On 30 November 2024, a 17-year-old student carried out a school attack at the San Andrés Preparatory School in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, injuring 2 classmates with a hammer before being subdued and arrested.
| San Andrés Preparatory School attack | |
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| Location | San Andrés Preparatory School, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Date | 30 November 2024 10:47 a.m. |
Attack type | School attack, bludgeoning, attempted mass murder |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | 17-year-old student |
Attack
editThe unnamed perpetrator started a livestream on social media at 10:46 a.m., where he is shown walking up to a group of students with a hammer in one hand, axe in the other, and hitting one of them with a hammer on the back of the head before turning to another one, hitting them in the face.[1] At that point the first student to be struck stands up and grabs the perpetrator from behind by the arms, immobilizing him. The perpetrator was later arrested, whereas both victims were treated at a local hospital.[2]
In his belongings, a knife, a bottle of alcohol and a lighter were also found besides his two main weapons.[1]
Perpetrator
editThe perpetrator, an unnamed 17-year-old male student of the school, had previously announces his plans on social media at 8:44 a.m., telling his followers to "enjoy the show".[1] He had a long history of sharing violent messages through Facebook and X, including showing off the corpse of a mouse he had killed and a selfie taken inside of a burning church, claiming responsibility for the arson attack.[3] He often praised Nazism and Adolf Hitler on social media, posing in one photo while doing a Roman salute with the caption "Sieg Heil".[3] Classmates often described him as a loner, and he hadn't attended classes since the beginning of the school semester in October.[4] He had announced his plans to commit a "massacre" three days prior to the attack.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alumno Ataca con un Martillo y Cuchillo a sus Compañeros de Clase Mientras Transmitía en Vivo". N+ (in Mexican Spanish). 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ a b Nacionales, Corresponsales (2024-11-30). "Joven tapatío imita agresión escolar de EU". Amexi (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ a b "Mataba animales y quemaba iglesias: la radiografía del estudiante que golpeó a sus compañeros con un martillo". Crónica de Xalapa (in Spanish). 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ Huitron, Ale (2024-11-30). "Estudiante agrede a martillazos a compañeros en preparatoria de Guadalajara; advirtió del ataque en redes". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-01.