2024 Santiago shooting
| 2024 Santiago shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Providencia and La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile |
| Date | 22 December 2024 c. 18:10 – c. 18:40 |
Attack type | Stabbing, mass shooting |
| Weapons | Knife, IWI Jericho 941 |
| Deaths | 3 (1 before the shooting) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Carlos Muñoz Vega |
| Motive | Under investigation |
On 22 December 2024, Carlos Muñoz Vega[1] opened fire on random inhabitants of La Cisterna, located in Santiago, Chile, killing 2 people and injuring another 3, one of whom was left paralyzed. The day before, he had stabbed another man to death. He later willingly turned himself into police, claiming have been fulfilling "God's will".[2]
Attack
On 21 December 2024, Carlos Muñoz Vega stabbed his first victim five times outside of a supermarket in Providencia before fleeing the scene.[2] The next day, he opened fire with a IWI Jericho 941, a police-issued service pistol,[3] at random citizens in La Cisterna, wounding five more people, two fatally, in three different spots.[4] The entire attack lasted around 30 minutes, starting at around 18:10,[5] after which he turned himself in willingly to a police officer.[2]
Victims
The initial victim of the attack was revealed to be Andrés Adasme, 38, metal musician and guitarist professionally known as "Hades".[6] The other deceased victims were identified as Bastián Prado, 31, and Carmen Córdova, 46.[3] One of the injured, 44-year-old Jorge Silva, was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot at close range.[7] The last one to be injured was Wladimir Mejías, who had previously been stabbed by Muñoz in September 2022.[3]
Perpetrator
Carlos Alfredo Muñoz Vega (born 13 September 1990),[3] nicknamed "Panda", was identified as the perpetrator behind the attacks. Muñoz had a previous criminal record.[3] He had no formal job at the time, and instead worked as a street vendor.[8] According to his family, he suffered from schizophrenia and had been hospitalized multiple times before due to his condition, often suffering from messianic delusions. Allegedly, his mental condition had reportedly worsened when someone close to him had been the victim of sexual assault, at which point he felt "betrayed" and as if he had to do "God's will".[8]
Muñoz was charged with two simple homicides and three attempted simple homicides,[7] as there exists little proof of any premeditation. He is currently incarcerated,[2] where he has been re-diagnosed with schizophrenia.[3]
References
- ^ Asesino de las voces: mataba por "mandato supremo" (in Spanish). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c d "El "asesino de Dios": Así procedió el criminal que mató por "mandato divino" a dos personas en La Cisterna y a otra en Providencia". Teletrece (in Spanish). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Contalba, Benjamín (13 July 2025). "Mató por "mandato divino": Autor de asesinato múltiple en La Cisterna alega esquizofrenia - Chilevisión". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Mora, Patricio (23 December 2024). "Por 'mandato de Dios': Hombre asesina a dos personas y hiere a varios en tiroteo en La Cisterna". Diario El Centro (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Lo que se sabe de fatal tiroteo en La Cisterna: Asesino atacó en 3 lugares, mató a 2 personas y dejó a una en riesgo vital". Teletrece (in Spanish). 23 December 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Andrés "Hades" Adasme of Lucifer's Hammer Dead at 38". Archived from the original on 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b ""Me disparó a 50 cm": Sobreviviente del sicópata de La Cisterna entregó crudos detalles del ataque - Chilevisión". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b ""Lo traicionaron": quién es "Panda", el sujeto que por "mandato divino" mató a una madre, a un profesor y a un artista | Chile". La Cuarta (in Spanish). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.