This is a list of mass or spree killers in the Americas (excluding the United States). A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills three or more people in one incident, with no "cooling off" period, not including themselves. [1] [2] A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others. [3] [4] [5]
Specific notable subtypes of mass murder, including politically motivated crimes, workplace killings, school attacks and familicides, have their own lists.
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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Mondaca Mella, Francisco Ignacio, 22 Pinto Orellana, Franco Antonio, 31 Salazar Inostroza, Elías Antonio, 39 | Feb. 2–3 | 2024 | Valparaíso | Chile | 137–507+ | 1,100+ | A | Charged with perpetuating the 2024 Chile wildfires; under investigation | [6] [7] |
Delgado Morales, Campo Elías, 52 [n 1] | Dec. 4 | 1986 | Bogotá | Colombia | 29 | 12 | FMA | Killed by police | |
Da Mota Silveira, Manuel | Nov. 26 | 1960 | Carpina | Brazil | 23 | 40+ | V | Arrested | [8] |
Wortman, Gabriel, 51 | April 18–19 | 2020 | Nova Scotia | Canada | 22 | 3 | F A | Killed by police Terminated a pregnancy Also killed two dogs | |
Kenney, John | June 21 | 1977 | Saint John, New Brunswick | Canada | 21 | ? | A | [9] | |
Pereira Lima, João | Jun. | 1952 | Ilha Anchieta | Brazil | 20+ | ? | F | Arrested | [10] |
Unknown | Oct. 9 | 1994 | Djimenzen | Haiti | 14 | 12+ | V | [11] | |
Ferreira de França, Genildo, 27 [n 1] | May 21–22 | 1997 | Santo Antônio de Potengi | Brazil | 14 | 1 | F | Died by suicide | |
Augusto, Pedro [n 2] | Aug. | 1900 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 12 | ? | FM | Arrested | [12] |
Sanderson, Myles, 30 [n 1] | Sep. 4 | 2022 | James Smith Cree Nation & Weldon | Canada | 11 | 18 | M | Died in police custody | |
Minassian, Alek, 25 | April 23 | 2018 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | 11 | 15 | V | Sentenced to life imprisonment One of the victims died in 2021; attributed to this event | |
Lozano Velásquez, Juan de Jesús, 26 | June 24 | 2000 | Bogotá | Colombia | 11 | 7 | F | Sentenced to 40 years in prison | |
Caceres, Gregorio, 50 | Feb. 18 | 1942 | Trujillo | Venezuela | 11 | 4 | M | Killed | [13] |
Flores, Oscar, 23 [n 1] | July 31 | 2005 | San Jerónimo de Juárez | Mexico | 11 | 2 | FM | Killed by angry mob or killed by police | [14] |
Unknown | May 24 | 1944 | Hamilton, Ontario | Canada | 10 | 47 | A | [15] | |
Memado, Raymundo | July | 1902 | Alcobaça, Bahia | Brazil | 10 | 0 | F | [16] | |
Malagón González, Arnoldo, 22 | June 1 | 1993 | Soacha | Colombia | 10 | ? | F | Arrested | [17] |
Chahal, Vijay Mark, 30 [n 3] | April 5 | 1996 | Vernon, British Columbia | Canada | 9 | 2 | F | Fatally shot himself | [18] |
França, Arlindo [n 3] [n 4] | April 10 | 1951 | Pocinhos | Brazil | 9 | 0 | FM | Arrested | [19] |
Hoffman, Victor Ernest, 21 [n 3] [n 4] | Aug. 15 | 1967 | Shell Lake, Saskatchewan | Canada | 9 | 0 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
Lima, Emival Menezes, 21 Ximenes, Carlos Roberto, 24 | March 31 | 1984 | Araguaína | Brazil | 9 | 0 | FM | Both sentenced to 261 years in prison Terminated a pregnancy | [20] |
Álvarez, Antonio | Dec. 1 | 1923 | Puebla | Mexico | 9 | 0 | M | Died by suicide | [21] |
Hyatt, Thaddeus, 26 | March 30 | 1959 | Labyrinth | Jamaica | 8 | 14 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [22] |
Taucci Monteiro, Guilherme, 17 Henrique de Castro, Luiz, 25 | March 13 | 2019 | Suzano | Brazil | 8 | 11 | FME | Died by suicide pact | |
