Charlottesville car attack

vehicle-ramming attack in the United States
Event vehicle_ramming_attack Q36230388
Charlottesville car attack
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Summary

Charlottesville car attack is a vehicle-ramming attack[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of vehicle_ramming_attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,660 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Charlottesville car attack is located in Virginia[3].
  • Charlottesville car attack is in the country of United States[4].
  • Charlottesville car attack's instance of is recorded as vehicle-ramming attack[5].
  • Charlottesville car attack's instance of is recorded as murder[6].
  • Charlottesville car attack took place at Charlottesville[7].
  • Charlottesville car attack is part of Unite the Right rally[8].
  • Charlottesville car attack's Commons category is recorded as Charlottesville car attack[9].
  • Charlottesville car attack's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[10].
  • Charlottesville car attack's armament is recorded as Dodge Challenger[11].
  • Charlottesville car attack's target is recorded as counter-protest[12].
  • Charlottesville car attack occurred on August 12, 2017[13].
  • Charlottesville car attack occurred on 2017[14].
  • Charlottesville car attack's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.029491666667, 'longitude': -78.479525}[15].
  • Charlottesville car attack resulted in {'amount': '+1'} deaths[16].
  • Charlottesville car attack caused {'amount': '+35'} injuries[17].
  • Charlottesville car attack's has effect is recorded as Heather Heyer Foundation[18].
  • Charlottesville car attack's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[19].
  • Charlottesville car attack's perpetrator is recorded as James Alex Fields Jr.[20].
  • Charlottesville car attack's victim is recorded as Heather Heyer[21].

Body

When and Where

Recorded point in time include August 12, 2017[13] and 2017[14]. The location of Charlottesville car attack was Charlottesville[7]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Charlottesville car attack is part of Unite the Right rally[8]. Recorded instance of include vehicle-ramming attack[5] and murder[6].

Outcome and Impact

Charlottesville car attack resulted in {'amount': '+1'} deaths[16]. It caused {'amount': '+35'} injuries[17].

Why It Matters

Charlottesville car attack ranks in the top 10% of vehicle_ramming_attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,660 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Cmpz862 · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 38.029491666667, 'longitude': -78.479525}
    Number of perpetrators → {'amount': '+1'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Number of injured: 35"
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