What the records say
- When
- 1980
- Kind
- Shooting
- Coordinates
- 31.76° N, 106.49° W
- Description
- 1980 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the coordinates of its English Wikipedia article.
Starburst Lounge shooting
1980 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas
On February 3, 1980, a mass shooting occurred at the Starburst Lounge bar in El Paso, Texas. 21-year-old Barry Chvarak, armed with a .22-caliber Marlin Model 60 semi-automatic rifle, killed five and injured three others before being arrested. In July 1980, Chvarak pleaded guilty to the crime. He was then sentenced to five consecutive life sentences.
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