List of rampage killers (workplace killings)
This section of the list of rampage killers contains those mass murders where the perpetrators predominantly targeted their (former) co-workers.
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) shall not be counted among those killed or injured.
All abbreviations used in the tables are explained below.
Rampage killers
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Sherrill, Patrick Henry, 44 | Aug. 20 | 1986 | Edmond, Oklahoma | U.S. | 14 | 6 | F | Committed suicide | |
2. | Deng Guoxiang, 31 (邓国祥) | April 2 | 1982 | Guilin | China | 13 | 3 | F | Committed suicide | [2] |
3. | Barton, Mark Orrin, 44[n 1] | July 27–29 | 1999 | Stockbridge & Atlanta, Georgia | U.S. | 12 | 13 | FM | Committed suicide Suspected of killing two people in 1993 | |
4. | Craddock, DeWayne Antonio, 40[n 2] | May 31 | 2019 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | U.S. | 12 | 4 | F | Killed by police | |
5. | Gong Taian, 55 | Feb. 16 | 1999 | Fishing vessel Jinqing 12 | Taiwan | 12 | 0 | F | Sentenced to 20 years in prison 3 more died by jumping overboard | [3] |
6. | Unknown[n 3] | Aug. 18 | 1985 | Lianyungang | China | 12 | ? | F | [4] | |
7. | Hossein, Tazmal | Dec. 1 | 1914 | Naihati | India | 10 | 11 | M | Arrested | [5] |
8. | Jiansheng, Tang | July 29 | 1982 | Maputo | Mozambique | 9 | 0 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [6] |
9. | Asadullah[n 4][n 3][n 2] (اسد الله) | March 30 | 2012 | Yahyakhel District | Afghanistan | 9 | 0 | F P | Escaped | [7] |
10. | Moreño, Jonathan, 31[n 3][n 2] | Jan. 16 | 2005 | Kalibo | Philippines | 8 | 29–33 | F | Killed by police | [8] |
11. | Wesbecker, Joseph Thomas, 47 | Sep. 14 | 1989 | Louisville, Kentucky | U.S. | 8 | 12 | F | Committed suicide | |
12. | Mansour, Ahmed Ali, 45 (احمد علي منصور) | July 31 | 2002 | Beirut | Lebanon | 8 | 5 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [9] |
13. | Hasebeng, L. S., 27[n 3][n 2] | Aug. 25 | 1992 | Goedemoed | South Africa | 8 | 4 | F | Committed suicide | |
14. | Thornton, Omar Sheriff, 34 | Aug. 3 | 2010 | Manchester, Connecticut | U.S. | 8 | 2 | F | Committed suicide | [10] |
15. | Huang Zhongge[n 3] (黄中革) | Nov. 29 | 1993 | Daxin County | China | 8 | ? | F | Killed by police | [11] |
16. | Tselousov, Michael, 24 (Целоусов, Михаил) | Feb. 11 | 1958 | Lyamino | Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [12] |
17. | Farley, Richard Wade, 39 | Feb. 16 | 1988 | Sunnyvale, California | U.S. | 7 | 4 | F E | Sentenced to death | |
18. | Zoritch, Franck, 25 | July 1 | 1992 | Besançon | France | 7 | 4 | F | Committed suicide | [13] |
19. | Tsui Yin, 41[n 2] | Jan. 26 | 1962 | Taipei | Taiwan | 7 | 3 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [14] |
20. | Fernandez, Edgardo, 16[n 2] | Oct. 21 | 1995 | Olongapo | Philippines | 7 | 3 | F | Arrested One more died from a heart attack | [15] |
21. | Abdullah Jaber Al-Malki, 30 (عبد الله جابر المالكي) | Feb. 11 | 2016 | Ad Dair | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 3 | F | Arrested | [16] |
22. | Unknown | Oct. | 1913 | La Paz | Bolivia | 7 | 2+ | M | Arrested | [17] |
23. | Stewart, William, 53[n 2] | June 21/22 | 1828 | Brig Mary Russell | 7 | 2 | FM | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [18] | |
24. | Allaway, Edward Charles, 37 | July 12 | 1976 | Fullerton, California | U.S. | 7 | 2 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
25. | Samarendra Deka, 22[n 3] | Nov. 27 | 2004 | Baramulla | India | 7 | 2 | F | Killed by police | [19] |
26. | Li Xiaolong, 27 (李小龙) | Nov 20 | 2014 | Qinhuangdao | China | 7 | 1 | M | Arrested | [20] |
27. | Redureau, Marcel, 15[n 2] | Oct. 1 | 1913 | Bas-Briacé | France | 7 | 0 | M | Sentenced to 20 years in prison | [21] |
28. | Uyesugi, Byran Koji, 40 | Nov. 2 | 1999 | Honolulu, Hawaii | U.S. | 7 | 0 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [22] |
29. | McDermott, Michael, 42 | Dec. 26 | 2000 | Wakefield, Massachusetts | U.S. | 7 | 0 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
