On July 18, 1984, James Huberty entered a crowded McDonald’s in San Ysidro with a plan: “hunting for humans.”
![The exterior of the San Ysidro McDonald's where James Huberty killed 21 and wounding 19 others](https://truecrimemag.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mcdonalds-massacre-1.webp)
Armed with a small arsenal of guns, Huberty instructed everyone to get down on the floor. He then began shooting the patrons point-blank, killing 21 and wounding 19 others.
![A San Diego police officer squats over the body of a child killed in the McDonald’s massacre](https://truecrimemag.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mcdonalds-massacre-2-scaled.webp)
Huberty's youngest fatal victims were an 8-month-old baby, a 9-year-old girl, and three 11-year-old boys.
![11-year-old victim Joshua Coleman is tended to by a paramedic after being shot by James Huberty](https://truecrimemag.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mcdonalds-massacre-3.webp)
Huberty was killed by a police sniper approximately 77 minutes after he first opened fire.
![A bloodied victim of the McDonald's massacre is led away by police as SWAT officers assist the wounded](https://truecrimemag.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mcdonalds-massacre-4.webp)
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