events
March 15, 2019
Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Christchurch mosque shootings
Two consecutive mass shootings took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 15 March 2019. They were committed during Friday prayer, first at the Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton, at 1:40 p.m. and almost immediately afterwards at the Linwood Islamic Centre at 1:52 p.m. Altogether, 51 people were killed and 89 others were injured, including 40 by gunfire. The perpetrator was an Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, then aged 28.
March 15
March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 291 days remain until the end of the year.