[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]"Charlie Minn promises a provocative movie about the shooting deaths of 21 men, women, and children by a crazed gunman, who said he was going to "hunt humans". "
"Filmmaker Minn warns that the video will be difficult to watch. "I'm not here to entertain; I'm here to inform. I'm an explosion of awareness". "
"The title: 77 Minutes; he's making a point. “That’s way too long; somebody should have intervened, shown some guts and done something. That's the kind of filmmaker I want to be: deep, dangerous, complicated, and to make social change". "
I've always found this particular shooting fascinating. Huberty actually tried to seek help by calling a mental health clinic, and he was told he'd receive a call shortly. According to his wife he sat next to the phone for hours waiting on the call. However his calm demeanor on the phone caused his call to be logged as a "non-emergency to be handled within 48 hours". Unfortunately due to miscommunication error (his last name was misheard as Shuberty) he never received that call back.
After this he told his wife he had gave up hope. On his last day alive he took his family to the zoo and out to eat at a McDonalds (not the one he shot up). At the zoo he told his wife that he was done and "Society had its chance". Its been speculated the McDonalds trip with is family was a secret scouting mission. Once they returned home Huberty loaded up with an Uzi, a Browning HP pistol, and a 12 gauge shotgun. After telling his wife that he was "going human hunting" he walked down the street one block to a McDonalds. Why he chose McDonalds specifically isn't really known. Several people witnessed him walking down the street with his guns out freely before the massacre started.
Immediately upon entering Huberty demanded people get on the floor. "I've killed a thousand humans, and Ill kill a thousand more" he screamed. For 77 minutes Huberty paced throughout the restraunt shooting at everyone and anything. He shot and killed a fleeing boy outside through the window. He killed people who cowerd under tables. He shot people who were to afraid to move under their tables. He shot a mother who pleaded for her babies life. "Shut up!" he screamed before shooting the baby who was crying in a high chair. He called his victims "Dirty swine" and other obscenities. He fired at the overwhelmed police perimeter that had amassed outside, and even shot in the direction of nearby highway a few times. Huberty spent his last hour on earth as a hate filled killing machine.
That is he did until the police sniper put a single round into his head. 77 minutes had passed and 21 people were dead while 19 lay injured. The police had never encountered anything like Huberty's wrath before. Their lack of firepower, coordination, and proper safety gear led to a poor response. On top of that Huberty had a major tactical advantage due to the many windows that lined the restraunt. He could see anyone who tried to approach from almost any angle. Huberty's attack helped pave the way for some of the modern tactics used by SWAT today.
Even now there isn't a definitive conclusion on why Huberty snapped. Huberty's widow claimed it was a combination of lead/cadmium fumes he inhaled at work (Huberty was a welder) and McDonalds chicken nuggets. Her theory was the nuggets he ate for lunch that day reacted to the lead/cadmium in his blood, which in turn set him off on a violent rampage. She went so far as to sue McDonalds, though the case was dropped. Its possible Huberty was a bi-polar schizophrenic who had gone downhill from not being diagnosed/treated. He and his wife had a history of domestic abuse, so his violent tendencies weren't entirely new.
It should also be noted that another McDonalds lawsuit came into play recently with Cinemark. The survivors of James Holmes shooting in Aurora attempted to sue Cinemark for not providing security. The victims of San Ysidro sued McDonalds for the same thing. The judge in that case ruled that a McDonalds isn't a place where one would expect that kind of violence to erupt. Unlike a bar serving alcohol or a large event with masses of people, McDonalds is just a simple fast food place. The ruling was cited this year in the Cinemark case as well. Sadly these mass shootings don't have a preferred environment, and many places (like theaters) are now hiring security for the more busy nights of the week.
I'm very happy to see this case get a documentary. Not a whole lot has been said on it, which is surprising since it was one of the first modern mass shootings. A copy of a documentary on Huberty was found by police at George Hennard's house after he went on his rampage at Lubys. Hennard obviously took inspiration from him, so in a way Huberty's wrath continued on from the grave.
Subject: New San Ysidro McDonalds massacre documentary "77 Minutes" announced 
Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:15 am
