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On January 18, 2017, 15-year-old high school student Federico Guevara opened fire inside a Colegio Americano del Noreste classroom with a .22 caliber handgun. Guevara attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself on the cheek,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://lopezdoriga.com/nacional/declaran-muerte-cerebral-al-menor-autor-del-ataque-en-escuela-monterrey/|title=The youngest author of the attack in Monterrey school declares brain death | work=Lopez Doriga Digital| date=January 18, 2017| author=| language=es}}</ref> while students Ana Cecilia Ramos Luis and Fernando Martínez, both 14 years old, and 24-year-old teacher Cecilia Cristina Solís, suffered serious head injuries, 15-year-old Manuel Chávez, suffered arm injury.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sdpnoticias.com/local/nuevo-leon/2017/01/18/difunden-nombres-de-heridos-por-disparos-en-colegio-americano| title=Spread of names of gunshot wounded at American College |work=SDP Noticias| date=18 January 2017| author=| language=es}}</ref> Guevara had psychological problems.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/01/18/gunfire-erupts-at-mexican-private-school-injuries-reported.html| title=15-year-old student shoots teacher, 3 classmates at American school in Mexico| work=[[Fox News]] (World)| date=March 2, 2016| author=}}</ref> |
On January 18, 2017, 15-year-old high school student Federico Guevara opened fire inside a Colegio Americano del Noreste classroom with a .22 caliber handgun. Guevara attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself on the cheek,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://lopezdoriga.com/nacional/declaran-muerte-cerebral-al-menor-autor-del-ataque-en-escuela-monterrey/|title=The youngest author of the attack in Monterrey school declares brain death | work=Lopez Doriga Digital| date=January 18, 2017| author=| language=es}}</ref> while students Ana Cecilia Ramos Luis and Fernando Martínez, both 14 years old, and 24-year-old teacher Cecilia Cristina Solís, suffered serious head injuries, 15-year-old Manuel Chávez, suffered arm injury.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sdpnoticias.com/local/nuevo-leon/2017/01/18/difunden-nombres-de-heridos-por-disparos-en-colegio-americano| title=Spread of names of gunshot wounded at American College |work=SDP Noticias| date=18 January 2017| author=| language=es}}</ref> Guevara had psychological problems.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/01/18/gunfire-erupts-at-mexican-private-school-injuries-reported.html| title=15-year-old student shoots teacher, 3 classmates at American school in Mexico| work=[[Fox News]] (World)| date=March 2, 2016| author=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:18, 20 January 2017
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| Colegio Americano del Noreste 2017 shootings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Date | January 18, 2017 c. 08:00 a.m. (CST) |
Attack type | Spree shooting, school shooting |
| Weapons | Revolver |
| Deaths | 1 (perpetrator) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Motive | Unknown, likely psychological problems |
On January 18, 2017, 15-year-old high school student Federico Guevara opened fire inside a Colegio Americano del Noreste classroom with a .22 caliber handgun. Guevara attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself on the cheek,[1] while students Ana Cecilia Ramos Luis and Fernando Martínez, both 14 years old, and 24-year-old teacher Cecilia Cristina Solís, suffered serious head injuries, 15-year-old Manuel Chávez, suffered arm injury.[2] Guevara had psychological problems.[3]
The perpetrator died several hours later at a Monterrey hospital after being declared with brain death.[4]
Background
Due to the notorious increase of violence and insecurity on several states of Mexico, beginning 2007 the Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico implemented in the states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Federal District, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacán, Sinaloa and Quintana Roo the Safe School Program, which aims to promote environments of security and healthy coexistence, favorable for the improvement of learning, as well as the practice of "civic and ethical values".[5] Among the actions foreseen by the program, "Safe Backpack" was included, an operation at the entrance of schools consisting of reviewing the students' backpacks in order to detect the entry of weapons or drugs to the facilities.[6][7]
At the time of the attack, according to Aldo Fasci, prosecutor of the state of Nuevo León, the operation in that state was being applied in 90% of public schools, but in certain private schools, as in the case of the school involved, there were no checks, due mainly to complaints from parents.[8]
Shooting
At about 08:00 hours on January 18, 2017, a high school student at the Northeastern American College (Spanish: Colegio Americano del Noreste), located south of the city of Monterrey, seated at his desk, took a .22 caliber firearm and fired at short distance to one of his fellow mates, then he shoot his teacher Cecilia Solís and also some of his peers, between 13 and 15 years of age. He then tried to shoot himself, the latter without success; he reloaded the weapon using cartridges from a box and shot himself on the chin. He died later in the hospital.[4]
Aftermath
A day after the shooting:
- Google joined the support and added a little black ribbon as a backing for the tragedy and victim families.[9]
- The Facebook account of the school was hacked by a group on the website called "Legión Holk", a place where the perpetrator post a message a day before the shooting announcing what he would do the next day.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "The youngest author of the attack in Monterrey school declares brain death". Lopez Doriga Digital (in Spanish). January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Spread of names of gunshot wounded at American College". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). 18 January 2017.
- ^ "15-year-old student shoots teacher, 3 classmates at American school in Mexico". Fox News (World). March 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Fallece menor que atacó a maestra y alumnos en NL" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "ACUERDO número 663 por el que se emiten las Reglas de Operación del Programa de Escuela Segura" (in Spanish). Diario Oficial de la Federación. February 25, 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Operativo Mochila Segura, una medida vs violencia y drogadicción" (in Spanish). Excélsior. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Mochila segura: ¿revisar a los alumnos previene la violencia?" (in Spanish). www.animalpolitico.com. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Castigarán a quien filtró imágenes de tiroteo en escuela de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Excelsior. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Con un moño negro, Google se une al luto por tragedia en Monterrey" (in Spanish). Forbes.com (Mexico). January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Hackean cuenta de Facebook del Colegio Americano del Noreste" (in Spanish). VANGUARDIA MX. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.