List of rampage killers (religious, political or racial crimes)

This section of the list of rampage killers contains mass murders, committed by lone wolf perpetrators, that have a foremost religious, racial or political 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

Perpetrator Date Year Location Country Killed Injured W Additional notes Ref.
1.Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, Mohamed Salmene, 31 July 142016NiceFrance
86
458
F VKilled by police
2.Breivik, Anders Behring, 32 July 222011Oslo & UtøyaNorway
75
241
F ESentenced to 21 years in prison
Two more died trying to escape
3.Mateen, Omar Mir Seddique, 29 June 122016Orlando, FloridaU.S.
49
53
FKilled by police
4.Two unknown men Aug. 32018GardezAfghanistan
48
70+
F EOne killed by security
One committed suicide		[2]
5.Masharipov, Abdulkadir, 28 (suspect) Jan. 12017IstanbulTurkey
39
70
FArrested
6.Yacoubi, Seifeddine Rezgui, 22
(سيف الدين رزقي اليعقوبي)		 June 262015SousseTunisia
38
39
F EKilled by police
7.Ibragimov, Ahmed, 43
(Ибрагимов, Ахмед)		 Oct. 81999MekenskayaRussia
35
20+
FKilled by angry mob
A few days before the shooting, he killed several people
8.Two unknown menAug. 12017HeratAfghanistan
33
66
F EBoth committed suicide
9.Farooq, Ashraf Ali Mohammed
Yasin, Murtuza Hafiz		Sept. 24/252002GandhinagarIndia
31
80+
F EBoth killed by police
10.Morral Roca, Mateu, 25May 31/June 21906MadridSpain
30
100+
F ECommitted suicide
11.Two unknown menAug. 242010MogadishuSomalia
30
5+
F EBoth committed suicide
12.Goldstein, Baruch Kappel, 37 Feb. 251994HebronWest Bank
29
125
FKilled by angry mob
13.Abbas al-Baqir Abbas, 33 Dec. 82000JarafaSudan
22–27
31–53
FKilled by police
14.Two unknown men Sept. 61986IstanbulTurkey
22
6
F EBoth died[3]
15.Two unknown men Nov. 202015BamakoMali
20
7–9
F EBoth killed by soldiers
16.Unknown Oct. 112016KabulAfghanistan
18
36
F EKilled by police[4]
17.Fieschi, Giuseppe Marco, 44 July 281835ParisFrance
18
22
FSentenced to death and executed
18.Kurbanjan Hemit, 28
(库尔班江·依明提)
Abdurahman Azat, 33
(阿不都热合曼·阿扎提)		 Aug. 42008KashgarChina
17
15
 MOBoth sentenced to death and executed
19.Two unknown men Nov. 242002JammuIndia
14
45
F EBoth committed suicide
20.Farook, Syed Rizwan, 28
Malik, Tashfeen, 29		 Dec. 22015San Bernardino, CaliforniaU.S.
14
24
FBoth killed by police
21.Lardanchet, Jean-Pierre
Friedli, André		Dec. 15/161995VercorsFrance
14
0
FBoth committed suicide
22.Unknown July 202001SheshnagIndia
13–14
14–15
F EKilled by police[5]
23.Amri, Anis Ben Othman, 24
(أنيس العامري)		 Dec. 19/232016Berlin
Milan		Germany
Italy
12
57
FMVKilled by police
24.Kouachi, Saïd, 34
Kouachi, Chérif, 32		 Jan. 72015ParisFrance
12
11
FBoth killed by police
25.Two unknown men March 302002JammuIndia
11
20
F EBoth committed suicide
26.Unknown Dec. 292017CairoEgypt
11
10
FArrested
Suspected of other attacks
27.Kulikbayev, Ruslan Alpysbayuly, 26
(Кулекбаев, Руслан Алпысбаевич)		 July 17/182016AlmatyKazakhstan
10
10
FSentenced to death
28.Tha'ir Kayid Hamad, 22 March 32002OfraWest Bank
10
6
FSentenced to life imprisonment
29.Two unknown men May 132017GwadarPakistan
10
1
FEscaped
30.Ekmekjian, Levon
Sarkissian, Zohrab		 Aug. 71982AnkaraTurkey
9
72
F ESarkissian killed by police
Ekmekjian sentenced to death and executed
31.Two unknown men Dec. 172017QuettaPakistan
9
57
F EOne killed by security
One committed suicide
32.Unknown Aug. 62002NunwanIndia
9
31
F EKilled by police[6]
33.Zhou Lanpu,
(周兰普)		 May 291981HandanChina
9
15
FMVSentenced to death and executed[7]
34.Essex, Mark James Robert, 23 Dec. 31 /
Jan. 7		1972
1973		New Orleans, LouisianaU.S.
9
13
F AKilled by police
35.Roof, Dylann Storm, 21 June 172015Charleston, South CarolinaU.S.
