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This is a list of school massacres by death toll.
# | Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Perpetrator | Terroristic organisations act | Fate of perpetrator(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Santa María School massacre | Dec 21 | 1907 | Iquique | ![]() |
2,000
|
?
|
F | Chilean Army | No | 300 killed | |
2. | Beslan school siege | Sep 1 | 2004 | Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania | ![]() |
333 |
783 |
FME | Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs | Yes | Most killed by special forces, one captured and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment | |
3. | Dacca University massacre | Mar 25 | 1971 | Dhaka |
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200
|
?
|
FA | Al Badr, | No | [1] [2] | |
4. | Eastern University massacre | Sep 5 | 1990 | Chenkalady | ![]() |
158 |
? |
F | Sri Lankan Army | No | None | [3] |
5. | Peshawar school massacre | Dec 16 | 2014 | Peshawar | ![]() |
149 |
114 |
FME | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | Yes | Killed by special forces | |
6. | Garissa University College attack | Apr 2 | 2015 | Garissa | ![]() |
148 |
79 |
F | al-Shabaab | Yes | 4 killed and 5 arrested | |
7. | Kabul school bombing | May 8 | 2021 | Kabul | ![]() |
90 |
147 |
E | Disputed | Yes | ||
8. | Nagerkovil school bombing | Sep 22 | 1995 | Jaffna | ![]() |
71 |
150 |
O | Sri Lanka Air Force | No | None | |
9. | Walisongo School Massacre | May 28 | 2000 | Poso, Central Sulawesi | ![]() |
70 |
? |
FM | Catholic militants | Yes | Executed | [4] |
10. | Kyanguli Fire Tragedy | Mar 24 | 2001 | Machakos County | ![]() |
67 |
? |
A | Davis Onyango Opiyo, Felix Mambo Ngumbao (school students) | No | Arrested | |
11. | Buni Yadi Federal Government College massacre | Feb 25 | 2014 | Yobe State | ![]() |
59
|
?
|
FMA | Boko Haram suspected | Yes | ||
12. | Thammasat University massacre | Oct 6 | 1976 | Sanam Luang | ![]() |
46–100+ |
167 |
FO | Police, army and right-wing paramilitary: Red Gaurs, Nawaphon, and Village Scouts | No | None | |
13. | Chencholai bombing | Aug 14 | 2006 | Mullaitivu | ![]() |
61 |
155 |
O | Sri Lanka Air Force [5] | No | None | |
14. | Aleppo Artillery School massacre | June 16 | 1979 | Aleppo | ![]() |
50–83
|
?
|
FE | Muslim Brotherhood | Yes | Escaped | |
15. | Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing | Apr 8 | 1970 | Bahr el-Baqar, Sharqia | ![]() |
46
|
50+
|
E | Israeli Air Force | No | None | |
16. | Bath School disaster [a] | May 18 | 1927 | Bath Township, MI | ![]() |
44 |
58 |
E | Andrew Kehoe, 55 | No | Suicide | |
17. | Fanglin Village primary school explosion | Mar 6 | 2001 | Wanzai County, Jiangxi | ![]() |
42 |
27 |
E | Li Chuicai, 33 | No | Suicide | |
Yobe State school shooting | July 6 | 2013 | Mamudo, Yobe State | ![]() |
42 |
6+ |
FA | Boko Haram | Yes | Escaped | ||
19. | Nong Bua Lamphu massacre | Oct 6 | 2022 | Na Klang district, Nong Bua Lamphu | ![]() |
36
|
10
|
FMV | Panya Khamrab (ปัญญา คำราบ) | No | Suicide | |
September 2022 Kabul school bombing | Sep 30 | 2022 | Kabul | ![]() |
36
|
82
|
E | Yes | Suicide | |||
21. | Virginia Tech shooting | Apr 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, VA | ![]() |
32 |
17 |
F | Seung-Hui Cho (조승희), 23 | No | Suicide | |
22. | Ma'alot massacre | May 15 | 1974 | Ma'alot | ![]() |
31 |
70 |
FM | Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | Yes | Killed by police | |
23. | Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting [a] | Dec 14 | 2012 | Newtown, CT | ![]() |
27 |
2 |
F | Adam Lanza, 20 | No | Suicide | |
24. | Gîsca school bombing | Apr 4 | 1950 | Gîsca, Moldavia | ![]() |
23 | ? | E | Vladimir Tatarnikov, 29 | No | Suicide | |
25. | Bacha Khan University attack | Jan 20 | 2016 | Charsadda | ![]() |
22+ | ? | FE | Tehrik-i-Taliban | Yes | N | [6] |
26. | Robb Elementary School shooting | May 24 | 2022 | Uvalde, TX | ![]() |
21
|
18
|
F | Salvador Rolando Ramos, 18 | No | Killed by border patrol tactical team | [7] |
