The McDonald's massacre, sometimes called the McMurder, was an incident of mass murder Which resulted in 21 deaths at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro section of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. This article deals with mass killings which are not considered genocide. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ... View of U.S.-Mexico barrier (and Tijuana, Baja California beyond it) from San Ysidro, California. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders Michael Aguirre          Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

James Oliver Huberty.

The massacre was carried out by James Oliver Huberty, a 41 year old former welder from Canton, Ohio. In January 1984, Huberty had moved to San Ysidro with his wife and children, where he worked as a security guard until his dismissal one week prior to the murders. His apartment was located near the site of the shooting spree. Image File history File links Mug shot, taken from www. ... Image File history File links Mug shot, taken from www. ... A welder is a tradesman who specialises in welding materials together. ... Canton is a city located in Stark County, Ohio. ...

Before leaving for McDonald's his wife Etna asked him where he was going, Huberty responded, "going to hunt humans". Earlier that same day he and his family visited another McDonald's restaurant for lunch, before going to the zoo. While walking around with his wife and two daughters he made the comment to his wife, "society had its chance".

Huberty used a nine-millimeter Uzi semi-automatic (the primary weapon fired in the massacre), a Winchester pump-action twelve-gauge shotgun, and a nine-millimeter Browning semi-automatic pistol in the restaurant, killing 21 people and wounding 19 others. Huberty's victims were predominantly Mexican and Mexican-American and ranged in age from eight months to 74 years. The massacre began at 4 p.m. and lasted for 77 minutes. Huberty had spent 257 rounds of ammunition before he was fatally shot by Chuck Foster, a SWAT team sniper perched on the roof next door. The 70 minute shooting spree is reconstructed in The Sett (1996), a book by Ranulph Fiennes, which deals with the subject of revenge killing. The Uzi is a compact, boxy, light-weight submachine gun. ... A semi-automatic firearm requires a trigger pull for each round that is fired. ... The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating weapons during the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. ... A pump-action and two semi-automatic action shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap, and three boxes of clay pigeons. ... Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ... A Semi-automatic (also known as Self-loading) pistol is a type of handheld firearm, a kind of pistol. ... The ethnonym Mexican American is the usual term of self description for people with strong ties to both the United States of America and Mexico. ... Special response teams are heavily armed and armored. ... Looking through a USMC sniper rifles scope at a practice range at Camp Hansen The same USMC sniper team, with a M40 Sniper Rifle (2004) The term sniper is attested from 1824 in the sense of sharpshooter. The verb to snipe originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India... Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE (born 7 March 1944), usually known simply as Ranulph Fiennes, is a British explorer and holder of several endurance records. ...

Although Huberty stated during the massacre that he had killed thousands in Vietnam, he had never really served in any military branch in his life. There was speculation that schizophrenia led him to believe that he had actually served in the war itself.

The Property

On 26 September 1984, McDonald's tore down the restaurant where the massacre occurred and gave the property to the city, which opened San Ysidro Southwestern Community College there. In front of the school is a memorial to the massacre victims, consisting of 21 hexagonal granite pillars ranging in height from one to six feet. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...

In 1986 Etna Huberty, his widow, unsuccessfully sued McDonald's and Babcock and Wilcox, James Huberty's longtime former employer, in an Ohio state court for $7.88 million, claiming that the massacre was triggered by the combined mixture of McDonald's food and work around poisonous metals. She alleged that monosodium glutamate in the food, combined with the high levels of lead and cadmium in Huberty's body, induced delusions and uncontrollable rage. An autopsy did reveal high levels of the metals, most likely built up from fumes inhaled during 14 years of welding. Autopsy results also revealed there were no drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of the killings. The Babcock & Wilcox Company is a world leader in the design, engineering, manufacture, service and construction of power generation and pollution control systems and equipment for utilities and industries. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Monosodium glutamate formula Monosodium glutamate, sodium glutamate, flavour enhancer 621 EU food additive code: E621. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number cadmium, Cd, 48 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 5, d Appearance silvery gray metallic Atomic mass 112. ...

On the day before the massacre, Huberty had called a mental health center. The receptionist misspelled his name on intake. Since he had not claimed there was an immediate emergency, his call was not returned.

The Sydney River McDonald's Murders

The McDonald's massacre in San Diego was not the only murder incident at a McDonald's franchise in North America. On May 7th, 1992, the McDonald's restaurant in Sydney River, Nova Scotia was the scene of more homicides. Derek Wood, 19, an employee of the restaurant along with two friends, Freeman MacNeil, 23, and Darren Muise, 18, broke into the restaurant after closing, planning to rob the place. They shot, stabbed, and beat three employees to death and left a fourth to die after shooting her in the head. She is now permanently disabled. The victims were: The Sydney River is a short river located in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None (English,French,Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked...

• Jimmy Fagan, 27
• Donna Warren, 22
• Neil Burroughs Jr., 29
• Arlene Macneil, 20 (permanently disabled)

The killers claim they had not planned on using any violence in the break and enter; it was to be quick and easy money. Yet MacNeil, Muise, and Wood inched their way into the restaurant via a basement door Wood had left ajar earlier in the evening and wore halloween masks. They were armed with a .22 caliber pistol, several knives, and a shovel handle. Expecting to find over $200,000 in the restaurant's safe, the three made off with just over $2,000.

Freeman MacNeil is now in a maximum security prison in Renous, New Brunswick serving 25 years until parole eligibility is reached. Darren Muise received the same sentence. Derek Wood, however, was handed two terms of life imprisonment for first degree murder and attempted murder, as well as two ten year terms for unlawful confinement and the armed robbery. Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Violet Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1...

The Sydney River McDonald's murders were one of the highest profile murder cases in Canada as well as the first fast-food murders in the country. The restaurant re-opened two weeks after the killings but was demolished under new ownership in 1999. A new building was constructed a few blocks from the former location down King's Road towards the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Downtown Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island Sydney is a community and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, and is located on its namesake harbour in eastern Cape Breton County. ...

Deceased Victims

• Elsa Herlinda Borboa-Firro
• Neva Denise Caine (the manager of the McDonald's)
• Michelle Deanne Carncross
• María Elena Colmenero Silva
• David Flores Delgado (11 Years Old)
• Gloria López González
• Omar Alonso Hernández (11 Years Old)
• Blythe Regan Herrera (Matao Herrera's mother)
• Matao Herrera (11 Years Old)
• Paulina Aquino López
• Margarita Padilla
• Claudia Pérez (9 years old)
• Rubén Lozano Pérez (the Ronald McDonald Mascot)
• Carlos Reyes (8 Months)
• Jackie Wright Reyes (Carlos Reyes's mother)
• Victor Rivera (A maintenance worker)
• Arisdelsi Vuelvas Vargas
• Hugo Luis Velazquez Vargas (A rising international banker)
• Aida Velazquez Vazquez
• Laurence "Gus" Versiluis (A truck driver stopping for coffee on his retirement day)
• Miguel Victoria Ulloa
• Alicia Victoria