List of rampage killers

This is a partial list of mass murders and spree killings perpetrated by individuals or groups with no affiliation with gangs, terrorist groups, riots etc. hostage crises and robberies gone wrong with multiple deaths are allowed. It is further divided into several subsections by continent.

This list shall contain every case with at least one of the following features:


 * Mass murder cases with four or more dead (excluding the perpetrator)
 * Mass murder cases with a double digit number of victims (dead plus injured)
 * Mass murders by intention with at least a dozen victims (dead plus injured)

The definition of mass murder being the murder of four or more persons within a rather short period. Rampage killers can include mass murder, spree killing, vehiclular killings, grenade amoks, famicilides, work place shootings and school shootings since all of these occur in a short period of time.

The "W section" of following tables indicates the weapon, or weapons, used. Details are listed in the Annotations section.

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Annotations
° – At least one of the victims was a relative of the assailant ^ – Assailant was a member of the military, police, or a comparable force at the time of the rampage

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