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This is a list of mass or spree killers that were considered by reliable sources to have been motivated by political or religious causes. A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills 3 or more people in one incident, with no "cooling off" period, not including themself. [1] [2] A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others. [3] [4] [5]
This list does not include serial killers, members of democidal governments, or major political figures who orchestrated such actions.
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional notes | Ref. | |
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1. | Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali, 21, Azzam | Aug. 7 | 1998 | Nairobi | Kenya | 213 | 4,000+ | F E | Azzam committed suicide bombing Al-Owhali sentenced to life without parole | |
2. | Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, Mohamed Salmene, 31 (محمد سلمان الحويج بوهلال) | July 14 | 2016 | Nice | France | 86 | 434 | F V | Killed by police | |
3. | Breivik, Anders Behring, 32 | July 22 | 2011 | Oslo & Utøya | Norway | 75 | 241 | F E | Sentenced to 21 years in prison Two more died trying to escape | |
4. | Tarrant, Brenton Harrison, 28 | March 15 | 2019 | Christchurch | New Zealand | 51 | 40 | F | Sentenced to life without parole | |
5. | Mateen, Omar Mir Seddique, 29 | June 12 | 2016 | Orlando, Florida | United States | 49 | 53 | F | Killed by police | |
6. | Yacoubi, Seifeddine Rezgui, 22 (سيف الدين رزقي اليعقوبي) | June 26 | 2015 | Sousse | Tunisia | 38 | 39 | F E | Killed by police | |
7. | Morral Roca, Mateu, 25 | May 31 / June 2 | 1906 | Madrid | Spain | 30 | 100+ | F E | Committed suicide | |
8. | Two unknown men | August 24 | 2010 | Mogadishu | Somalia | 30 | 5+ | F E | Both committed suicide | |
9. | Crusius, Patrick Wood, 21 | August 3 | 2019 | El Paso, Texas | United States | 23 | 22 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
10. | Abbas al-Baqir Abbas, 33 (عباس الباقر عباس) | December 8 | 2000 | Jarafa | Sudan | 22 | 31 | F | Killed by police | |
11. | Two unknown men | November 20 | 2015 | Bamako | Mali | 20 | 7–9 | F E | Both killed by soldiers | |
12. | Fieschi, Giuseppe Marco, 44 | July 28 | 1835 | Paris | France | 18 | 22 | F | Sentenced to death and executed Also killed a horse | |
13. | Unknown | December 18 | 1936 | Monte Aprazível | Brazil | 16 | ? | F | Arrested | |
14. | Farook, Syed Rizwan, 28 Malik, Tashfeen, 29 | December 2 | 2015 | San Bernardino, California | United States | 14 | 24 | F | Both killed by police | |
15. | Lardanchet, Jean-Pierre, 36 Friedli, André, 39 | December 15/16 | 1995 | Vercors | France | 14 | 0 | FMO | Both committed suicide | |
16. | Amri, Anis Ben Othman, 24 (إبراهيم إسماعيل إسماعيل مصطفى) | December 19 | 2016 | Berlin Milan | Germany Italy | 13 | 55 | FMV | Killed by police One of the victims died in 2021; attributed to this event | |
17. | Khumalo, Banda, 38 [n 1] | December 4 | 1977 | Bulawayo | Rhodesia | 13 | 13–16 | F | Killed by police | [6] |
18. | Kouachi, Saïd, 34 Kouachi, Chérif, 32 | January 7 | 2015 | Paris | France | 12 | 11 | F | Both killed by police | |
19. | Bowers, Robert Gregory, 46 | October 27 | 2018 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | 11 | 6 | F | Sentenced to death | |
20. | Ibrahim Ismail Ismail Mustafa | December 29 | 2017 | Cairo | Egypt | 10 | 6 | F | Sentenced to death and executed Suspected of other attacks | |
