San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was an act of mass murder which happened at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. The shooter, 41-year-old James Huberty, fatally shot 21 people and wounded 19 others before being killed by a police sniper about 77 minutes after the shooting began.[1][2]
| San Ysidro McDonald's massacre | |
|---|---|
| San Ysidro McDonald's massacre James Huberty in 1979 | |
| Location | San Ysidro, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°33′21.2″N 117°03′15.0″W / 32.555889°N 117.054167°WCoordinates: 32°33′21.2″N 117°03′15.0″W / 32.555889°N 117.054167°W |
| Date | July 18, 1984 c. 4:00 – 5:17 p.m. (PDT (UTC−07:00)) |
| Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapon(s) | * Browning HP (9mm) |
| Deaths | 22 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 19 |
| Perpetrator | James Huberty |
At the time, the massacre was the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history.[3]
Huberty was a conspiracy theorist and survivalist, who believed the Cold War was going to end the world and that president Jimmy Carter and, later, Ronald Reagan and the United States government were working against him.[4]
San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre Media
Wendy Flanagan (right) and fellow McDonald's employee Alicia Garcia, pictured in the parking lot of the restaurant shortly after Huberty's death
A slightly wounded survivor, pictured on the grounds of the restaurant shortly after the incident
Plaque at the victims' memorial, inscribed with the names of the 21 dead
References
- ↑ Mass Murderers. True Crime. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books. 1993. ISBN 978-0783500041. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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- ↑ Holguin, Richard (November 16, 1986). "Police Snipers Get Only One Chance to Be on the Mark". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Deadliest Mass Shootings in Modern US History Fast Facts". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/16/us/20-deadliest-mass-shootings-in-u-s-history-fast-facts/index.html. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ↑ The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications ISBN 978-1-405-13635-8 p. 15
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