# Shawn Nelson

> On May 17, 1995, 35-year-old Shawn Timothy Nelson stole an M60A3 tank from a local California Army National Guard armory in San Diego and drove six miles (9.7 km) through nearby neighborhoods, crushing cars and infrastructure in his path—though without injuring anyone.

*Plumber (1959-1995)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/shawn-nelson

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1959-08-21
- **Died:** 1995-05-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 22.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 30.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Shawn Nelson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Nelson)
- [شون نيلسون (سباك)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83))
- [Shawn Nelson (criminal)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Nelson_(criminal))
- [Shawn Nelson](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Nelson)
- [Shawn Nelson (amukan tank San Diego)](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Nelson_(amukan_tank_San_Diego))
- [サンディエゴ戦車暴走事件](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B4%E6%88%A6%E8%BB%8A%E6%9A%B4%E8%B5%B0%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3481630)

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