List of rampage killers (vehicular homicide)
This list of rampage killers contains those cases where only vehicles were used to attack people. Since it may be quite difficult to distinguish accidents, or cases of reckless driving from those incidents where the driver, or pilot, had the intention to harm others, only those cases are included where it is clear that the vehicle was applied as a weapon and crashed deliberately into people, other vehicles, or buildings. Also, those cases where a rampage killer used an armed vehicle, such as a tank, or a fighter aircraft, to shoot others are listed here. Airliners and Trains are not included in this section but in other incidents.
A rampage killer has been defined as follows:
A rampage involves the (attempted) killing of multiple persons least partly in public space by a single physically present perpetrator using (potentially) deadly weapons in a single event without any cooling-off period.[1]
This list should contain every case with at least one of the following features:
- Rampage killings with 6 or more dead
- Rampage killings with at least 4 people killed and least ten victims overall (dead plus injured)
- Rampage killings with at least 2 people killed and least 12 victims overall (dead plus injured)
- An incidence of rampage killing shall not be included in this list if it does not include at least two people killed.
- In all cases the perpetrator is not counted among those killed or injured.
Rampage killers
Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | Additional notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Li Baoping (李宝平) |
July 12 | 1983 | Changde | ![]() |
21 |
29 |
Sentenced to death and executed | [2] |
2. | Zhang Baogang (or Zhang Mougang), 52 (张包钢) or (张某钢) |
July 7 | 2020 | Hongshan Reservoir | ![]() |
20 |
16 |
Died in the crash | |
3. | Unknown | Aug. | 1993 | Kilifi | ![]() |
18 |
25 |
Arrested | [3] |
4. | Abd al-Hadi Ghanim, 25 | July 6 | 1989 | Kiryat Ye'arim | ![]() |
16 |
27 |
Sentenced to 16 life sentences | |
5. | Unknown | Oct. 9 | 1994 | Djimenzen | ![]() |
14 |
12+ |
[4] | |
6. | Unknown | Dec. | 1965 | ![]() |
14 |
2+ |
Arrested | [5] | |
7. | Álvarez, Juan Manuel, 25 | Jan. 26 | 2005 | Los Angeles, California | ![]() |
11 |
177 |
Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
8. | Minassian, Alek, 25 (suspect) | April 23 | 2018 | Toronto, Ontario | ![]() |
10 |
16 |
Arrested | |
9. | Santosh Maruti Mane, 40 (संतोष मारुति माने) |
Jan. 25 | 2012 | Pune | ![]() |
9 |
27–37 |
Sentenced to death | [6] |
10. | Wu Yuansong, 40 (吴元松) |
Jan.26 – Feb.21 | 1998 | Putian | ![]() |
9 |
8 |
Sentenced to death and executed | [7] |
11. | Khalil Abu Olbeh, 35 | Feb. 14 | 2001 | Azor | ![]() |
8 |
26 |
Sentenced to eight life terms plus 21 years | |
12. | Hepnarová, Olga, 22 | July 10 | 1973 | Prague | ![]() |
8 |
12 |
Sentenced to death and executed | |
13. | Saipov, Sayfullo Habibullaevic, 29 (suspect) | Oct. 31 | 2017 | New York City, New York | ![]() |
8 |
11 |
Arrested | |
14. | Unknown, 26 | Oct. | 1996 | Hòa Bình | ![]() |
8 |
3 |
Committed suicide | [8] |
15. | Ford, Priscilla Joyce, 51 | Nov. 27 | 1980 | Reno, Nevada | ![]() |
7 |
22 |
Died while awaiting execution | |
16. | Lin Jianxin, 37 (林建新) |
April 28 | 2014 | Minhou | ![]() |
7 |
15 |
Sentenced to death | [9] |