27. | Kerch Polytechnic College massacre | Oct 17 | 2018 | Kerch, Crimea | ![]() ![]() |
20 |
70 |
FE | Vladislav Roslyakov, 18 | No | Suicide | |
28. | 2004 Dhemaji school bombing | Aug 15 | 2004 | Dhemaji, Assam | ![]() |
18 |
40 |
E | United Liberation Front of Assam [8] | Yes | ||
29. | University of Texas tower shooting [a] | Aug 1 | 1966 | Austin, TX | ![]() |
17 |
31 |
FM | Charles Whitman, 25 | No | Killed by police | |
Parkland high school shooting | Feb 14 | 2018 | Parkland, FL | ![]() |
17 |
17 |
F | Nikolas Cruz, 19 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
Dunblane massacre | Mar 13 | 1996 | Dunblane | ![]() |
17 |
15 |
F | Thomas Hamilton, 43 | No | Suicide | ||
32. | Erfurt school massacre | Apr 26 | 2002 | Erfurt | ![]() |
16 |
1 |
F | Robert Steinhäuser, 19 | No | Suicide | |
33. | Winnenden school shooting | Mar 11 | 2009 | Winnenden and Wendlingen | ![]() |
15 |
9 |
F | Tim Kretschmer, 17 | No | Suicide | |
2023 Prague shooting | Dec 21 | 2023 | Prague and Hostouň | ![]() |
15
|
25
|
F | David Kozák, 24 | Suicide | |||
34. | École Polytechnique massacre | Dec 6 | 1989 | Montreal, QC | ![]() |
14 |
14 |
FM | Marc Lépine, 25 | No | Suicide | |
36. | Columbine High School massacre | Apr 20 | 1999 | Columbine, CO | ![]() |
13 |
24 |
F M E |
Eric Harris, 18 Dylan Klebold, 17 |
No | Both died by suicide | |
Janaúba massacre | Oct 5 | 2017 | Janaúba | ![]() |
13 |
37 |
A | Damião Soares dos Santos, 50 | Perished in the flames | |||
Chlef school attack | Oct 15 | 2002 | El Hadjadj, Chlef Province | ![]() |
13
|
1
|
F | None | [9] | |||
39. | Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting | Apr 30 | 2009 | Baku | ![]() |
12 |
13 |
F | Farda Gadirov, 28 | No | Suicide | [10] [11] |
Rio de Janeiro school shooting | Apr 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
12 |
22 |
F | Wellington Oliveira, 23 | No | Suicide | ||
Shiguan kindergarten attack | May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | ![]() |
12 |
5 |
MA | Bai Ningyang (白宁阳), 18 | No | Death penalty | ||
42. | Cologne school massacre | June 11 | 1964 | Cologne | ![]() |
10 |
22 |
FM | Walter Seifert, 42 | No | Suicide | |
Santa Fe High School shooting | May 18 | 2018 | Santa Fe, TX | ![]() |
10 |
13 |
FE | Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17 | No | Arrested | ||
Suzano school shooting (Raul Brasil school) | Mar 13 | 2019 | Suzano | ![]() |
10
|
11
|
FME | Guilherme Taucci Monteiro, 17 Luiz Henrique de Castro, 25 |
Castro was murdered by Monteiro, who then committed suicide | |||
Belgrade school shooting | May 3 | 2023 | Belgrade | ![]() |
10
|
6
|
F | 13-year-old male student | No | Arrested | [12] [13] | |
Enoch Brown school massacre | July 26 | 1764 | Pennsylvania | ![]() |
11 |
1 |
FM | 4 Lenape Natives | No | Unknown | [14] | |
Kauhajoki school shooting | Sep 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki | ![]() |
10 |
1 |
FA | Matti Saari, 22 | No | Suicide | ||
48. | Kazan school shooting | May 11 | 2021 | Kazan | ![]() |
9
|
23
|
FE | Ilnaz Galyaviev, 19 | No | Arrested | |
Shengshui kindergarten attack | May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | ![]() |
9 |
11 |
M | Wu Huanming (吴焕明), 47 | No | Suicide | [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] | |
2015 Umpqua Community College shooting | Oct 1 | 2015 | Roseburg, OR | ![]() |
9 |
8 |
F | Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26 | No | Suicide | [20] | |
Red Lake massacre [a] | Mar 21 | 2005 | Red Lake, MN | ![]() |
9 |
5 |
F | Jeffrey Weise, 16 | No | Suicide | ||
Ruzhou school massacre | Nov 26 | 2004 | Ruzhou | ![]() |
9 |
3 |
M | Yan Yanming (闫彦明), 21 | No | Death penalty | [21] [22] | |
53. | Ikeda school massacre | June 8 | 2001 | Ikeda, Osaka | ![]() |
8 |
15 |
M | Mamoru Takuma (宅間守), 37 | No | Death penalty | |
Mercaz HaRav massacre | Mar 6 | 2008 | Jerusalem | ![]() |
8 |
11 |
F | Alaa Abu Dheim (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم), 26 | No | Killed by police | ||
