Starburst Lounge shooting
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Location31°45′33″N 106°29′19″W / 31.75917°N 106.48861°W
5030 Fairbanks Drive,
El Paso, Texas,
United States
5030 Fairbanks Drive,
El Paso, Texas,
United States
DateFebruary 3, 1980
~1:45 a.m. (MDT)
~1:45 a.m. (MDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, Mass murderWeapons.22-caliber Marlin Model 60 semi-automatic rifle[1]
| 1980 El Paso shooting | |
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  El Paso El Paso (Texas)  El Paso El Paso (the United States) | |
| Location | 31°45′33″N 106°29′19″W / 31.75917°N 106.48861°W 5030 Fairbanks Drive, El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Date | February 3, 1980 ~1:45 a.m. (MDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, Mass murder |
| Weapons | .22-caliber Marlin Model 60 semi-automatic rifle[1] |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Barry Chvarak |
| Motive | Thrill killing |
On February 3, 1980, a mass shooting occurred at the Starburst Lounge bar in El Paso, Texas. 21-year-old Barry Chvarak, armed with a .22-caliber Marlin Model 60 semi-automatic rifle, killed five and injured three others before being arrested.[1] The victims were Randy Steele, 20, Kathleen Austin, 32, Marianne Laweka, 53, Jana Carpenter, 29 and Fredrick[2] Bergford, 28. In July 1980, Chvarak pleaded guilty to the crime.[3] He was then sentenced to five consecutive life sentences.[4][5]
It was the deadliest mass shooting in El Paso County until the 2019 El Paso shooting.[6]