17. | Tates, Karst Roeland, 38 | April 30 | 2009 | Apeldoorn | ![]() |
7 |
10 |
Died in the crash | |
18. | Liu ---, 45 (刘) |
March 25 | 2016 | Suzhou | ![]() |
6 |
34 |
Arrested | [10] |
19. | Liu Danao, 59 (刘大孬) |
June 1 | 2010 | Zhengzhou City | ![]() |
6 |
20+ |
Sentenced to death | [11] |
20. | Takeuchi, Keisuke | July 15 | 1949 | Mitaka | ![]() |
6 |
20 |
Died while awaiting execution | |
21. | Han Jihua, 29 (韩继华) |
Nov. 22 | 2018 | Huludao | ![]() |
6 |
20 |
Sentenced to death | [12] |
22. | Tian Shengming, 44 (田胜明) |
May 28 | 2012 | Zhangjiajie | ![]() |
6 |
9 |
Arrested | [13] |
23. | Milhomem, Mauro | June 1 | 1980 | Barra do Garças | ![]() |
6 |
4 |
Died in the crash | [14] |
24. | Ji, 26 | Aug. 19 | 2015 | Weifang | ![]() |
5 |
21 |
Arrested | [15] |
25. | Yao Jinyun, 23 (姚锦云) |
Jan. 10 | 1982 | Beijing | ![]() |
5 |
19 |
Sentenced to death and executed | [16] |
26. | Luo Xiaoji, 34 (骆效计) |
Nov. 5 | 2008 | Zhuhai | ![]() |
5 |
19 |
Killed by police | [17] |
27. | Crabbe, Douglas John Edwin, 36 | Aug. 18 | 1983 | Yulara, Northern Territory | ![]() |
5 |
16 |
Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
28. | Akilov, Rahmat, 39 | April 7 | 2017 | Stockholm | ![]() |
5 |
15 |
Sentenced to life imprisonment Also killed a dog |
|
29. | George, Leroy Valentino, 21 | Jul. 10 | 1999 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ![]() |
5 |
6 |
Convicted | [18] |
30. | Li Chenggang (李成刚) |
April 25 | 2011 | Changsha | ![]() |
5 |
5 |
Sentenced to death | [19] |
31. | Chambers, Adacia Avery, 25 | Oct. 24 | 2015 | Stillwater, Oklahoma | ![]() |
4 |
46 |
Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
32. | Unknown pilot | Aug. 26 | 2008 | Trincomalee | ![]() |
4 |
35+ |
Escaped | |
33. | Owens, Rashad Charjuan, 21 | March 12 | 2014 | Austin, Texas | ![]() |
4 |
21 |
Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
34. | Rüther, Jens Alexander, 48 | April 7 | 2018 | Münster | ![]() |
4 |
20+ |
Committed suicide | |
35. | Hu Jiabing, 42 (胡家兵) |
Jan. 19 | 2016 | Yichun, Jiangxi | ![]() |
4 |
18 |
Sentenced to death and executed | [20] |
36. | Fadi al-Qanbar, 28 (فادي القنبر) |
Jan. 8 | 2017 | East Jerusalem, West Bank | ![]() |
4 |
17 |
Killed by police | |
37. | Mohammed Faruz Abdallah, 33 | Nov. 1 | 1970 | Karachi | ![]() |
4 |
11 |
Sentenced to death | |
38. | Serkov, Vladimir Fedorovich, 23 (Серков, Владимир Федорович) |
Sep. 26 | 1976 | Novosibirsk | ![]() |
4 |
11 |
Died in the crash | [21] |
39. | Bao, ---, 57 (包) |
July 7 | 2017 | Jingjiang | ![]() |
4 |
9 |
[22] | |
40. | Hussam Taysir Dwayat, 32 | July 2 | 2008 | Jerusalem | ![]() |
3 |
36 |
Killed by police | |
41. | Nguyễn Văn Cử, 28 Phạm Phú Quốc, 27 |
Feb. 27 | 1962 | Saigon | ![]() |
3 |
30 |
Quốc arrested, Cử escaped | |
42. | Unknown | Feb. 4 | 2001 | Kampala | ![]() |
3 |
21+ |
[23] | |
43. | Ho Chung-ming, 36 | Aug. 30 | 1964 | Taipei | ![]() |
3 |
20 |
Sentenced to death | [24] |
44. | Kabolowsky, Robert, 20 | July 10 | 1980 | Wantagh, New York | ![]() |
3 |
20 |
Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [25] |
45. | Two unknown pilots | March 26 | 2007 | Colombo | ![]() |
3 |
16–17 |
Escaped | |
46. | Ressa, Stephen Michael, 27 | Sep. 21 | 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ![]() |
3 |
11 |
Sentenced to life imprisonment | [26] |