30. | San Marco, Jennifer, 44[n 2] | Jan. 30 | 2006 | Goleta, California | U.S. | 7 | 0 | F | Committed suicide | |
31. | Maslah, Abdihakim[n 3] | July 14 | 2016 | Kapenguria | Kenya | 7 | 0 | F | Killed by police | [23] |
32. | Williams, Douglas P., 48 | July 8 | 2003 | Meridian, Mississippi | U.S. | 6 | 8 | F | Committed suicide | |
33. | Held, Leo, 40[n 2] | Oct. 23 | 1967 | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania | U.S. | 6 | 6 | F | Killed by police | [24] |
34. | Grace, Edwin James, 33 | June 21 | 1972 | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | U.S. | 6 | 6 | F | Committed suicide | [25] |
35. | Cowan, Frederick William, 33 | Feb. 14 | 1977 | New Rochelle, New York | U.S. | 6 | 4 | F | Committed suicide | [26] |
36. | Parish, John Felton, 49[n 2] | Aug. 9 | 1982 | Grand Prairie, Texas | U.S. | 6 | 4 | F V | Killed by police | [27] |
37. | Fan Jieming, 62[n 2] (范杰明) | June 22 | 2013 | Shanghai | China | 6 | 4 | FM | Arrested | [28] |
38. | Unknown Police Officer[n 3] | March 11 | 1971 | Cavite Province | Philippines | 6 | 2 | F | [29] | |
39. | Engeldinger, Andrew John, 36 | Sep. 27 | 2012 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | U.S. | 6 | 2 | F | Committed suicide | [30] |
40. | Umb, Jan | Oct. 17/18 | 1887 | Schooner Johannes | 6 | 1 | M | Sentenced to 10 years penal service | [31] | |
41. | Layman, Charles Newton, 44 | Dec. 16 | 1935 | Los Angeles, California | U.S. | 6 | 1 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [32] |
42. | Ilyasov, Yuri Illarionovich, 27[n 4] (Илясов, Юрий Илларионович) | Sep. 7 | 1964 | Malyy Melik | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [33] |
43. | Harpinder Singh, 40[n 3] (हरपिंदर सिंह) | July 16/17 | 2010 | Kuchai | India | 6 | 1 | F | Killed by police | [34] |
44. | Surasak, Jaras, 56[n 3] (จรัส สุรศักดิ์) | Dec. 26 | 2011 | Khuan Ma Phrao | Thailand | 6 | 1 | F | Committed suicide | [35] |
45. | Vinogradov, Dmitry Andreyevich, 29 (Виноградов, Дмитрий Андреевич) | Nov. 7 | 2012 | Moscow | Russia | 6 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [36] |
46. | Erim, Veysi, 33 | March 19 | 2014 | Kars | Turkey | 6 | 1 | F | Committed suicide | [37] |
47. | Tapia, Salvador, 36 | Aug. 27 | 2003 | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. | 6 | 0 | F | Killed by police | [38] |
48. | Ezzatullah, 23[n 3] | Nov. 29 | 2010 | Pachir Wagam | Afghanistan | 6 | 0 | F | Killed by soldiers | [39] |
49. | Unknown | Fergusson Island | Papua New Guinea | 6 | ? | M | Killed | [40] | ||
50. | Wang Wei | Dec 7/8 | 1996 | Haicheng | China | 6 | ? | F | Arrested | [41] |
51. | Gulbuddin, 25[n 3] | Nov. 3 | 2009 | Shin Kalay | Afghanistan | 5 | 8 | F | [42] | |
52. | Martin, Gary Montez, 45 | Feb. 15 | 2019 | Aurora, Illinois | U.S. | 5 | 6 | F | Killed by police | |
53. | Hiranwadee, Chaiyaworn, 50[n 3] | June 11 | 1997 | Lang Suan | Thailand | 5 | 5 | F | Committed suicide | [43] |
54. | Abdu, Anwar Badi, 28[n 3] | Nov. 9 | 2015 | Amman | Jordan | 5 | 5 | F | Killed by police | |
55. | Johnstone, George, 33 | Sep. | 1845 | Barque Tory | 3 | 14 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [44] | |
56. | Ford, Cedric Larry, 38 | Feb. 25 | 2016 | Hesston, Kansas | U.S. | 3 | 14 | F | Killed by police | |
57. | Ahmed Mustafa Ibrahim Ali, 30[n 3] | April 17 | 2004 | Mitrovica | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 11 | F | Killed by police | [45] |
58. | Smith, Robert Kenneth, 31 | May 15 | 1969 | Twinsburg, Ohio | U.S. | 2 | 10 | F | Committed suicide | [46] |
Abbreviations and footnotes
- At least three of the victims were relatives of the assailant.
- At least one of the victims was not a co-worker of the perpetrator (not indicated, if the victim was a relative).
- Assailant was a member of the police at the time of the rampage.
- At least one of the victims was a relative of the assailant.
W – 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, stones, 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)
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