The Womey massacre was a deadly attack on and murder of eight members of a team of healthcare workers, journalists, and government officials who were affiliated with the conflict resolution non-profit Search for Common Ground and WHO in mid-September 2014, traveled to the village of Womey in Guinea's southwest region to educate the local population during the West African Ebola virus epidemic outbreak.[1] The team had come to warn the village about dangers of the Ebola virus disease.[1][2][3] By 24 September 2014, Ebola disease was reported to have killed over 600 people in Guinea during previous months.[4]