Incident Summary:

06/27/2016: Assailants stabbed and killed a National Autonomous University of Mexico faculty administrator in Mexico City, Mexico. Individuals Tending Towards Savagery claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201606270058

When:
2016-06-27

Country:
Mexico

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Mexico City

City:
Mexico City

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Specific Description Faculty Head of Chemical Services: Jose Jaime Barrera Moreno
Nationality of Target Mexico
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Melee Knife or Other Sharp Object
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victim was identified as José Jaime Barrera Moreno.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Individuals Tending Toward Savagery Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Self-proclaimed Terrorists Take Responsibility For A Murder In A Mexican University," VICE News, June 29, 2016.
"CLARIFICATION BY MALDICION ECO-EXTREMISTA," Maldicion Eco-extremista, August 7, 2017.
"A Mapuche rebellion and eco-terrorist attacks shock Chile," La Politica Online, January 17, 2017.