List of school attacks in Argentina


The following is a list of school attacks in Argentina, including stabbings and shootings that took place in daycare centers, schools, universities and other educational centers. Excluded from this list are the following:
  1. Incidents that occurred as a result of police actions
  2. Suicides or suicide attempts involving only one person.

List

DateLocationPerpetratorDeadInjuredDescription
6 May 1997Escuela de Educación Secundaria Técnica "Manuel Belgrano" in Buenos AiresUnnamed01A 19-year-old student shot and injured a 21-year-old classmate in the arm with a.32-caliber handgun during an argument relating to football teams.
9 May 1997Escuela Media N° 2 in Burzaco, Buenos Aires ProvinceLeonardo Aguirre10A 14-year-old student stole his father's Argentine National Gendarmerie service weapon, which he had been carrying around for alleged self-defense, and shot his classmate, Cristian Fernández, to death, by accident. He was charged with manslaughter.
4 August 2000Escuela de Enseñanza Media N° 9 in Rafael Calzada, Buenos Aires ProvinceJavier Ignacio Romero11Rafael Calzada school shooting: A 19-year-old former student shot one classmate dead and injured another before fleeing back home, where he was then arrested.
11 December 2000Complejo Educativo San Antonio de Padua in Olavarría, Buenos Aires ProvinceUnnamed10A 15-year-old stabbed his physics teacher to death after she flunked him in a test.
23 May 2001Escuela N° 39 "Justo Jose de Urquiza" in Melchor Romero, Buenos Aires ProvinceUnnamed10A 15-year-old stabbed a 19-year-old after they had a discussion on school safety and possible security flaws.
24 April 2003Escuela Sendas Verdes in Buenos AiresAlberto Gristaldi10A 51-year-old man entered a private school and shot his 48-year-old wife, who worked there as an administrator, twelve times with a.38 handgun, killing her on the spot.
28 September 2004Instituto N° 202 "Islas Malvinas" in Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires ProvinceRafael Solich35Carmen de Patagones school shooting: A 15-year-old student shot three classmates to death along with injuring another five before being tackled and taken into custody. He could not be persecuted due to his young age.
18 September 2007Escuela Normal "Julio Argentina Roca" in Monteros, Tucumán ProvinceJosé Miguel García10A 19-year-old student stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death.
15 April 2015Jardín de Infantes "Estrellas Traviesas" in San Francisco, Córdoba ProvinceMauro Bongiovanni10A 45-year-old man, after escaping from a psychiatric hospital, entered the daycare center where his ex-wife, 44, worked and slit her throat with a kitchen knife in front of all the children aged 3 and 4 in her care. In August 2016, the attacker was sentenced to life imprisonment.
31 August 2018Colegio Parroquial San Francisco de Asís in Córdoba, Córdoba ProvinceUnnamed01A secondary student stabbed a 14-year-old classmate in the ear with scissors during a fight.
1 April 2025Escuela de Educación Primaria N° 5 "Jorge A. Susini" in Ensenada, Buenos Aires ProvinceUnnamed02A 17-year-old stabbed two classmates, 12- and 16-year-old siblings, in the face.
7 April 2025Instituto Privado "Santa Domenica" inLaferrère, Buenos Aires ProvinceK.C.01A 14-year-old girl stabbed a classmate in the head with a pocketknife at a private school.
10 September 2025Escuela 4-042 "Marcelino H. Blanco" in La Paz, Mendoza ProvinceUnnamed00A 14-year-old girl fired shots with a 9mm pistol and threatened to kill multiple people at her school before surrendering to police after a five-hour standoff, reportedly staging the shooting as retaliation for bullying.
25 November 2025Escuela Media de Alderetes, Alderetes, Tucumán ProvinceUnnamed01A 13-year-old student stabbed a 13-year-old classmate multiple times with a Tramontina-brand kitchen knife.