The San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic events of the San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre carried out by James Huberty in 1984.

On the afternoon of July 18, 1984, James Huberty left his apartment in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, and drove one block over to the nearby McDonalds. After walking through the door of the restaurant, Huberty raised his Uzi semi-automatic 9mm and began indiscriminately shooting at patrons, employees, and anyone else who happened to cross into his line of sight.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart

Topics covered

• mass shooting
• true crime
• 1980s history
• San Ysidro
• McDonald's
• violence
• public safety

Keywords

• James Huberty
• San Ysidro
• McDonald's Massacre
• mass shooting
• true crime
• 1984
• violence
• California

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McDonald's

Places: San Ysidro, San Diego

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