1980 El Paso shooting | |
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Location | 5030 Fairbanks Drive, El Paso, Texas, United States |
Coordinates | 31°45′33″N106°29′19″W / 31.75917°N 106.48861°W |
Date | February 3, 1980 ~1:45 a.m. (MDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, Mass murder |
Weapons | .22-caliber Marlin Model 60 semi-automatic rifle [1] |
Deaths | 5 |
Injured | 3 |
Motive | Thrill killing |
On February 3, 1980, a mass shooting occurred at the Starburst Lounge bar in El Paso, Texas. 21-year-old Barry Chvarak, armed with a .22-caliber Marlin Model 60 semi-automatic rifle, [1] killed five and injured three others before being arrested. Chvarak was later sentenced to five consecutive life sentences. [2] [3]
It was the worst mass shooting in El Paso County until the 2019 El Paso shooting. [4]