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{{Villain_Infobox|image = TELEMMGLPICT000161319449 trans++K8oq TXSPAJ0t21oESloXXGTJFJS74MYhNY6w3GNbO8.jpg|fullname = Alek Minassian|origin = Richmond Hill, Ontario|occupation = Software developer|crimes = Mass Murder<br>Hate Crime<br>Terrorism<br>Perjury|type of villain = Misogynistic Terrorist<br>Pathological Liar<br>Autism Card Player|skills = Driving<br>Manipulation<br>Deception<br>Flattery<br>Incrimination<br>Mathematical knowledge|hobby = Playing violent video games<br>Going on 4chan and Reddit<br>Being the centre of attention<br>Faking friendships|goals = Participate in the "Incel Rebellion" (succeeded)<br>Avoid jail time (failed)<br>Kill 100 people (failed)}}
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{{Quote|Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt 4chan please. C23249161. The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!|Alek Minassian in a Facebook post shortly before the attack}}<nowiki> </nowiki>'''Alek Minassian''' (November 3, 1992-) is a Canadian mass [[murder]]er who killed 10 people during a van attack in Toronto on April 23, 2018. On March 3, 2021, he was found guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
|fullname = Alek Minassian
|origin = Richmond Hill, Ontario
|occupation = Software developer
|crimes = [[Mass murder]]<br>[[Hate crime]]s<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>Elderly Abuse<br>Perjury<br>[[Xenophobia]]
|type of villain = Misogynistic Terrorist
|skills = Driving<br>Manipulation<br>Deception<br>Flattery<br>Incrimination<br>Mathematical knowledge|hobby = Playing violent video games<br>Going on 4chan and Reddit<br>Being the centre of attention<br>Faking friendships<br>Making Autism excuses
|goals = Participate in the "Incel Rebellion" (succeeded)<br>Avoid jail time (failed)<br>Kill 100 people (failed)
}}
{{Quote|Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt 4chan, please. C23249161. The [[Incel]] Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman [[Elliot Rodger]]!|Alek Minassian in a Facebook post shortly before the attack}}
'''Alek Minassian''' (November 3, 1992-) is a Canadian [[Mass murder|mass murderer]] who killed 10 people during a van attack in Toronto on April 23, 2018. On March 3, 2021, he was found guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, and on June 13, 2022, he was given a life sentence with 25 years of parole ineligibility.<ref>[https://www.cp24.com/news/these-lives-were-precious-toronto-van-attacker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-1.5944277 'These lives were precious': Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison]</ref>


== Early Life ==
== Early Life ==
Alek was born on November 3, 1992, in Richmond Hill, Ontario to a father from Armenia and a mother from Iran. He attended Sixteenth Avenue Public School, where he was put into a special needs class and was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. He later transferred to Thornlea Secondary School, where classmates described him as harmless and not overly social. In 2011, he enrolled at Seneca College to study software development. During his time at college, he joined the Canadian Armed Forces for 2 months where a senior military officer said that Alek wasn't adapting to the military life.  
Alek was born on November 3, 1992 in Richmond Hill, Ontario to a father from Armenia and a mother from Iran. He attended Sixteenth Avenue Public School where he was put into a special needs class and was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. He later transferred to Thornlea Secondary School where classmates described him as harmless and not overly social. In 2011 he enrolled into Seneca College to study software development. During his time at college he joined the Canadian Armed Forces for 2 months where a senior military officer said that Alek wasn't adapting to the military life.  


After being ridiculed by some women at a Halloween party in 2013, Alek began to resent women (particularly "alpha" women whom he referred to as "Stacys"). In the weeks before [[Elliot Rodger]]'s [[mass shooting]] in 2014, which he claimed in his manifesto was revenge for his involuntary celibacy, Alek had contact with him on Reddit and came to believe that the attack was part of a rebellion against a society dominated by "Chads" (alpha men) and "Stacys".<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/alek-minassian-toronto-van-attack-incels-891678/#! How the Toronto Van Attack Suspect Was Radicalized by Incels], ''Rolling Stone''</ref> In a Facebook post hours before the attack, he called himself an [[incel]] (an abbreviation for "involuntary celibate", a person who believes that his sexual inactivity is the result of factors beyond his control) and showed support for Elliot Rodger, who he referred to as the "Supreme Gentleman."<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/25/us/incel-rebellion-alek-minassian-toronto-attack-trnd/index.html The Toronto suspect apparently posted about an 'incel rebellion.' Here's what that means], ''CNN''</ref>
After being ridiculed by some women at a Halloween party in 2013, Alek began to resent women (particularly "alpha" women whom he referred to as "Stacys"). Some time after that, he met Elliot Rodger on Reddit, and after Rodger's attack, Alek came to believe that the attack had been part of a rebellion against a society dominated by "Chads" (alpha men) and "Stacys". In a Facebook post hours before the attack, he called himself an incel (an abbreviation for "involuntary celibate", a person who believes that his sexual inactivity is the result of factors beyond his control) and showed support for [[Mass Shooting|mass shooter]] [[Elliot Rodger]], who he referred to as the "Supreme Gentleman."


== The Attack ==
== The Attack ==
In the months leading to April 2018, Alek gradually showed his true colours.
In the months leading to April 2018, Alek gradually showed his true colours.


On April 23, 2018, Alek rented a Ryder van and drove to Finch Avenue, where he ran a red light and drove down the sidewalk and began hitting people, during the attack, he re-entered on to the roadway and a witness said that Alek looked at his victims in the eye before killing them. His attack stopped at Mel Lastman Square, where he was arrested.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-twenty-five-minutes-of-horror-on-yonge-street-how-the-attack-unfolded/ Twenty-five minutes of horror on Yonge Street: How the Toronto van attack unfolded], ''The Globe and Mail''</ref> After his arrest, he attempted suicide by a cop, demanding the officer shoot him in the head while holding an object which he attempted to pass off as a gun. The officer recognised it wasn't and subdued him with his baton.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-van-attack-driver-profile-alek-minassian-1.4632435 What we know about Alek Minassian, man charged in deadly Toronto van attack], ''CBC News''</ref>
On April 23, 2018, Alek rented a Ryder van and drove to Finch Avenue where he ran a red light and drove down the sidewalk and began hitting people, during the attack he re-entered on to the roadway and a witness said that Alek looked at his victims in the eye before killing them. His attack stopped at Mel Lastman Square where he was arrested. After his arrest, he attempted suicide by cop, demanding the officer shoot him in the head while holding an object which he attempted to pass off as a gun. The officer recognized it wasn't, and subdued him with his baton.


== Victims ==
== Victims ==
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# Munir Naijar, 85
# Munir Naijar, 85
# Dorothy Sewell, 80
# Dorothy Sewell, 80
# Amaresh Tesfamariam, 65
## Confirmed deceased as of October 28, 2021
=== Injured ===
=== Injured ===
# Xiaolong An, 21
# Xiaolong An, 21
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# Samantha Samson, 35
# Samantha Samson, 35
# Beverly Smith, 81
# Beverly Smith, 81
# Amaresh Tesfamariam, 62
# Yunsheng Tian, 28
# Yunsheng Tian, 28


==References==
== Videos ==
[[File:Alek Minassian — FULL police interrogation of deadly incel van attack driver|thumb|330x330px|Full interrogation(Caution: long)]]
[[File:Alek Minassian confesses in police interview after Toronto van attack|left|thumb|330x330px|Interrogation footage confirming the motive]]
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