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This section of the list of rampage killers contains notable mass murders, committed by lone wolf perpetrators, that have a foremost religious, political or racial background.
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(s) are not counted among those killed or injured.
All abbreviations used in the table are explained below.
Rampage killers[edit]
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional notes | Ref. | |
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1. | Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, Mohamed Salmene, 31 (محمد سلمان الحويج بوهلال) |
July 14 | 2016 | Nice | ![]() |
86 |
434 |
F V | Killed by police | |
2. | Breivik, Anders Behring, 32 | July 22 | 2011 | Oslo & Utøya | ![]() |
75 |
241 |
F E | Sentenced to 21 years in prison Two more died trying to escape |
|
3. | Tarrant, Brenton Harrison, 28 | March 15 | 2019 | Christchurch | ![]() |
51 |
40 |
F | Sentenced to life without parole | |
4. | Mateen, Omar Mir Seddique, 29 | June 12 | 2016 | Orlando, Florida | ![]() |
49 |
53 |
F | Killed by police | |
5. | Yacoubi, Seifeddine Rezgui, 22 (سيف الدين رزقي اليعقوبي) |
June 26 | 2015 | Sousse | ![]() |
38 |
39 |
F E | Killed by police | |
6. | Morral Roca, Mateu, 25 | May 31 / June 2 | 1906 | Madrid | ![]() |
30 |
100+ |
F E | Committed suicide | |
7. | Two unknown men | August 24 | 2010 | Mogadishu | ![]() |
30 |
5+ |
F E | Both committed suicide | |
8. | Crusius, Patrick Wood, 21 (suspect) | August 3 | 2019 | El Paso, Texas | ![]() |
23 |
23 |
F | Arrested | |
9. | Abbas al-Baqir Abbas, 33 (عباس الباقر عباس) |
December 8 | 2000 | Jarafa | ![]() |
22 |
31 |
F | Killed by police | |
10. | Two unknown men | November 20 | 2015 | Bamako | ![]() |
20 |
7–9 |
F E | Both killed by soldiers | |
11. | Fieschi, Giuseppe Marco, 44 | July 28 | 1835 | Paris | ![]() |
18 |
22 |
F | Sentenced to death and executed Also killed a horse |
|
12. | Unknown | Dec. 18 | 1936 | Monte Aprazível | ![]() |
16 |
? |
F | Arrested | |
13. | Farook, Syed Rizwan, 28 Malik, Tashfeen, 29 |
December 2 | 2015 | San Bernardino, California | ![]() |
14 |
24 |
F | Both killed by police | |
14. | Lardanchet, Jean-Pierre, 36 Friedli, André, 39 |
December 15/16 | 1995 | Vercors | ![]() |
14 |
0 |
FMO | Both committed suicide | |
15. | Amri, Anis Ben Othman, 24 (أنيس العامري) |
December 19 | 2016 | Berlin Milan |
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13 |
55 |
FMV | Killed by police One of the victims died in 2021; attributed to this event |
|
16. | Kouachi, Saïd, 34 Kouachi, Chérif, 32 |
January 7 | 2015 | Paris | ![]() |
12 |
11 |
F | Both killed by police | |
17. | Bowers, Robert Gregory, 46 (suspect) | October 27 | 2018 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ![]() |
11 |
6 |
F | Arrested | |
18. | Ibrahim Ismail Ismail Mustafa (إبراهيم إسماعيل إسماعيل مصطفى) |
December 29 | 2017 | Cairo | ![]() |
10 |
6 |
F | Sentenced to death and executed Suspected of other attacks |
|
19. | Rathjen, Tobias, 43 | February 19 | 2020 | Hanau | ![]() |
10 |
5 |
F | Committed suicide Terminated a pregnancy |
|
20. | Gendron, Payton S., 18 (suspect) | May 14 | 2022 | Buffalo, New York | ![]() |
10 |
3 |
F | Arrested | |
21. | Essex, Mark James Robert, 23 | Dec. 31 / January 7 |
1972–3 | New Orleans, Louisiana | ![]() |
9 |
13 |
F A | Killed by police | |
22. | Sonboly, David, 18 | July 22 | 2016 | Munich | ![]() |
9 |
4 |
F | Committed suicide | |
23. | Roof, Dylann Storm, 21 | June 17 | 2015 | Charleston, South Carolina | ![]() |
9 |
1 |
F | Sentenced to death | |
24. | Unknown | July 11 | 1988 | Cruise ship City of Poros | ![]() |
8 |
98 |
F E | Committed suicide | |
25. | Strydom, Barend Hendrik, 23 | November 15 | 1988 | De Deur & Pretoria | ![]() |
8 |
16 |
F | Sentenced to death plus 30 years | [2] |
26. | Suleiman Mohammed Abdul-Hamid Khater, 24 (سليمان خاطر) |
October 5 | 1985 | Ras Burqa | ![]() |
8 |
4 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [3] |
27. | Unknown[n 1] | 1924 | Drew, Mississippi | ![]() |
7–8 |
? |
F | Unsolved | [4] | |
