San Miguel del Ene attack
| San Miguel del Ene massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the internal conflict in Peru | |
| Location | San Miguel del Ene, Vizcatán del Ene district, Peru |
| Coordinates | 12°11′20″S 74°01′33″W / 12.18889°S 74.02583°W |
| Date | 23 May 2021 Around 22:00 (UTC−05:00) |
| Target | LGBTQ community |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Firearms |
| Deaths | 18 |
| Perpetrator | Militarized Communist Party of Peru (MPCP; split of Shining Path) |
| Motive | Anti-LGBT sentiment |
The San Miguel del Ene attack was a massacre on 23 May 2021 in San Miguel del Ene, a rural area in the Vizcatán del Ene District of Satipo Province in Peru, in which 18 people were killed. The massacre was most likely perpetrated by the Militarized Communist Party of Peru (MPCP), a split of the Maoist terrorist organization Shining Path. The attack occurred in the Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro (VRAEM) conflict region, where the group operates.