Overview

• On September 22, Lex Ashton entered UNAM’s CCH Sur with a guadaña and a knife, killed a classmate, injured a worker who intervened, and then jumped from a building, suffering fractures.
• Reports say students found a Facebook post attributed to the suspect using incel jargon and stating he felt unloved and that people would see it on the news, and the group where it appeared was later taken down.
• The post used terms common to incel forums, including chads for stereotypically attractive men, foids as a dehumanizing label for women, and brocels for fellow members.
• Mexico City prosecutors opened an investigation for aggravated homicide and intentional injuries, and officials have not identified an official motive.
• Researchers cite incel forums as echo chambers that can normalize misogyny and occasionally glorify violence, and the UK Home Office labels incel activity an emerging online extremism concern.