21. | Rathjen, Tobias, 43 | February 19 | 2020 | Hanau | Germany | 10 | 5 | F | Committed suicide Terminated a pregnancy | |
22. | Gendron, Payton S., 18 | May 14 | 2022 | Buffalo, New York | United States | 10 | 3 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
23. | Essex, Mark James Robert, 23 | December 31 / January 7 | 1972–3 | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | 9 | 13 | F A | Killed by police | |
24. | Sonboly, David, 18 | July 22 | 2016 | Munich | Germany | 9 | 4 | F | Committed suicide | |
25. | Roof, Dylann Storm, 21 | June 17 | 2015 | Charleston, South Carolina | United States | 9 | 1 | F | Sentenced to death | |
26. | Adnan, Mohamed Sozad, 21 | July 11 | 1988 | Cruise ship City of Poros | Greece | 8 | 98 | F E | Committed suicide | |
27. | Strydom, Barend Hendrik, 23 | November 15 | 1988 | De Deur & Pretoria | South Africa | 8 | 16 | F | Sentenced to death plus 30 years | |
28. | Garcia, Mauricio Martinez, 33 | May 6 | 2023 | Allen | United States | 8 | 7 | F | Killed by police | |
29. | Suleiman Mohammed Abdul-Hamid Khater, 24 (سليمان خاطر) | October 5 | 1985 | Ras Burqa | Egypt | 8 | 4 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
30. | Unknown [n 1] | 1924 | Drew, Mississippi | United States | 7–8 | ? | F | Unsolved | [7] | |
31. | Merah, Mohammed, 23 (محمد مراح) | March 11–22 | 2012 | Toulouse & Montauban | France | 7 | 6 | F | Killed by police | |
32. | Smith, Roland James, 50–51 | December 8 | 1995 | New York City, New York | United States | 7 | 4 | F A | Committed suicide | |
33. | Page, Wade Michael, 40 | August 5 | 2012 | Oak Creek, Wisconsin | United States | 7 | 3 | F | Committed suicide One of the victims died in 2020; attributed to this event | |
34. | Charles, Robert, 35 | July 23–27 | 1900 | New Orleans | United States | 6 | 20+ | F | Killed by angry mob or killed by police | |
35. | Ferguson, Colin, 35 | December 7 | 1993 | Garden City, New York | United States | 6 | 19 | F | Sentenced to 315 years and 8 months to life imprisonment | |
36. | Bissonnette, Alexandre, 27 | January 29 | 2017 | Quebec City, Quebec | Canada | 6 | 19 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
37. | Two unknown men | December 14 | 1998 | Peć | FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 15 | F | Unsolved | |
38. | Two unknown men | June 18 | 1994 | Loughinisland, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 6 | 5 | F | Unsolved | |
39. | Two unknown men | July 2 | 1976 | Antrim, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 6 | 3 | F | Unsolved | |
40. | Hastings, Louis D., 39 | March 3 | 1983 | McCarthy | United States | 6 | 2 | F | Sentenced to 634 years in prison | [8] |
41. | Shafik al-Arid, 22 Talal Khantourah, 21 | August 5 | 1973 | Athens | Greece | 5 | 55 | F E | Pleaded guilty | |
42. | Masood, Khalid, 52 | March 22 | 2017 | London, England | United Kingdom | 5 | 49 | MV | Killed by police | |
43. | Aldrich, Anderson Lee, 22 | November 19–20 | 2022 | Colorado Springs | United States | 5 | 19 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
44. | Coulibaly, Amedy, 32 | January 7–9 | 2015 | Montrouge & Porte de Vincennes | France | 5 | 11 | F | Killed by police | |
45. | Johnson, Micah Xavier, 25 | July 7 | 2016 | Dallas, Texas | United States | 5 | 11 | F | Killed by police | |
