List of school attacks in Mexico

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The following is a list of school attacks in Mexico, including stabbings and shootings that took place in daycare centers, schools, universities and other educational centers. Excluded from this list are the following:

  1. Incidents that occurred as a result of police actions
  2. Suicides or suicide attempts involving only one person.

List

DateLocationPerpetratorDeadInjuredDescription
6 May 2002Jardín de Niños "Gabriela Mistral" in Ecatepec, State of Mexico José Luis Nieto Ávila222A 56-year-old man ran over multiple students performing the national anthem of Mexico outside of a daycare, as they refused to make way for his truck. He was sentenced to 146 years' imprisonment. [1]
13 June 2007The Churchill School in Mexico City Marcelo Fernando Martínez González10The 50-year-old father of a student shot a teacher to death as retaliation for perceived negligence of the school, as his son was being allegedly sexually abused there. He was sentenced to 48 years' imprisonment. [2]
24 August 2007Escuela Secundaria Técnica Número 27 in La Ventosa, Oaxaca Arturo Fuentes Escobar11 (the perpetrator)A man shot his wife, chemistry teacher María Elena Toledo, before attempting to take his own life. [3]
8 August 2011Universidad Tecnológico de Monterrey in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of MexicoUnknown02A mail bomb was sent to a teacher, which exploded, injuring him and a security guard. [4]
23 January 2014Colegio Elemental Público Emiliano Zapata in Tlayacapan, Morelos Unknown10A 70-year-old teacher was shot by multiple unidentified assailants. [5]
6 May 2014Escuela Secundaria Oficial 574 "Gustavo Baz Prada" in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of MexicoÉdgar Yoevani10A 15-year-old student shot his 13-year-old classmae Ricardo Alvarado Ordóñez in the forehead with a 32-caliber handgun as retaliation for bullyin. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison. [6]
22 January 2015CETIS 68 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa Rodolfo Perea10A student shot his classmate Joel Medina to death. [7]
18 January 2017Colegio Americano del Noreste in Monterrey, Nuevo León Federico Fernando Guevara Elizondo2 (including the perpetrator)3 Colegio Americano del Noreste shooting: A 16-year-old student opened fire in his classroom with a handgun, killing a teacher and injuring three students, before committing suicide.
2 March 2017Escuela Preparatoria 2 "Nezahualcóyotl" de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México in Toluca, State of MexicoUnnamed05A 16-year-old student set off a Molotov cocktail before wounding five students and fleeing the area with an axe. He also carried an unused knife. [8] He was later arrested. [9]
10 January 2020Colegio Cervantes Campus Bosque in Torreón, Coahuila José Ángel Ramos Betts2 (including the perpetrator)6 Colegio Cervantes shooting: An 11-year-old student opened fire at the school playground with two pistols, injuring six students, before killing a teacher and subsequently committing suicide.
9 May 2023Colegio de Bachilleres de Tabasco in Villahermosa, Tabasco Unnamed01A student attacked a teacher with a hammer after he flunked him on a history test. [10]
31 May 2023Escuela Secundaria Número 80 in La Paz, State of MexicoUnnamed01A student opened fire at random in his school, injuring a janitor, before being arrested. [11]
15 November 2023Escuela Primaria Miguel Hidalgo in El Marqués, Querétaro Unnamed10A 12-year-old student shot a classmate to death after an argument. [12]
6 March 2024Universidad Tecnológica de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, JaliscoGabriel Alejandro Galaviz31 Technological University of Guadalajara attack: A 20-year-old man murdered two people and injured another using a hatchet and three knives before being arrested. He had previously murdered a woman at a nearby motel.
30 November 2024Preparatoria San Andrés in Guadalajara, JaliscoBrandon Alonso02 San Andrés Preparatory School attack: A 17-year-old student attacked two classmates with a hammer in an attempted massacre before being subdued.
4 March 2025Escuela Secundaria Elisa Acuña Rosetti in Tizayuca, Hidalgo Unnamed01A father of a student, armed with a knife, stabbed a student for defending another student from bullying. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Mayen, Baruc (14 August 2025). "Ecatepec: caso del mecánico que atropelló a niños y maestras en kinder". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Jiménez, Gerardo (11 October 2012). "La sentencia del asesino de la maestra del Churchill es de medio siglo". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ↑ EFE (24 August 2007). "Una maestra es asesinada por su esposo frente a sus alumnos en México". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticia (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Explota paquete bomba en universidad mexicana". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 8 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Poblete, Juan Correa; Admin, User (23 January 2014). "En México un maestro rural fue asesinado frente a sus alumnos". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.{{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "De un balazo mata joven de 15 años a compañero en salón de clases". Archived from the original on 1 June 2014.
  7. ↑ invitada, Pluma (11 January 2020). "Educación para la Paz: un enfoque urgente para nuestro Sistema Educativo Nacional". Educación Futura (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Alumno de la UAEMex hiere a 5 compañeros con un hacha, y pone una molotov en baño de su escuela en Toluca". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Atacante de prepa de la UAEM utilizó hacha para herir a estudiantes: testigos". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Nava, Jenifer (10 May 2023). "Alumno atacó con un martillo a profesor por reprobarlo en un Bachilleres de Tabasco". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Balacera en secundaria del Edomex: alumno ingresó con un arma para disparar contra hombre". El Sol de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Detienen a niño que mató a su compañero con una pistola que parecía pluma en Querétaro". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Trejo, Guadalupe (3 September 2025). "Padre de familia apuñala a estudiante de secundaria en Hidalgo". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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