García Antonio, Germán [n 1] | May 2 | 1985 | Guadalupe la Mexicana | Mexico | 8 | 1 | F | Died by suicide | [23] |
Nelson, Dale Merle, 31 | Sep. 5 | 1970 | Creston, British Columbia | Canada | 8 | 0 | FM | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [24] |
Martins, Terezinha, 40 [n 3] [n 4] | Oct. 3 | 1999 | Nova América da Colina | Brazil | 8 | 0 | A | Sentenced to 150 years in prison | [25] |
Lam, Phu, [n 1] 53 | Dec. 29 | 2014 | Edmonton | Canada | 8 | 0 | F | Fatally shot himself | |
Temu Morente, Tomás 26 | Oct. 21 | 1994 | San Antonio | Guatemala | 8 | ? | M | Arrested | [26] |
Unknown [n 3] | Dec. 26 | 1977 | Angostura | Colombia | 8 | ? | FM | Arrested Also killed a dog | [27] |
Modesto Filho, Manoel [n 2] | Oct. 22–23 | 1939 | São Paulo | Brazil | 7 | 12 | F | Died by suicide | [28] |
José Vidal Céspedes, 39 | Jan. 31 | 1993 | Acahay | Paraguay | 7 | 9 | V | Arrested and dead | [29] |
Barraga, Jose Alberto, 34 | Feb. 18 | 1968 | Tello | Colombia | 7 | 4 | M | Killed by soldiers | [30] |
Klemmensen, Abel, 18 [n 1] | Jan. 1 | 1990 | Narsaq | Greenland | 7 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [31] |
Colombo, 35 | Oct. | 1939 | Rosario | Argentina | 7 | 1 | F | Died by suicide | [32] |
McCallum, Frederick Moses, 19 [n 4] | Jan. 30 | 1969 | Buffalo Narrows | Canada | 7 | 1 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [33] |
Manoel Rosas [n 3] [n 4] | July 12 | 1939 | Acaraú | Brazil | 7 | 0 | P | Arrested | [34] |
dos Santos, Luiz Gonzaga Pereira [n 3] | June 29 | 1979 | Triunfo | Brazil | 7 | 0 | F | Escaped, killed on shootout in 1981 Suspect in 4 other murders | [35] |
Coronado, Manuel Martínez, 39 [n 3] Arias, Daniel, 60 | May 17 | 1995 | El Palmar | Guatemala | 7 | 0 | F | Coronado sentenced to death and executed Arias sentenced to 30 years in prison | |
Sandoval Troncoso, Luis Avelino [ es ], 40 [n 1] [n 3] | July 15 | 1963 | Río Bueno | Chile | 7 | 0 | M | Died by suicide | [36] |
Jean Carlos Hernández, 21 Reynaldo Cuadra McBean, 25 | July 17 | 2020 | Gatun Lake | Panama | 7 | 0 | F | McBean sentenced to 50 years in prison Hernández sentenced to 36 years | [37] |
Clark, Etter John, 41 [n 3] | June 3 | 1956 | Erskine, Alberta | Canada | 7 | 0 | F | Fatally shot himself | |
Cook, Raymond Robert, 22 [n 3] | June 25 | 1959 | Stettler, Alberta | Canada | 7 | 0 | F | Executed | [38] |
Hogue, Raymond Leonard [n 3] [n 2] | April 20 | 1965 | Coquitlam | Canada | 7 | 0 | F | Fatally shot himself | [39] |
Vasquez, Ignacio [n 2] | Jan. 31 | 1960 | San Francisco Piletas | Mexico | 7 | ? | F | Died by suicide | [40] |
Bissonnette, Alexandre, 27 | Jan. 29 | 2017 | Quebec City | Canada | 6 | 19 | F | Sentenced to life in prison | [41] |
Rodríguez, Belarminio Antonio [n 2] | March 25–26 | 1968 | Valverde Province | Dominican Republic | 6 | 9 | F | Arrested | [42] |
Santana Cedano, José Ángelo, 39 | July 24 | 2021 | Higüey | Dominican Republic | 6 | 8 | F | Killed by police | [43] |
Rolle, Reuben, 30 [n 1] | May 20 | 1964 | Nassau | Bahamas | 6 | 6 | F | Died by suicide One more died from a heart attack | [44] |
Navarrete Gómez, Luis Alonso, 28 [n 2] | June 2 | 2000 | El Tablón | El Salvador | 6 | 4 | F | Sentenced to 30 years in prison | [45] |
Milhomem, Mauro | June 1 | 1980 | Barra do Garças | Brazil | 6 | 4 | V | Died in the crash | [46] |
Lepine, William Bernard, 27 | Aug. 28 | 1972 | Kettle Valley | Canada | 6 | 3 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [47] |
Headley, Hubert, 33 [n 1] | Dec. 9 | 1994 | Buxton & Friendship | Guyana | 6 | 3 | M | Killed by police Also killed a dog | [48] |