46. | Chekatt, Chérif, 29 | December 11 | 2018 | Strasbourg | France | 5 | 11 | FM | Killed by police | |
47. | Two unknown men | February 5 | 1992 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 5 | 9 | F | Unsolved | |
48. | Elosegi, José Javier Zabaleta Irujo, Juan María Tapia | November 3 | 1980 | Zarautz | Spain | 5 | 5 | F | Elosegi sentenced to 200 years in prison Irujo sentenced to 66 years in prison | |
49. | Fejzullai, Kujtim, 20 | November 2 | 2020 | Vienna | Austria | 4 | 23 | FM | Killed by police | |
50. | Lakdim, Redouane, 25 | March 23 | 2018 | Carcassonne & Trèbes | France | 4 | 15 | FM | Killed by police | |
51. | Mohamed, Hamza Hassan, 29 | August 25 | 2021 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 4 | 9 | F | Killed by police | |
52. | Bešlić, Borislav, 41 [n 1] | June 18 | 1994 | Osijek | Croatia | 4 | 8 | F | Arrested | |
53. | Nel, Jozef Johannes, 18 | January 14 | 2008 | Skierlik | South Africa | 4 | 8 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment Also killed one ostrich | |
54. | Mullah Abdullah, 60 Gool, Badsha Mahommed, 40 | January 1 | 1915 | Broken Hill, New South Wales | Australia | 4 | 7 | F | Both killed by police | [9] |
55. | French, Kenneth Junior, 22 [n 1] | August 6 | 1993 | Fayetteville | United States | 4 | 7 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
56. | Stone, Michael, 32 | March 16 | 1988 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | 3 | 60+ | F E | Sentenced to 682 years in prison | |
57. | Legan, Santino William, 19 | July 28 | 2019 | Gilroy | United States | 3 | 11 | F | Committed suicide | |
58. | Lambright, Donald Martin, 30 | April 5 | 1969 | Harrisburg | United States | 3 | 15 | F | Committed suicide | |
59. | Lortie, Denis, 25 | May 8 | 1984 | Quebec City, Quebec | Canada | 3 | 13 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
60. | Dear, Robert Lewis, 57 | November 27 | 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | United States | 3 | 9 | F | Found mentally unfit to stand trial |
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional notes | Ref. | |
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1. | Two unknown men | August 3 | 2018 | Gardez | Afghanistan | 48 | 70+ | F E | One killed by security One committed suicide | [10] |
2. | Masharipov, Abdulkadir, 28 (Абдулкадир Машарипов) | January 1 | 2017 | Istanbul | Turkey | 39 | 79 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
3. | Ibragimov, Ahmed, 43 (Ибрагимов, Ахмед) | Oct. 8 | 1999 | Mekenskaya, Chechnya | Russia | 34+ | 20+ | F | Killed by angry mob Killed several other people | |
4. | Two unknown men | August 1 | 2017 | Herat | Afghanistan | 33 | 66 | F E | Both committed suicide | |
5. | Two unknown men | March 6 | 2020 | Kabul | Afghanistan | 32 | 82 | F E | Both killed by police | |
6. | Farooq, Ashraf Ali Mohammed Yasin, Murtuza Hafiz | Sept. 24/25 | 2002 | Gandhinagar | India | 30 | 80+ | F E | Both killed by police | |
7. | Goldstein, Baruch Kappel, 37 (ברוך קופל גולדשטיין) | February 25 | 1994 | Hebron, West Bank | State of Palestine | 29 | 125 | F | Killed by angry mob | |
8. | Two unknown men | November 12 | 2003 | Nasiriyah | Iraq | 28 | 103 | F E | Both killed by a soldier | |
9. | Bilal | December 27 | 2007 | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 24 | 91 | F E | committed suicide | |
10. | Two unknown men | Sept. 6 | 1986 | Istanbul | Turkey | 22 | 6 | F E | Both died | [11] |
