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The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University In May 1970, four Americans were shot and killed by their own government on an Ohio college campus. A line of National Guard soldiers marched up to a group of unarmed protesters at Kent State University and opened fire. In 13 seconds, four were left dead and nine were injured. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ See more powerful photos of the Kent State Massacre and learn the full heartbreaking story by clicking the link in our bio. The Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre and the Kent State massacre, were the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, in Kent, Ohio, 40 mi (64 km) south of Cleveland. The killings took place during a peace rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus. The incident marked the first time a student was killed in an anti