Christchurch mosque shootings copycat crimes
On 15 March 2019, consecutive terrorist mass shootings took place at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, carried out by Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant. In total, 51 people were killed while another 89 were injured (40 by direct gunfire). Tarrant, who was found to have been motivated by Islamophobia, white supremacy, and belief in the white genocide conspiracy theory, was later sentenced to 52 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 480 years. The attack was one of the deadliest of its kind ever carried out by a lone perpetrator. It has had a lasting impact and legacy across Oceania and the wider world, mostly attributed to the perpetrator's thorough planning of the event (leading to a high death toll), his carefully-curated ideological manifesto, and the livestreamed nature of the initial shooting, which made it easy for graphic footage of the rampage to be shared and glorified online. As such, many murderous incidents and plots have been inspired by...
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