Unknown | 1935 | Brazil | 6 | 2 | F | Escaped | [49] | ||
Rivas, Valerio, 47 [n 1] | April | 1941 | Bahía Blanca | Argentina | 6 | 2 | M | Killed by police | [50] |
Jiménez Rodríguez, Alberto [n 2] Farfán Moore, Yair [n 2] | June 10 | 2007 | Balsillas | Colombia | 6 | 2 | F | Both were sentenced to 40 years in prison | [51] |
Barreto, Miguel [n 1] | Oct. 5 | 1991 | Hatillo | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2 | M | Killed | [52] |
Roldán Concha, José Misael, 27 [n 3] [n 4] | July 7 | 1957 | Pupunahue | Chile | 6 | 1 | MA | Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment Also killed a person in 1954 | [53] |
De-Zoysa, Febrio, 19 | March 6 | 2024 | Ottawa, Ontario | Canada | 6 | 1 | M | Arrested | |
Gonçalves da Silva, Joaquim, 21 [n 3] [n 4] | Feb. | 1969 | Nova Andradina | Brazil | 6 | 0 | M | Arrested | [54] |
Shearing, David William, 23 [n 3] | Aug. 10/16/17 | 1982 | Near Clearwater, British Columbia | Canada | 6 | 0 | FMA | Sentenced to 25 years to life | [55] |
Unknown | 1995 | Mato Grosso | Brazil | 6 | 0 | M | [56] | ||
Two unknown men | March | 1860 | S.S. Anna | 6 | 0 | Arrested | [57] | ||
Valle, Essrado, 27 | Feb. 20 | 1925 | Guaymas | Mexico | 6 | 0 | M | [58] | |
Pino, Fabio Jesús, 25 [n 2] | June 28 | 1962 | Mariquita | Colombia | 6 | 0 | F | Died by suicide | [59] |
Valenzuela Torres, Jorge del Carmen, 22 [n 3] | Aug. 20 | 1960 | San Carlos | Chile | 6 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death and executed Suspect in 1 other murder | |
Unknown | Feb. | 1994 | Barragem | Brazil | 6 | 0 | FM | Unsolved | [60] |
Ferreira Costa, William Roberto, 27 | Dec. 21 | 2016 | Jaboticabal | Brazil | 6 | 0 | F | Sentenced to 61 years and 3 months in prison | [61] |
Bauer, John, 51 [n 1] | Sep. 18–20 | 2001 | Kirkland, Quebec and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Canada | 6 | 0 | F A | Fatally shot himself | [62] |
Unknown [n 1] | Dec. 7 | 1962 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 6 | ? | F | [63] | |
Cearense, Augusto | May 4 | 1914 | Minas Gerais | Brazil | 5–6 | ? | F | Killed by police | [64] |
Martins, Pedro | Jan. 31 | 1957 | Vira Saia | Brazil | 5 | 15 | M | Killed | [65] |
Rivera, Nicolas Sanchez | Dec. 24–25 | 1944 | Manzanillo | Mexico | 5 | 10 | F | Killed by soldiers | [66] |
Romero Naupay, Eduardo Glicerio, 32 | Feb. 17 | 2017 | Lima | Peru | 5 | 9 | F | Killed by police | [67] |
Fontaine, Dakota Randan, 17 [n 1] | Jan. 22 | 2016 | La Loche | Canada | 5 | 6 | F | Sentenced to life in prison | [68] |
Hope, Seon, 35 [n 1] | Feb. 23 | 1933 | Haggatts | Barbados | 5 | 5 | MA | Sentenced to death and executed Also killed a pig and donkey | [69] |
Villi, Francesco, 73 | Dec. 18 | 2022 | Vaughan | Canada | 5 | 1 | F | Fatally shot by police officers | [70] |
Young, Thomas, 26 [n 1] | Dec. 25 | 1958 | Ear Falls | Canada | 5 | 0 | F M | Executed | [71] |
Rodríguez Llancapán, Juan Desiderio, 29 | May 25 | 2013 | Carahue | Chile | 5 | 0 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [72] |
Alves da Silva, Manuel, 30 | Aug. 25 | 1973 | Sapucaia, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 4 | 38 | MV | [73] | |
Peterkin, Eric, 38 | May 14 | 1977 | Daniel Town | Jamaica | 4 | 13 | F | Killed by police | [74] |
Amigo Vergara, Alejandro, 33 | April 8 | 1974 | Talca | Chile | 4 | 7 | M | Killed by police | [75] |
do Nascimento, Benedito Maximo, 39–40 [n 1] | Sep. 4 | 1955 | Rio Formoso | Brazil | 4 | 5–8 | MA | Arrested | [76] |
