Not to be confused with December 2017 Melbourne car attack.
January 2017 Melbourne car attack
Police arrest the perpetrator at 555 Bourke Street
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date
20 January 2017 1:30 pm - 1:37 p.m. (AEDT)
Attack type
Vehicular attack, mass murder, pedicide
Weapons
Holden Commodore
Deaths
6[1]
Injured
27[1]
Perpetrator
James Gargasoulas[2]
Verdict
Guilty
Convictions
Life in prison with a non-parole period of 46 years[1]
Charges
Six counts of murder 27 charges of reckless conduct endangering life[1]
Flinders Street railway station, site of the initial sighting of the driver
On 20 January 2017, around 1:30 pm AEDT on a busy Friday, a car was deliberately driven into pedestrians along Bourke Street in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. Six people were killed and twenty-seven were seriously injured.[1][3][4][5] The driver of the vehicle, James "Dimitrious" Gargasoulas, who was in a drug-induced psychosis, was subsequently found guilty of six counts of murder and was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 46 years.[1][6]
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^David Hurley; Shannon Deery; Cassie Zervos; Kara Irving (21 January 2017). "Melbourne CBD rampage driver Dimitrious Gargasoulas allegedly warned 'I'll take you all out' in chilling Facebook post". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^Butt, Craig (20 January 2017). "As it happened: CBD horror, four dead, 31 hospitalised as car knocks down pedestrians". The Age. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^"Four dead in man's Melbourne crime spree". Nine News. AAP. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^Hancock, James (26 May 2017). "Accused Bourke St driver Dimitrious Gargasoulas tells court 'illuminati' caused breakdown". ABC News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^"Bourke Street killer sentenced to life in prison". skynews.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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