1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting

1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting
The Brooklyn Bridge, where the shooting took place. Photographed in February 2007
LocationNew York City, United States
DateMarch 1, 1994
TargetChabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish students
Attack type
mass shooting
Weapons
Deaths1
Injured3
PerpetratorRashid Baz
Motive

On March 1, 1994, Lebanese-born Rashid Baz shot at a van of 15 Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish students who were traveling on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, killing one and injuring three others.[1] Initially a road rage incident, in 2005, this shooting was reclassified as a terrorist attack.

  1. ^ Murphy, Mary (March 1, 2011). "Back at Police Plaza, Bratton and Miller recall 20th anniversary of Brooklyn Bridge shooting". WPIX. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2014.