47. | Two unknown pilots | Feb. 20 | 2009 | Colombo | ![]() |
2 |
58 |
Died in the crashes | |
48. | Nieto Avila, Jose Luis, 56 | May 6 | 2002 | San Cristóbal Ecatepec | ![]() |
2 |
22 |
Sentenced to 146 years in prison | [27] |
49. | Parkdel, Eric, 50 | May 31 | 2003 | Stockholm | ![]() |
2 |
16 |
Convicted | [28] |
50. | Garcia, Rodolfo, 24 | May 10 | 1969 | Maplas | ![]() |
2 |
11 |
[29] |
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– Un palmares de l'horreur, Le Soir (September 25, 1995)
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Driver who struck China children chose 'random' target, France 24 (November 23, 2018)
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– Truck attack survivors try to heal, China Daily (November 8, 2008)
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- ^ Four dead, nine injured in east China hit-and-run, Xinhua (July 8, 2017)
Suspect identified as policeman in east China hit-and-run, Xinhua (July 8, 2017)
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Policeman suspect in China hit-and-run, The Australian (July 9, 2017) - ^ Uganda driver kills three, BBC News (February 5, 2001)
– 'Intimidation' ahead of Ugandan poll, BBC News (February 5, 2001) - ^ Taipei Bus Driver Kills Three, The New York Times (September 1, 1964)
– Angry bus driver runs amuck, Reading Eagle (August 31, 1964)
– Bus Driver on Taiwan Is Sentenced to Death, The Washington Post (November 2, 1964)
– Miffed driver of bus kills 3, faces death, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (November 2, 1964) - ^ Driver in Death of 3 Ruled Unfit for Trial, The New York Times (June 9, 1981)
– Death Rampage Suspect Lost Job for 'Goofing Off', The New York Times (July 12, 1980)
– L.I. Man Steals Cars, Kills 3 in Rampage, The New York Times (July 11, 1980)
– 3 killed, 20 injured by suicidal driver, Kingman Daily Miner (July 11, 1980) - ^ Car Kills Man On Las Vegas Strip, CBS News (September 22, 2005)
– One dead after car strikes crowd on Las Vegas Strip, The Argus-Press (September 22, 2005)
– Crash victim's death was surprise, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (September 30, 2005)
– Convicted Murderer Stephen Ressa Receives Sentence, 8newsnow.com (November 10, 2007)
– Driver gets life for plowing into Vegas crowd, NBC News (November 10, 2007) - ^ Toddlers killed in truck attack, BBC (May 7, 2002)
– Arrolla a 24 pequeños; mata a dos Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, El Universal (May 7, 2002)
–Sentencian a mecánico que arrolló a menores en kínder Archived 2009-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Es Mas (November 26, 2003) - ^ Driver who plowed car into crowd convicted of murder in Sweden, Associated Press (August 20, 2003)
– Man who plowed car into crowd of Stockholm pedestrians, killing two, will be tried for murder, Associated Press (July 11, 2003)
– Fotgängare mejades ned av 50-årig bilist, Aftonbladet (May 31, 2003)
– Vansinnesföraren inför rätta i dag, Aftonbladet (July 15, 2003)
– Vansinnesföraren fälld för mord och mordförsök, Aftonbladet (August 20, 2003) - ^ Displeased guest throws grenade, The Straits Times (May 14, 1969)
– Music critic, The Age (May 14, 1969)
–Wedding tragedy, The Hartford Courant (May 13, 1969)
– A tragic wedding, Pacific Stars and Stripes (May 14, 1969)