Global InformationColegio Americano del Noreste shooting information
| Colegio Americano del Noreste shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 25°37′20″N 100°17′19″W / 25.6221°N 100.2885°W |
| Date | January 18, 2017 c. 08:51 a.m. (CST) |
Attack type | Murder-suicide, school shooting |
| Weapons | High Standard .22 caliber revolver |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Federico Guevara Elizondo |
| Motive | Unknown |
On January 18, 2017, 15-year-old high school student Federico Guevara opened fire with a .22 caliber handgun inside a classroom at Colegio Americano del Noreste in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Guevara then attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself but missed, then ran out of ammunition.[1] Students Ana Cecilia Ramos and Luis Fernando Martínez, both 14 years old, and 24-year-old teacher Cecilia Cristina Solís, suffered critical head injuries. They were listed in critical condition. After two months, Cecilia died in the hospital.[2] 14-year-old Mariel Chávez suffered an arm injury but was declared stable.[3] Guevara had psychological problems.[4]
The perpetrator eventually committed suicide by gunshot and died several hours later at a Monterrey hospital after suffering brain death.[5]
- ^ "The youngest author of the attack in Monterrey school declares brain death". Lopez Doriga Digital (in Spanish). January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Fallece Cecilia Solís, la maestra baleada en colegio regiomontano". Proceso (in Spanish). March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Spread of names of gunshot wounded at American College". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "15-year-old student shoots teacher, 3 classmates at American school in Mexico". Fox News (World). January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Fallece menor que atacó a maestra y alumnos en NL" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved January 18, 2017.