2015 Amman shooting attack

Amman shooting attack
LocationAl-Muwaqqar, Amman, Jordan
DateNovember 9, 2015
Attack type
Mass shooting, workplace violence
WeaponsAK-47
Deaths6 (including the perpetrator)[1]
Injured5[1]
PerpetratorOfficer Anwar Abu Ubayd
MotiveFinancial and psychological problems

On 9 November 2015, a Jordanian police officer opened fire on a police training center staff during their lunch break at the cafeteria in Al-Muwaqqar, Amman, Jordan, killing four, including two Americans, a South African, and a Jordanian. Six others were injured, including three Americans, a Lebanese, and two Jordanians, one of whom later died. The gunman was then killed by a fellow Jordanian officer.[1][2][3]

The attack took place on the tenth anniversary of Al-Qaeda in Iraq's 2005 Amman bombings.[2]

Investigations done by Jordanian officials found that the motive of the mass shooting was "financial and psychological problems of the perpetrator".[4] The mass shooting is an uncommon event in the secure country.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "ارتفاع عدد ضحايا الموقر الى ستة". Khaberni (in Arabic). Khaberni. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Luck, Taylor (November 9, 2015). "Gunman in Jordan kills 5, including 2 Americans, at police training site". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jordan policeman shoots dead foreign trainers". BBC. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "تفاصيل حادثة الموقر - صور وفيديو". November 14, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Gov't updating US, South Africa on deadly shooting probe". The Jordan Times. November 11, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2017.