San Andrés Preparatory School attack
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| 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 |
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| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Brandon Alonso |
On 30 November 2024, a 17-year-old student carried out a school attack at the San Andrés Preparatory School (in Spanish, Preparatoria San Andrés) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, injuring 2 classmates with a hammer before being subdued and arrested.
Attack
[edit]The unnamed perpetrator started a livestream on social media at 10:46 a.m., subtitled "school massacre, enjoy the show".[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
The stream was taken offline shortly after the student's detainment.[1] In his belongings, a knife, a bottle of alcohol and a lighter were also found besides his two main weapons.[2]
Perpetrator
[edit]The perpetrator, was identified as a 17-year-old male student of the school named Brandon Alonso.[a][1] 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 a long history of sharing violent messages through Facebook and X (where he only had 14 followers),[3] 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.[5] He often praised Nazism and Adolf Hitler on social media, posing in one photo while doing a Roman salute with the caption "Sieg Heil".[5] He had also announced his plans to commit a "massacre" three days prior to the attack.[3] Brandon finally announced his plans on social media at 8:44 a.m., telling his followers to "enjoy the show".[2]
Legal process
[edit]After being arrested, the teenager was charged with qualified injuries.[6]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ortega, Román. "Sujeto que atacó a sus compañeros en la preparatoria San Andrés dio aviso desde el pasado miércoles en redes sociales". El Occidental | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Guadalajara y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ 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 c "Joven tapatío imita agresión escolar de EU". Amexi (in Spanish). 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Aguilar Esquivel, Israel (2024-12-03). "Imputan a adolescente acusado de agredir a sus compañeros de preparatoria con un martillo". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-04.