Resorts World Manila attack

Resorts World Manila attack
Resorts World Manila, November 2012
LocationResorts World Manila complex, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°31′08″N 121°01′12″E / 14.51881°N 121.01994°E / 14.51881; 121.01994
DateJune 2, 2017
≈ 12:03 am – 1:46 am (PhST GMT+8)
TargetResorts World Manila
Attack type
Armed robbery and arson
WeaponsPaco: 9mm Tanfoglio semi-automatic pistol

Pasay:

Deaths40 (38 at Resorts World Manila including the perpetrator, and 2 at Paco)
Injured70[1]
PerpetratorJessie Javier Carlos[2]
MotiveProblem gambling and debt

The Resorts World Manila attack was an attack that took place at the Resorts World Manila (now Newport World Resorts) entertainment complex in Newport City, Pasay, Philippines. 38 were killed and 70 were injured when a gunman caused a stampede after he set fire to casino tables and slot machine chairs around midnight on June 2, 2017.[3][4] The gunman moved to a storage area to steal casino chips from the venue but later committed suicide following a confrontation with the responding police.[5] Nearly all of the attack's deaths and injuries resulted from the initial stampede and smoke inhalation from the fire.

While initial suspicions strongly pointed towards a terrorist attack, with affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claiming responsibility, representatives of the Philippine National Police consistently maintained that the motive was robbery.[6][7] Evidence eventually confirmed that the attack was financially motivated, and was committed by Jessie Javier Carlos, a debt-ridden former civil servant.[2]

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  3. ^ "Shooting heard at Manila leisure complex". BBC News. June 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Pitman, Todd (June 3, 2017). "Security video shows methodical gunman in attack". Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Resorts World Manila attack: What we know". newsinfo.inquirer.net. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dela Rosa: Gunman in Resorts World attack killed". ABS-CBN news. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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