The El Paraíso stampede was a stampede of more than 500 people that occurred on the dawn of 16 June 2018 at the El Paraíso Social Club, also known as Los Cotorros Club, in the El Paraíso urbanization in Caracas, Venezuela. The stampede was the result of a tear gas canister being detonated during a brawl between a group of students from different schools celebrating their proms. According to official police reports, the deaths were caused by asphyxia and polytrauma.[1][2]