The 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre: America's Worst Mass Shooting at the Time

On July 18, 1984, a man named James Huberty walked into a McDonald's in San Ysidro, California, and carried out a massacre that left 21 people dead and 19 others injured. The incident shocked the nation and marked one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history at the time. In this article, we examine the events leading up to the massacre, the details of the attack itself, and the aftermath that followed.