Technological University of Guadalajara attack
| Technological University of Guadalajara attack | |
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First responders at the institution. | |
| Location | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Date | 6 March 2024 c. 13:50 – c. 17:20 |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass stabbing, school attack |
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| Deaths | 3 (1 at the motel) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Gabriel Alejandro Galaviz González |
| Motive | Inconclusive, possibly: |
On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 6, 2024, a series of attacks were recorded at two locations in the city of Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, when an individual (presumably driven by an intrapersonal crisis) first murdered a woman in a motel and then two others at the campus of a private university.
Following his arrest, the attacker, identified as a 20-year-old young man, was charged and subjected to the precautionary measure of preventive detention for one year at the Puente Grande Metropolitan Prison. However, nearly five months after the events, the accused took his own life by jumping from a height of approximately six meters, corresponding to the second level of the penitentiary center.
The crime caused profound shock, given that attacks on educational centers are rare in Mexico. This case, in particular, was the first of its kind recorded in Guadalajara .