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 before the attack) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Gabriel Alejandro Galaviz |
| Motive | Inconclusive, possibly: |
On 6 March 2024, 20-year-old Gabriel Alejandro Galaviz murdered two people and injured another using a hatchet and three knives at the Technological University of Guadalajara (Universidad Tecnológica de Guadalajara, UTEG) before being arrested by responding police officers. He had previously murdered a woman at a nearby motel.
After his arrest, he was charged and remanded in pretrial detention at the Puente Grande Metropolitan Prison. Five months later, he committed suicide while imprisoned.
The event is the deadliest school attack in the history of Mexico.