11. | Ali Jan | Oct. 11 | 2016 | Kabul | Afghanistan | 18 | 36 | F E | Killed by police | [12] |
12. | Kurbanjan Hemit, 28 (库尔班江·依明提) Abdurahman Azat, 33 (阿不都热合曼·阿扎提) | August 4 | 2008 | Kashgar | China | 16 | 16 | MO | Both sentenced to death and executed | |
13. | Bales, Robert, 38 [n 1] | March 11 | 2012 | Najeeban & Alkozai | Afghanistan | 16 | 6 | FMA | Sentenced to life imprisonment Also killed a dog and cow | |
14. | Two unknown men | November 24 | 2002 | Jammu | India | 14 | 45 | F E | Both committed suicide | |
15. | Unknown | July 20 | 2001 | Sheshnag | India | 13–14 | 14–15 | F E | Killed by police | [13] |
16. | Hamed Badakhshan, 23 | Oct. 26 | 2022 | Shiraz | Iran | 13 | 40+ | F | Killed by police | |
17. | Two unknown men | March 30 | 2002 | Jammu | India | 11 | 20 | F E | Both committed suicide | |
18. | Harphul Singh | July 23 | 1930 | Tohana | British Raj | 11–15 | 4 | F A | Sentenced to death and executed Killed five people two years earlier | [14] |
19. | Unknown | May | 1928 | Kobe | Japan | 11 | ? | Committed suicide | [15] | |
20. | Kulekbaev, Ruslan Alpysbayuly, 26 (Кулекбаев, Руслан Алпысбаевич) | July 17/18 | 2016 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 10 | 10 | F | Sentenced to death | |
21. | Tha'ir Kayid Hamad, 22 (ثائر كايد حماد) | March 3 | 2002 | Ofra, West Bank | State of Palestine | 10 | 6 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
22. | Two unknown men | May 13 | 2017 | Gwadar | Pakistan | 10 | 1 | F | Unsolved | |
23. | Ekmekjian, Levon, 25 (Լեւոն Էքմէքճեան) Sarkissian, Zohrab, 24 (Զօհրապ Սարգիսեան) | August 7 | 1982 | Ankara | Turkey | 9 | 72 | F E | Sarkissian killed by police Ekmekjian sentenced to death and executed | |
24. | Two unknown men | Dec. 17 | 2017 | Quetta | Pakistan | 9 | 57 | F E | One killed by security One committed suicide | |
25. | Unknown | August 6 | 2002 | Nunwan | India | 9 | 31 | F E | Killed by police | [16] |
26. | Zhou Lanpu, (周兰普) | May 29 | 1981 | Handan | China | 9 | 15 | FMV | Sentenced to death and executed | [17] |
27. | Mohsin Yahya Munassar Al-Hilali, 38 (محسن يحيى منصر الهلالي) | July 30 | 2003 | Mish'al | Yemen | 9 | 1 | F | Sentenced to death | [18] |
28. | Unknown Soldier [n 1] | November 8 | 1988 | Jessore | Bangladesh | 8 | 50 | F | Committed suicide | [19] |
29. | Two unknown men | Oct. 7 | 2005 | Mong | Pakistan | 8 | 20 | F | Unsolved | |
30. | Punchi Banda Kandegedera | February 25 | 1936 | Colombo | Ceylon | 8 | 10 | F | Sentenced to death | [20] |
31. | Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz | Oct. 31 or Nov. 3 | 644 | Medina | Rashidun Caliphate | 7–10 | 3–6 | M | Either was executed or committed suicide | [21] |
32. | Wang Xiwen, 32 (王锡文) | November 17 | 1980 | Handan | China | 7 | 12 | F E | Sentenced to death and executed Also killed two pigs | |
33. | Popper, Ami, 21 (עמי פופר) | May 20 | 1990 | Rishon LeZion | Israel | 7 | 11 | F | Sentenced to seven consecutive life terms; Later reduced to 40 years in prison | |
34. | Ahmed Daqamseh, 26 (أحمد الدقامسة) | March 13 | 1997 | Island of Peace | Jordan | 7 | 6 | F | Sentenced to 20 years in prison | [22] |
35. | Kariyev, Maksat Kokshkinbaevich, 34 (Кариев, Максат Кокшкинбаевич) | November 12 | 2011 | Taraz | Kazakhstan | 7 | 3 | F E | Committed suicide | [23] |
36. | Unknown | Sept. 23 | 2018 | Shar-e-Safa | Afghanistan | 6–8 | ? | F | Killed by soldiers | [24] |