Lebrun, Pierre, 40 | April 6 | 1999 | Ottawa | Canada | 4 | 2 | F | Fatally shot himself | [77] |
de la Puente Flores, Abelardo Dorrego Silva, Claudio | Oct. 6 | 1923 | Punta Arenas | Chile | 4 | 1 | M | De la Puente was sentenced to death and executed. Dorrego escaped prison and was never found. | [78] |
Fabrikant, Valery | Aug. 24 | 1992 | Montreal | Canada | 4 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life in prison | [79] |
Raymond, Vincent Matthew, 48 | Aug. 10 | 2018 | Fredericton, New Brunswick | Canada | 4 | 0 | F | Held at the Restigouche Hospital Centre | [80] |
Ibáñez Romero, Jaime Patricio | Aug. 31 | 2011 | Quinta de Tilcoco | Chile | 4 | 0 | F | Arrested. Died by suicide in 2014 while awaiting trial. | [81] |
Roszko, James, 46 | March 3 | 2005 | Mayerthorpe | Canada | 4 | 0 | F | Fatally shot himself | |
Milla Rojas, Adán del Rosario, 34 [n 3] | Jan. 28 | 2005 | Punitaqui | Chile | 4 | 0 | FM | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [82] |
Barreda, Ricardo Alberto, 56 [n 1] [n 3] | Nov. 15 | 1992 | La Plata | Argentina | 4 | 0 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment. Paroled in 2011. | |
Salvo Zúñiga, Juan Domingo, 44 | Nov. 25 | 1990 | Paiguano | Chile | 4 | 0 | M | Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment Also killed a person and injured another in 1975 | [83] |
Riffo Sandoval, María Jesús, 48 | Oct. 8 | 1975 | Angol | Chile | 3 | 40 | P | Sentenced to 20 years in prison | [84] |
de Gouveia, João [ es ], 37 | Dec. 6 | 2002 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3 | 29 | F | Sentenced to 29 years and 11 months in prison | [85] |
Lortie, Denis [n 2] | May 8 | 1984 | Quebec City | Canada | 3 | 13 | FM | Sentenced to life in prison but was released | |
Rosa da Conceição, Pedro | April 22 | 1904 | Rio das Pedras, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 3 | 13 | M | Arrested Allegedly killed a family of twelve people Killed two people in 1911 | |
Pereira Maurício, Lourenço, 36 | Nov. 6 | 1978 | Afogados | Brazil | 3 | 11 | M | Arrested | [86] |
Solich, Rafael, 15 | Sep. 28 | 2004 | Carmen de Patagones | Argentina | 3 | 5 | F | Declared too young to be persecuted | |
Bourque, Justin, 24 | June 4–6 | 2014 | Moncton | Canada | 3 | 2 | F | Sentenced to life in prison | [87] |
Santángelo, Ariel, 43 [n 1] | March 1 | 2017 | Banfield | Argentina | 3 | 1 | F | Died by suicide | [88] |
Venegas Colipi, Mario Alberto [n 3] | 1996 | Purén | Chile | 3 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life in prison | [89] | |
Jensen, Derek, 21 | Dec. 15 | 2011 | Claresholm | Canada | 3 | 1 | F | Fatally shot himself | [90] |
Baumgartner, Travis, 21 | June 15 | 2012 | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | 3 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life in prison | [91] |
Wood, Derek, 18, Muise, Darren, 18, MacNeil, Daniel, 23 | May 7 | 1992 | Sydney River, Nova Scotia | Canada | 3 | 1 | F M | All were arrested | |
Galaviz, Gabriel Alejandro, 20 | March 6 | 2024 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 3 | 1 | M | Later died by suicide while awaiting trial | [92] |
Arancibia Navarro, Iván Jesus, 47 [n 1] | Dec. 17 | 1999 | Valparaíso | Chile | 3 | 0 | F | Also attempted suicide. Found not guilty by reason of insanity. | [93] |
Uribe Obando, Francisco [n 1] | March 25 | 2024 | Río Bueno | Chile | 3 | 0 | M | Arrested Also terminated a pregnancy. | [94] |
W – A basic description of the weapons used in the murders
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