9
1
FSentenced to death
36.Unknown July 111988Cruise ship City of PorosGreece
8
98
F ECommitted suicide
37.Two unknown men Oct. 72005MongPakistan
8
20
FEscaped
38.Strydom, Barend Hendrik, 23 Nov. 8/151988De Deur & PretoriaSouth Africa
8
16
FSentenced to death plus 30 years[8]
39.Punchi Banda Kandegedera Feb. 251936ColomboSri Lanka
8
10
FSentenced to death[9]
40.Wang Xiwen, 32 Nov. 171980HandanChina
7
12
F ESentenced to death and executed
Also killed two pigs
41.Popper, Ami, 21 May 201990Rishon LeZionIsrael
7
11
FSentenced to seven consecutive life terms;
Later reduced to 40 years in prison
42.Merah, Mohammed, 23 March 11–222012Toulouse & MontaubanFrance
7
6
FKilled by police
43.Kariyev, Maksat Kokshkinbaevich, 34
(Кариев, Максат Кокшкинбаевич)		 Nov. 122011TarazKazakhstan
7
3
F ECommitted suicide[10]
44.Omar Rub
Yousef Rub		 Nov. 282002Beit She'anIsrael
6
34
F EBoth killed by police
45.Abdul Salaam Sadek Hassouneh, 24
(عبد السلام صادق حسونة)		 Jan. 172002HaderaIsrael
6
33
F EDied[11]
46.Bissonnette, Alexandre, 27 Jan. 292017Quebec City, QuebecCanada
6
19
FPleaded guilty
47.Two unknown men Dec. 141998PećYugoslavia
6
15
FEscaped
48.Melod Najah Nov. 251987Kiryat ShmonaIsrael
6
7
F EKilled by soldiers[12]
49.Uday Abu Jamal, 22
Ghassan Muhammad Abu Jamal, 32		 Nov. 182014JerusalemIsrael
6
7
FMBoth killed by police
50.Two unknown men June 181994LoughinislandU.K.
6
5
FEscaped
51.Page, Wade Michael, 40 Aug. 52012Oak Creek, WisconsinU.S.
6
4
FCommitted suicide
52.Two unknown men July 21976AntrimU.K.
6
3
FEscaped
53.Shadi Sa'id as-Su’ayida
Da'oud al-Haj		 Feb. 192002Ein 'ArikWest Bank
6
1
FSu’ayida sentenced to life imprisonment
Haj escaped
54.Two unknown men March 122002MatzuvaIsrael
6
1
F EBoth killed by soldiers
55.Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar Anzorovich, 19
Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Anzorovich, 26		April 15–192013Boston, Cambridge, & Watertown, MassachusettsU.S.
5
280
F EDzhokhar was sentenced to death
Tamerlan was killed by police and run over by Dzhokhar
Possibly involved in the 2011 Waltham triple murder
56.Shafik al-Arid, 22
Talal Khantourah, 21		 Aug. 51973AthensGreece
5
55
F EPleaded guilty[13]
57.Masood, Khalid, 52 March 222017LondonU.K.
5
49
 MVKilled by police
58.Ansari, Aftab
Nasir, Jamiluddin		 Jan. 222002KolkataIndia
5
20
FBoth sentenced to death[14]
59.Ahmed Jassim Ibrahim, 25
(احمد جاسم ابراهيم)		 June 122009BaghdadIraq
5
12
F ECommitted suicide or killed[15]
60.Coulibaly, Amedy, 32 Jan. 7–92015Montrouge & Porte de VincennesFrance
5
11
FKilled by police
61.Johnson, Micah Xavier, 25 July 72016Dallas, TexasU.S.
5
11
FKilled by police
62.Two unknown men June 202002ItamarWest Bank
5
10
FBoth killed by soldiers
63.Two unknown men March 132013SrinagarIndia
5
10
F EBoth killed by police
64.Two unknown men Feb. 51992BelfastU.K.
