San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre

Date: July 18, 1984 • Location: Imperial Beach, United States

A gunman massacred 21 people and injured 15 others at a McDonald's restaurant in the district of San Ysidro of San Diego, California.

The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was a mass shooting which occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. The perpetrator, 41-year-old James Huberty, fatally shot 21 people, including a pregnant woman, and wounded 19 others before being killed by a police sniper approximately 77 minutes after he had first opened fire.