2019 Tirzah Nightclub shooting
| 2019 Tirzah Nightclub shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Gun violence in Zamastan | |
| Location | Tirzah, Zian, Zamastan |
| Date | July 2, 2019 |
| Target | Pounce-52 Nightclub |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 13 |
Non-fatal injuries | 37 |
| Assailants | Paul Maerz |
The 2019 Tirzah Nightclub shooting was a mass shooting which occurred on July 2nd, 2019, at the Pounce-52 Nightclub in Tirzah, Zian, Zamastan. The shooter, 26-year-old Paul Maerz, was a self-proclaimed white nationalist and shot and killed 13 people, with 37 more injured. Tirzah police officers shot and killed him following a standoff. The ZIS classifies the shooting as a terrorist attack, making it the fifth-deadliest terrorist attack in Zamastan's history. It is also the fourth-deadliest mass shooting in Zamastan's history, after the 2020 Revelstroke shooting, 2019 Arinals shooting, and the Desdria Jewel Hotel shootings during the 10/18 attacks.
The shooting came at a period of heightened public support for gun control that followed mass shootings, including the second-deadliest in the country's history which occurred only 4 days earlier. The nightclub attack is considered one of the defining moments which swayed Congressional Hall and President Anya Bishop to enact a ban on semi-automatic rifles the following month.