28. | Merah, Mohammed, 23 (محمد مراح) |
March 11–22 | 2012 | Toulouse & Montauban | ![]() |
7 |
6 |
F | Killed by police | |
29. | Smith, Roland James, 51 | December 8 | 1995 | New York City, New York | ![]() |
7 |
4 |
F A | Committed suicide | |
30. | Page, Wade Michael, 40 | August 5 | 2012 | Oak Creek, Wisconsin | ![]() |
7 |
3 |
F | Committed suicide One of the victims died in 2020; attributed to this event |
[5] |
31. | Charles, Robert, 35 | July 23–27 | 1900 | New Orleans | ![]() |
6 |
20+ |
F | Killed by angry mob or killed by police | |
32. | Ferguson, Colin, 35 | December 7 | 1993 | Garden City, New York | ![]() |
6 |
19 |
F | Sentenced to 315 years and 8 months to life imprisonment | |
33. | Bissonnette, Alexandre, 27 | January 29 | 2017 | Quebec City, Quebec | ![]() |
6 |
19 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
34. | Two unknown men | December 14 | 1998 | Peć | ![]() |
6 |
15 |
F | Unsolved | |
35. | Two unknown men | June 18 | 1994 | Loughinisland, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
6 |
5 |
F | Unsolved | |
36. | Two unknown men | July 2 | 1976 | Antrim, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
6 |
3 |
F | Unsolved | |
37. | Hastings, Louis D., 39 | March 3 | 1983 | McCarthy | ![]() |
6 |
2 |
F | Sentenced to 634 years in prison | [6] |
38. | Shafik al-Arid, 22 Talal Khantourah, 21 |
August 5 | 1973 | Athens | ![]() |
5 |
55 |
F E | Pleaded guilty | [7] |
39. | Masood, Khalid, 52 | March 22 | 2017 | London, England | ![]() |
5 |
49 |
MV | Killed by police | |
40. | Coulibaly, Amedy, 32 | January 7–9 | 2015 | Montrouge & Porte de Vincennes | ![]() |
5 |
11 |
F | Killed by police | |
41. | Johnson, Micah Xavier, 25 | July 7 | 2016 | Dallas, Texas | ![]() |
5 |
11 |
F | Killed by police | |
42. | Chekatt, Chérif, 29 | December 11 | 2018 | Strasbourg | ![]() |
5 |
11 |
FM | Killed by police | |
43. | Two unknown men | February 5 | 1992 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
5 |
9 |
F | Unsolved | |
44. | Elosegi, José Javier Zabaleta Irujo, Juan María Tapia |
November 3 | 1980 | Zarautz | ![]() |
5 |
5 |
F | Elosegi sentenced to 200 years in prison Irujo sentenced to 66 years in prison |
|
45. | Fejzullai, Kujtim, 20 | November 2 | 2020 | Vienna | ![]() |
4 |
23 |
FM | Killed by police | |
46. | Lakdim, Redouane, 25 | March 23 | 2018 | Carcassonne & Trèbes | ![]() |
4 |
15 |
FM | Killed by police | |
47. | Mohamed, Hamza Hassan, 29 | August 25 | 2021 | Dar es Salaam | ![]() |
4 |
9 |
F | Killed by police | [8] |
48. | Bešlić, Borislav, 41[n 1] | June 18 | 1994 | Osijek | ![]() |
4 |
8 |
F | Arrested | [9] |
49. | Nel, Johan [de], 18 | January 14 | 2008 | Skierlik | ![]() |
4 |
8 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment Also killed one ostrich |
[10] |
50. | Mullah Abdullah, 60 Gool, Badsha Mahommed, 40 |
January 1 | 1915 | Broken Hill, New South Wales | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Both killed by police | [11] |
51. | French, Kenneth Junior, 22[n 1] | August 6 | 1993 | Fayetteville | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [12] |
52. | Stone, Michael, 32 | March 16 | 1988 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
3 |
60+ |
F E | Sentenced to 682 years in prison | |
53. | Legan, Santino William, 19 | July 28 | 2019 | Gilroy | ![]() |
3 |
17 |
F | Committed suicide | |
54. | Lambright, Donald Martin, 30 | April 5 | 1969 | Harrisburg | ![]() |
3 |
15 |
F | Committed suicide | [13] |
55. | Lortie, Denis, 25 | May 8 | 1984 | Quebec City, Quebec | ![]() |
3 |
13 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
56. | Dear, Robert Lewis, 57 | November 27 | 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ![]() |
3 |
9 |
F | Found mentally unfit to stand trial | |
57. | Marwen Hasan, 25 Hesham Mohammed Rajeh, 21 |
August 29 | 1981 | Vienna | ![]() |
2 |
30 |
F E | Both sentenced to life imprisonment Rajeh killed a man on May 1, 1981 |
|
58. | Matapour, Zaniar, 42 (suspect) | June 25 | 2022 | Oslo | ![]() |
2 |
21 |
F | Arrested | |
59. | Princip, Gavrilo, 19 Čabrinović, Nedeljko, 19 |
June 28 | 1914 | Sarajevo | ![]() |
2 |
16 |
