Flashback 1984: Massacre at a McDonald’s

 

A full 40 years has passed since the [Wednesday,] July 18, 1984 massacre at a McDonald’s in San Ysidro, California.

This is in San Diego County and near the U.S.–Mexico border.

The shooter was James Huberty, 41, who murdered 21 people and wounded 19 more before he was fatally shot by SWAT officer/sniper Chuck Foster.

(More from Wikipedia: San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre.)

There have been, in U.S. history, such murders in well-known restaurant establishments. 

Last November, I wrote and posted Flashback 1978: The Burger Chef…Murders. 

In 1983 were the murders of five in another fast-food restaurant, KFC, in Kilgore, Texas. (Link: Kentucky Fried Chicken murders.) 

In 1991 were the murders of 23 at a Luby’s in Killeen, Texas. (Link: Luby’s shooting.)

In 1993 were the murders of two co-owners/spouses and five of their employees at a Brown’s Chicken in Palatine, Illinois. (Link: Brown’s Chicken massacre.) 

According to a 2023 report by Business Insider, the 1984 San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre is the eighth worse, for mass shooting fatalities, so far in United States history. (Link: The 30 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history….)

Given the many public venues for such multiple or mass murders … this does not feel surprising here in 2024. According to that Business Insider report, there have been four even deadlier mass shootings since the 2010s.

The 2016 documentary on the mass murders in that San Ysidro McDonald’s—which was demolished and replaced by a memorial outside Southwestern College—is titled 77 Minutes. 

The film is by Charles Minn. 77 Minutes is serious and respectful, especially to the victims and their survivors, and it gives insight to the destruction caused by the murderer.

The above video is that documentary on YouTube. It is sensitive content. It is also available on Amazon’s freevee as well as Tubi. Below link, but not with embedded video, is of crime scene footage (which is also in the documentary at around the 40-minute mark). 

YouTube video clip by Leak Launch: 

1984 San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre Crime Scene Footage

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Hard Lens Media Reaches 15M … ‘Featured In … Zago’

Hard Lens Media recently reached 15 million views to its channel. 

Along with several independent content creators, host Kit Cabello is featured in art work by Lucio Zago (website: https://www.luciozago.com/).

As we close out July to enter August 2024 … and, even with the main topic rather sad, this is encouraging.

It is a nice. 

Much-loved.

Well-earned.