A teenager wearing a swastika shirt livestreamed himself attacking classmates with a hammer at a high school in Mexico after posting a warning on social media about a planned “massacre.”
The 17-year-old, identified only as Brandon, is seen in the livestream approaching classmates at San Andres High School in Guadalajara and brandishing a hammer.
Surveillance footage of the attack showed him walking up to a student from behind and hitting him in the head with the hammer. He was then seen swinging at two more classmates before being stopped by the first student he hit.
A day before the attack, the teen posted a warning on X, formerly Twitter, showing off his outfit with a swastika on it, along with a hammer, pickaxe and other equipment.
“Now the time has come, don’t think a few tears and sadness will hold me back,” the message read.
“I’ve invested enough money in this for today. Tomorrow many will be happy, others will curse me, but I will continue the mission. SIEG HEIL lets the show begin.”
The warning – along with other disturbing messages expressing support for Nazi ideology – went unnoticed and Brandon was able to carry out the attack.
He titled the livestream: “School massacre. Enjoy the show.’
The teen posted online about his plans to commit an act that would make headlines across Mexico and included a photo of himself holding a pickaxe and a knife.
A day before the attack, he posted a warning to
Surveillance footage showed classmates hitting Brandon after the attack.
The police then arrived and arrested him.
The two injured students, whose names have not been released, were taken to a local medical facility.
Last Wednesday, Brandon posted on
“We are already well equipped for next Saturday’s party, this will be nationwide,” he wrote.
‘I don’t care what happens. SIEG HEIL’
Brandon’s now-suspended X account also included a photo of him giving the Hitler salute.
He had previously posted photos of animals he claimed to have killed.
The teenager posted even more disturbing messages expressing his support for Nazi ideology
Surveillance footage of the attack showed him walking up to a student from behind and hitting him in the head with the hammer. He was then seen swinging at two more classmates before being stopped by the first student he hit
Other photos on his account show him with what appeared to be blood smeared across his face and chest, as well as a photo of him holding a knife to his neck in front of an upside-down crucifix.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro condemned the attack, saying Brandon’s family could have prevented it.
‘To reach this decision, many signs had to be noticed and, without doubt, signs of serious anti-social behavior which, had they been spotted and treated in the first instance by his family, this terrible outcome could have been prevented. Alfaro wrote on his X account.
“In addition to the fact that this young man faces all the consequences of the law and the condemnation of violence, we as a society have a very hard lesson to learn and understand, starting with looking at our children, who surrounds them and according to the example we go there every day.’