F E | Both sentenced to 20 years in prison | |
60. | Smith, Benjamin Nathaniel, 21 | July 2–4 | 1999 | Chicago, Skokie & Decatur, Illinois Bloomington, Indiana |
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2 |
10 |
F | Committed suicide |
Abbreviations and footnotes[edit]
The W-column gives a basic description of the weapons used in the murders
- F – Firearms and other ranged weapons, especially rifles and handguns, but also bows and crossbows, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, or slingshots
- M – Melee weapons, like knives, swords, spears, machetes, axes, clubs, rods, rocks, or bare hands
- O – Any other weapons, such as bombs, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails, poison and poisonous gas, as well as vehicle and arson attacks
- A – indicates that an arson attack was the only other weapon used
- V – indicates that a vehicle was the only other weapon used
- E – indicates that explosives of any sort were the only other weapon used
- P – indicates that an anaesthetising or deadly substance of any kind was the only other weapon used (includes poisonous gas)
References[edit]
- ^ Seeger, Thorsten (ed.) School Shootings: International Research, Case Studies, and Concepts for Prevention; Springer, 2012.
- ^ White Supremacist Sentenced to Death By a Pretoria Court, The New York Times (May 26, 1989)
- ^ Tessler, Mark A.: A History of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Indiana University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-253-20873-4 (p. 661)
- ^ Umoja, Akinyele Omowale (2003), We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement, New York University Press, ISBN 9780814725245
- ^ Neil Vigdor (5 March 2020). "Priest Paralyzed in Mass Shooting at Sikh Temple in 2012 Dies from Injuries". New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ – Brennan, Tom: Murder at 40 Below: True Crime Stories from Alaska; Epicenter Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-945397-99-1
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[8] - ^ Staff writers (24 January 1974). "2 Arabs Face Athens Court, Plead Guilty". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press International. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/hamza-the-gunman-unmasked-3526740
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[10] - ^ The bloody graduation night, AIM Press (June 23, 1994)
– Krvava maturantska noc, AIM Press (June 22, 1994)
– Likvidirao obitelj jer žena nije htjela preseliti na selo? Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, Novi list (May 26, 2009) - ^ White man's shooting spree in black settlement ignites racial tensions, International Herald Tribune (January 24, 2008)
– Johan Nel must now face the music[dead link], Sowetan (November 19, 2008)
– White teenage racist admits South Africa killing spree, The Daily Telegraph (November 17, 2008)
– Rot in jail! – Skierlik shooter is sentenced Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, Sowetan (November 21, 2008) - ^ Dreadful affair at Broken Hill, The Advertiser (January 2, 1915)
– Outlawry – Train attacked by Turks, The Sydney Morning Herald (January 2, 1915)
– Wild scenes at Broken Hill, The Sydney Morning Herald (January 4, 1915)
– Broken Hill Outrage, The Age (January 6, 1915)
– Barrier Shooting – Inquest on Victims, The Sydney Morning Herald (January 8, 1915) - ^ Heavily armed man kills 4, injures 7 in restaurant, Toledo Blade (August 8, 1993)
– 'Mama, I don't know why', The Lexington Dispatch (August 9, 1993)
– Restaurant killings stun cops, The Mount Airy News (August 9, 1993)
– Friends say accused killer troubled, The Hendersonville Times-News (August 16, 1993)
– French to plead for his life, Wilmington Morning Star (April 8, 1994)
– Man sentenced to life in prison for four murders, Spartanburg Herald-Journal (April 16, 1994) - ^ Angry Young Man, The New York Times (April 6, 1969)
– Pike killer felt violence only racial answer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 7, 1969)
– Pike killer not on drugs, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 10, 1969)