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Martin Jerome Mark Gabour, a 16-year-old male of Venezuelan ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 1, 1966, in Austin, Texas. He was one of the 17 victims of the infamous Texas Tower Sniper, Charles Whitman, who carried out a mass shooting from the University of Texas Tower. Gabour was in Austin with his family, including his wife Mary and his two sons, 19-year-old Mike and 16-year-old Martin .

The incident began in the early afternoon when Whitman started shooting from the observ ...Read More

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Victim Details

Martin Jerome Mark Gabour

Male

Austin

TX

1966-08-01

16

Martin

Jerome Mark Gabour

04/27/2026