January 2017 Melbourne car attack
| January 2017 Melbourne car attack | |
|---|---|
Police arrest the perpetrator at 555 Bourke Street | |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Date | 20 January 2017 1:30 pm - 1:37 p.m. (AEDT) |
Attack type | Vehicular attack, mass murder, pedicide |
| Weapons | Holden Commodore |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 28 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | James Gargasoulas |
| Charges | Six counts of murder 27 charges of reckless conduct endangering life |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Life in prison with a non-parole period of 46 years |
On 20 January 2017, around 1:30 pm AEDT on a busy Friday, a car was deliberately driven into pedestrians along Bourke Street in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. Six people were killed and twenty-six were seriously injured. The driver of the vehicle, James "Dimitrious" Gargasoulas, who was in a drug-induced psychosis, was subsequently found guilty of six counts of murder and was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 46 years.