List of school attacks in Mexico

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

Date Location Perpetrator Dead Injured Description
6 May 2002 Jardín de Niños "Gabriela Mistral" in Ecatepec, State of Mexico José Luis Nieto Ávila 2 22 A 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 2007 The Churchill School in Mexico City Marcelo Fernando Martínez González 1 0 The 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 2007 Escuela Secundaria Técnica Número 27 in La Ventosa, Oaxaca Arturo Fuentes Escobar 1 1[n 1] A man shot his wife, chemistry teacher María Elena Toledo, before attempting to take his own life.[3]
8 August 2011 Universidad Tecnológico de Monterrey in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico Unknown 0 2 A mail bomb was sent to a teacher, which exploded, injuring him and a security guard.[4]
23 January 2014 Colegio Elemental Público Emiliano Zapata in Tlayacapan, Morelos Unknown 1 0 A 70-year-old teacher was shot by multiple unidentified assailants.[5]
6 May 2014 Escuela Secundaria Oficial 574 "Gustavo Baz Prada" in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico Édgar Yoevani[n 2] 1 0 A 15-year-old student shot his 13-year-old classmae Ricardo Alvarado Ordóñez in the forehead with a 32-caliber handgun as retaliation for bullying. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison.[6]
22 January 2015 CETIS 68 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa Rodolfo Perea[n 2] 1 0 A student shot his classmate Joel Medina to death.[7]
18 January 2017 Colegio Americano del Noreste in Monterrey, Nuevo León Federico Fernando Guevara Elizondo 2[n 3] 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 2017 Escuela Preparatoria 2 "Nezahualcóyotl" de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México in Toluca, State of Mexico Unnamed 0 5 A 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 2020 Colegio Cervantes Campus Bosque in Torreón, Coahuila José Ángel Ramos Betts 2[n 3] 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 2023 Colegio de Bachilleres de Tabasco in Villahermosa, Tabasco Unnamed 0 1 A student attacked a teacher with a hammer after he flunked him on a history test.[10]
31 May 2023 Escuela Secundaria Federalizada Número 80 "Cuauhtémoc" in La Paz, State of Mexico Tony Diego[n 2] 0 1 A student opened fire at random in his school, injuring a janitor, before being arrested.[11] He had planned on killing his math teacher, who had reportedly bullied him.[12]
5 October 2023 Escuela Secundaria General Número 1 "Rubén Humberto Moreira Flores" in Guadalajara, Jalisco Unnamed 0 1 A 14-year-old student stabbed his teacher as retaliation for having previously berated him due to his economic condition.[13][14]
15 November 2023 Escuela Primaria Miguel Hidalgo in El Marqués, Querétaro Unnamed 1 0 A 12-year-old student shot a classmate to death after an argument.[15]
6 March 2024 Universidad Tecnológica de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Jalisco Gabriel Alejandro Galaviz 3 1 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 2024 Preparatoria San Andrés in Guadalajara, Jalisco Brandon Alonso[n 2] 0 2 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 2025 Escuela Secundaria Elisa Acuña Rosetti in Tizayuca, Hidalgo Unnamed 0 1 A father of a student, armed with a knife, stabbed a student for defending another student from bullying.[16]
21 March 2025 Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades Plantel Naucalpan in Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico Jesús[n 2] 0 1 A 16-year-old student stabbed his teacher.[17]
9 September 2025 Escuela Secundaria Técnica Número 52 in Delicias, Chihuahua Unnamed 0 1 A 12-year-old girl attacked the mother of a fellow student on the head with an axe and switchblade before being restrained.[18]
22 September 2025 Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades Plantel Sur in Mexico City Lex Ashton Cañedo López[19][20] 1 2[n 3] A student stabbed one of his classmates to death and injured a security guard before jumping off a tall building and breaking both his legs. He was arrested at the scene.[21]

Notes

  1. ^ Only the perpetrator.
  2. ^ a b c d e These are the perpetrator or suspect's given names, as they were a minor at the time of the crime and their surnames were not released to the public.
  3. ^ a b c Including the perpetrator.

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. ^ "Ataques armados en escuelas de México, fenómeno al alza | e-consulta.com". e-consulta Puebla | Referencia obligada (in Spanish). 28 September 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  13. ^ "VIDEO FUERTE: Estudiante apuñala a su maestra en secundaria de Coahuila". Azteca Puebla (in Mexican Spanish). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Por bullying, alumno habría apuñalado a su maestra en Coahuila, señalan madres de familia". Azteca Puebla (in Mexican Spanish). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Detienen a niño que mató a su compañero con una pistola que parecía pluma en Querétaro". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  16. ^ Trejo, Guadalupe (3 September 2025). "Padre de familia apuñala a estudiante de secundaria en Hidalgo". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  17. ^ en, Por Ale HuitronSeguir (27 March 2025). "Procesan a estudiante que apuñaló a un profesor en CCH Naucalpan". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  18. ^ Rodriguez, Mauricio (9 September 2025). "Alumna de secundaria ataca a hachazos y cuchilladas a madre de familia en Delicias". Norte de Ciudad Juárez (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  19. ^ Ponce, Guadalupe (24 September 2025). "Assassin from CCH Sur: homicidal ideas and a life under bullying, the IMSS diagnosis". La Silla Rota. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  20. ^ Jiménez, Omar Hernández (23 September 2025). "Presunto asesino del CCH mostraba en Facebook ropa y armas de la agresión". UnoTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  21. ^ Catarino, Geovanni Rodríguez (22 September 2025). "Estudiante de CCH Sur muere apuñalado por compañero que ingresó disfrazado a la escuela". www.record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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