The Dam Square shooting was a violent incident in Amsterdam’s central Dam Square, remembered as a significant and tragic event in Dutch history.
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Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook is a barrier spit and popular recreational area at the northern tip of the Jersey Shore in New Jersey, known for its beaches, historic lighthouse, and views of New York Harbor.
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San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre
The San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre was a 1984 mass shooting at a McDonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro, California, in which a gunman killed 21 people and wounded many others, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history at the time.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Tech massacre Target entity description: The Virginia Tech massacre was a 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, in which a student gunman killed 32 people and wounded many others, making it one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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Columbine High School massacre
The Columbine High School massacre was a 1999 school shooting in Littleton, Colorado, in which two students murdered 13 people and wounded many others before killing themselves, becoming a defining event in debates over gun violence and school safety in the United States.
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B.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a 2012 mass school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, and sparked nationwide debate over gun control and school safety in the United States.
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C.
Dam Square shooting
The Dam Square shooting was a violent incident in Amsterdam’s central Dam Square, remembered as a significant and tragic event in Dutch history.
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D.
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook is a barrier spit and popular recreational area at the northern tip of the Jersey Shore in New Jersey, known for its beaches, historic lighthouse, and views of New York Harbor.
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E.
San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre
The San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre was a 1984 mass shooting at a McDonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro, California, in which a gunman killed 21 people and wounded many others, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history at the time.
- F. None of above. chosen
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