37. | Khairi Musa Alqam, 21 (خيري موسى علقم) | January 27 | 2023 | East Jerusalem | State of Palestine | 7 | 3 | F | Killed by police | |
38. | Omar Rub Yousef Rub | November 28 | 2002 | Beit She'an | Israel | 6 | 34 | F E | Both killed by police | |
39. | Abdul Salaam Sadek Hassouneh, 24 (عبد السلام صادق حسونة) | January 17 | 2002 | Hadera | Israel | 6 | 33 | F E | Committed suicide | [25] |
40. | Melod Najah (ميلود نجاح) | November 25 | 1987 | Kiryat Shmona | Israel | 6 | 7 | F E | Killed by soldiers | [26] |
41. | Uday Abu Jamal, 22 (عدي أبو جمل) Ghassan Muhammad Abu Jamal, 32 (غسان محمد أبو جمل) | November 18 | 2014 | Jerusalem | 6 | 7 | FM | Both killed by police | ||
42. | Shadi Sa'id as-Su’ayida (شادي سعيد السعايدة) Da'oud al-Haj (داود الحاج) | February 19 | 2002 | Ein 'Arik, West Bank | State of Palestine | 6 | 1 | F | Su’ayida sentenced to life imprisonment Haj escaped | |
43. | Two unknown men | March 12 | 2002 | Matzuva | Israel | 6 | 1 | F E | Both killed by soldiers | |
44. | Abdallah Ahmed Yahia Zeid Ghassan (عبد الله يحيى غسان) | March 5 | 2004 | Dhamar | Yemen | 5 | 30 | F E | Committed suicide | [27] |
45. | Ayman Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, 23 (أيمن محمد حسن محمد) | November 25 | 1990 | Eilat | Israel | 4 | 27 | F | Sentenced to 12 years | [28] |
46. | Ansari, Aftab Nasir, Jamiluddin | January 22 | 2002 | Kolkata | India | 5 | 20 | F | Both sentenced to death | [29] |
47. | Ahmed Jassim Ibrahim, 24–25 (احمد جاسم ابراهيم) | June 12 | 2009 | Baghdad | Iraq | 5 | 12 | F E | Killed by security | [30] |
48. | Two unknown men | June 20 | 2002 | Itamar, West Bank | Israel (de facto) State of Palestine (de jure) | 5 | 10 | F | Both killed by soldiers | |
49. | Two unknown men | March 13 | 2013 | Srinagar | India | 5 | 10 | F E | Both killed by police | |
50. | Shuja al-Dosari, 20 (شجاع الدوسري) | Oct. 16 | 2015 | Saihat | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 9 | F | Killed by police | [31] |
51. | Two unknown men | Dec. 12 | 2004 | Philadelphi Route, Gaza Strip | State of Palestine | 5 | 6 | F E | Both killed by soldiers | |
52. | Unknown Soldier | Sept. 24 | 1956 | Ramat Rachel | Israel | 4 | 17 | F | Arrested | [32] |
53. | Natan-Zada, Eden, 19 (עדן נתן-זדה) | August 4 | 2005 | Shfar'am | Israel | 4 | 12 | F | Killed by angry mob | [33] |
54. | Two unknown men | April 27 | 2002 | Adora, West Bank | Israell (de facto) State of Palestine (de jure) | 4 | 7 | F | One killed One escaped | |
55. | Khaled Muhammad Musa Makhamra, 21 (خالد محمد موسى مخمر) Muhammad Ahmad Musa Makhamreh, 21 (محمد أحمد موسى مخامرة) | June 8 | 2016 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 4 | 7 | F | Both sentenced to life imprisonment | |
56. | Ibrahim Mohammed Hasuna, 20 (إبراهيم محمد محمود حسونة) | March 5 | 2002 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 3 | 35 | FME | Killed by police | [34] |
57. | Ebrahim Nemer, 30 (ابراهيم نمر) Murad Nemer, 38 (مراد نمر) | November 30 | 2023 | Jerusalem | Israel | 3 | 16 | F | Killed by soldiers Terminated a pregnancy | [35] |
58. | Ibrahim al-Akri, 38 (إبراهيم العكاري) | November 5 | 2014 | Jerusalem | 3 | 13 | MV | Killed by police | ||
59. | Hazem, Raad, 28 (رعد غانم) | April 7 | 2022 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 3 | 11 | F | Killed by police |
The W-column gives a basic description of the weapons used in the murders
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