5
9
FEscaped
65.Shuja al-Dosari, 20
(شجاع الدوسري)		 Oct. 162015SaihatSaudi Arabia
5
9
FKilled by police[16]
66.Two unknown men Dec. 122004Philadelphi RouteGaza Strip
5
6
F EBoth killed by soldiers
67.Elosegi, José Javier Zabaleta
Irujo, Juan María Tapia		 Nov. 31980ZarautzSpain
5
5
FElosegi sentenced to 200 years in prison
Irujo sentenced to 66 years in prison
68.Lakdim, Redouane, 25March 232018Carcassonne & TrèbesFrance
4
15
FMKilled by police
69.Natan-Zada, Eden, 19 Aug. 42005Shfar'amIsrael
4
12
FKilled by angry mob[17]
70.Nel, Johan, 18 Jan. 142008SkierlikSouth Africa
4
8
FSentenced to life imprisonment
Also killed one ostrich		[18]
71.Two unknown men April 272002AdoraWest Bank
4
7
FOne killed
One escaped
72.Khalid al-Mahmara
Muhammad Ahmad Moussa Mahmara		 June 82016Tel AvivIsrael
4
7
FArrested
73.Stone, Michael, 32 March 161988BelfastU.K.
3
60+
F ESentenced to 682 years in prison
74.Ibrahim Mohammed Hasuna, 20
(إبراهيم محمد محمود حسونة)		 March 52002Tel AvivIsrael
3
35
FMEKilled by police[19]
75.Ibrahim al-Akri Nov. 52014JerusalemIsrael
3
13
 MVKilled by police
76.Dear, Robert Lewis, 57 Nov. 272015Colorado Springs, ColoradoU.S.
3
9
FFound mentally unfit to stand trial
77.Marwen Hasan, 25
Hesham Mohammed Rajeh, 21		 Aug. 291981ViennaAustria
2
30
F EBoth sentenced to life imprisonment
Rajeh killed a man on May 1, 1981
78.Raed Muhammed al-Rifi, 22 March 171992JaffaIsrael
2
19
 MKilled by police[20]
79.Two unknown men Oct. 91994JerusalemIsrael
2
16
F
80.Hatem Shweikeh, 24 Nov. 42001JerusalemIsrael
2
15–42
FKilled[21]
81.Princip, Gavrilo, 19
Čabrinović, Nedeljko, 19		June 281914SarajevoAustria-Hungary
2
16
F EBoth sentenced to 20 years in prison
82.Saeed Ibrahim Ramadan, 24
(سعيد إبراهيم رمضان)		 Jan. 222002JerusalemIsrael
2
16
FKilled by police[22]
83.Two unknown men Nov. 31997Wad MadaniSudan
2
10
 MArrested[23]
84.Smith, Benjamin Nathaniel, 21 July 2–41999Chicago, Skokie & Decatur, Illinois
Bloomington, Indiana		U.S.
2
10
FCommitted suicide

Abbreviations and footnotes

    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

    1. ↑ Seeger, Thorsten (ed.) School Shootings: International Research, Case Studies, and Concepts for Prevention; Springer, 2012.
    2. ↑ Afghanistan: Dozens killed in bomb and gun attack on Shia mosque, Al Jazeera (August 3, 2018)
      - Suicide bomb attack on Afghan Shi'ite mosque kills 39, 80 injured, Reuters (August 3, 2018)
      - Suicide attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Gardez kills 48, ReliefWeb (August 6, 2018)
    3. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/11/world/synagogue-victims-mourned-at-rites.html
    4. ↑ Gunman 'dressed as police officer' storms shrine and massacres 14 people, Metro (October 12, 2016)
      - ISIS claims attack on shia mourners in Kabul, The Iran Project (October 12, 2016)
    5. ↑ India pilgrims die in attack, Eugene Register-Guard (July 22, 2001)
      – Seshnag death dance, The Tribune (July 23, 2001)
      – 5 pilgrims among 11 killed in Amarnath blast, Rediff.com (July 21, 2001)
      – Terror along the Amarnath trek as blast kills 13, Rediff.com (July 21, 2001)
      – Sheshnag attack was handiwork of lone Lashkar militant: Saxena, Rediff.com (August 9, 2001)
      – A troubled trek, Frontline (Volume 19 – Issue 17)
    6. ↑ 9 Hindus Die In Attack On Pilgrims In Kashmir, The New York Times (August 7, 2002)
      – Ultra massacres 9 yatris, The Tribune (August 7, 2002)
    7. ↑ 转载一九八一年邯郸市周兰普行凶杀人重大政治案（回忆）, (July 15th, 2014)
    8. ↑ White Supremacist Sentenced to Death By a Pretoria Court, The New York Times (May 26, 1989)
    9. ↑ Election tragedy – Eight persons killed, The Age (February 27, 1936)
      – Inquiry into Ceylon election outrage, The Straits Times (March 7, 1936)
      – Murder appeal to privy council, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (December 23, 1936)
      – Trial under armed guard, The Straits Times (January 4, 1937)
    10. ↑ Kazakhstan: Taraz city attack kills at least three, BBC News (November 12, 2011)
      – Islamist militant kills seven in attack in Kazakh city, Chicago Tribune (November 12, 2011)
      – 'Islamist' gunman kills seven in Kazakhstan, Agence France-Presse (November 12, 2011)
      – Islamist kills 7 people, including 5 police, in rampage in Kazakhstan, blows himself up, The Washington Post (November 12, 2011)
      – Двоих сотрудников ДКНБ и пятерых полицейских в Таразе убил последователь джихадизма, Kazakhstan Today (November 12, 2011)
      – Террорист нигде не работал и не учился, но хорошо стрелял, Kazakhstan Today (November 13, 2011)
    11. ↑ Six Israelis slain by Arab gunman, The New York Times (January 18, 2002)
      – Fourteen terror victims still hospitalized, Jerusalem Post (January 18, 2002)
    12. ↑ Israeli Army Assailed Over Glider Raid, The New York Times (November 28, 1987)
      – Israel Death from the Skies, Time (December 7, 1987)
    13. ↑ Staff writers (24 January 1974). "2 Arabs Face Athens Court, Plead Guilty". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press International. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
    14. ↑ "Calcutta High Court upholds Aftab Ansari's death sentence". NDTV.com. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
    15. ↑ Top Sunni lawmaker killed outside Baghdad mosque, Associated Press (June 13, 2009)
      – Killing sparks fears of sectarian clashes, The National (June 14, 2009)
      – الشخص الذي اغتال العبيدي يدعى «أحمد جاسم إبراهيم» Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine., alarab.com.qa (June 13, 2009)
      – تشييع جثمان حارث العبيدي بحضور كبار مسؤولي الدولة, almustaqbal.com (June 14, 2009)
    16. ↑ Saudi Arabia: 5 Killed at Prayer Hall; New ISIS Branch Claims Responsibility, The New York Times (October 16, 2015)
      –Who is the Saihat Husseiniya Attacker in Saudi Arabia? PICS & VIDEO
    17. ↑ Jüdischer Terrorist tötet vier Personen in einem Bus im Norden Israels, Newsletter der Botschaft des Staates Israel in Berlin (August 5, 2005)
      – Die letzten Momente des Nathan-Zaada, Newsletter der Botschaft des Staates Israel in Berlin (August 8, 2005)
    18. ↑ White man's shooting spree in black settlement ignites racial tensions, International Herald Tribune (January 24, 2008)
      – Johan Nel must now face the music, 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)
    19. ↑ Three Israelis killed in restaurant attack, CNN (March 5, 2002)
      – Policeman, two civilians killed in Tel Aviv terrorist attack, Jerusalem Post (March 6, 2002)
    20. ↑ 2 Israelis killed in Tel Aviv attack, The New York Times (March 18, 1992)
      – Stabbing spree kills 2 Israelis, injures 14, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (March 18, 1992)
      – Palestinian kills two, wounds 19 in street rampage, St. Petersburg Times (March 18, 1992)
      – Historical amnesia, Jerusalem Post (April 3, 1992)
    21. ↑ Two teens killed in bus attack – Gunman hits Jerusalem bus at rush hour, wounds dozens, Jerusalem Post (November 5, 2001)
      – Palestinian militant fires on bus, leaving at least two dead, The Miami Herald (November 5, 2001)
      – Gunman, 2 others die in attack on Jerusalem bus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (November 5, 2001)
      – Two teens killed in bus attack. Gunman hits Jerusalem bus at rush hour, wounds dozens Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine., Jerusalem Post (November 5, 2001)
      – Sixteen injured in Jerusalem bus shooting, breakingnews.ie (November 4, 2001)
    22. ↑ Gunman's attack kills two Israelis, St. Petersburg Times (January 23, 2002)
      – Two die after Jerusalem shooting, CNN (January 23, 2002)
    23. ↑ Sudan Mosque Attack, BBC News (November 3, 1997)
      – Muslim radicals attack mosque in Wad Madani; two dead, 10 injured, AFP (November 3, 1997)
      – "Extremist" Muslim sect members attack worshippers, kill two, Suna news agency (November 4, 1997)
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