Studentski grad dormitory massacre | Dec 25 | 1974 | Sofia | ![]() |
8 |
8 |
FM | Branimir Donchev, 17 | No | Arrested, later shot by police during escape attempt | [23] [24] [25] | |
Nanping school massacre | Mar 23 | 2010 | Nanping | ![]() |
8 |
5 |
M | Zheng Minsheng (郑明生), 41 | No | Death penalty | [26] [27] [28] [29] | |
Jokela school shooting | Nov 7 | 2007 | Jokela | ![]() |
8 |
1 |
F A | Pekka-Eric Auvinen, 18 | No | Suicide | ||
58. | Kumba school massacre | Oct 24 | 2020 | Kumba, Southwest Region | ![]() |
7
|
13
|
FM | Unknown | ? | ||
Lyamino School | Feb 11 | 1958 | Lyamino, Perm Krai | ![]() |
7
|
6
|
F | Michael Tselousov (Целоусов, Михаил), 24 | No | Sentenced to death and executed | [30] | |
Burma school massacre | Mar 26 | 1975 | Kachin | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | U Win-maung | No | Killed by police | [31] [32] | |
Zhuping school massacre | Apr 1 | 1996 | Meitian | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | Wang Xiangjun | No | Arrested | [33] [34] [35] [36] | |
2012 Oikos University shooting | Apr 2 | 2012 | Oakland, CA | ![]() |
7 |
3 |
F | One Goh, 43 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
63. | Perm State University shooting | Sep 20 | 2021 | Perm | ![]() |
6
|
47
|
F | Timur Bekmansurov, 18 | No | Severely injured and arrested | |
Anne Anne Kindergarten stabbing [a] | June 3 | 1982 | Sham Shui Po | ![]() |
6 |
37 |
M | Lee Chi Hang (李志衡), 28 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
April 2022 Kabul school bombing | Apr 19 | 2022 | Kabul | ![]() |
6
|
25
|
E | Yes | Unknown | |||
Isla Vista killings | May 23 | 2014 | Isla Vista, CA | ![]() |
6 |
14 |
FMV | Elliot Rodger, 22 | No | Suicide | ||
Sana'a school shooting | Mar 30 | 1997 | Sanaa | ![]() |
6 |
12 |
F | Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 | No | Death penalty | [37] | |
Shafrir synagogue shooting attack | Apr 11 | 1956 | Kfar Chabad | ![]() |
6
|
5
|
F | Yes | Unknown | |||
Massacre in the Leningrad higher military political school of Ministry of Internal Affairs | May 19 | 1977 | Leningrad | ![]() |
6
|
2
|
F | Anatoly Fedorenko
(Федоренко, Анатолий) |
No | Sentenced to death and executed | [38] | |
Massacre in the Kamyshin higher military engineer school | Mar 9 | 1997 | Kamyshin | ![]() |
6 |
2
|
F | Sergei Lepnev (Лепнев, Сергей), 18 | No | 25 years in prison | [39] [40] [41] | |
71. | Stockton schoolyard shooting | Jan 17 | 1989 | Stockton, CA | ![]() |
5 |
32 |
F A | Patrick Purdy, 24 | No | Suicide | |
Atzmona school shooting | Mar 7 | 2002 | Atzmona | ![]() |
5
|
23
|
F E | Mohammed Fathi Farhat (محمد فتحي فرحات), 17 | No | Killed by soldiers | [42] [43] [44] | |
Poe Elementary School bombing | Sep 15 | 1959 | Houston, TX | ![]() |
5 |
19 |
E | Paul Harold Orgeron, 49 | No | Killed by the explosion | [45] | |
Northern Illinois University shooting | Feb 14 | 2008 | DeKalb, IL | ![]() |
5 |
17 |
F | Steven Kazmierczak, 27 | No | Suicide | ||
Eppstein school shooting | June 3 | 1983 | Eppstein | ![]() |
5 |
14 |
F | Karel Charva, 34 | No | Suicide | [46] [47] | |
Obafemi Awolowo University massacre | July 10 | 1999 | Ifẹ, Osun State | ![]() |
5
|
11
|
FM | Black Axe | No | |||
1998 Westside Middle School shooting | Mar 24 | 1998 | Jonesboro, AR | ![]() |
5 |
10 |
F | Andrew Golden, 11 Mitchell Johnson, 13 |
No | Both imprisoned until their 21st birthday | ||
West Nickel Mines School shooting | Oct 2 | 2006 | Nickel Mines, PA | ![]() |
5 |
5 |
F | Charles Roberts, 32 | No | Suicide | ||
Huaiji school massacre | Nov 26 | 2002 | Huaiji | ![]() |
5 |
2 |
M | Shi Ruoqiu (施若丘), 30 | No | Arrested | [48] [49] | |
Mesa school massacre | Nov 12 | 1966 | Mesa, AZ | ![]() |
5 |
2 |
F | Robert Smith, 18 | No | Life imprisonment | [50] | |
2013 Santa Monica shootings | June 7 | 2013 | Santa Monica, CA | ![]() |
5 |
2 |
F A | John Zawahri, 23 | No | Killed by police | ||
University of Iowa shooting | Nov 1 | 1991 | Iowa City, IA | ![]() |
5 |
1 |
F | Gang Lu (卢刚), 28 | No | Suicide | ||
Veshkayma kindergarten shooting | Apr 26 | 2022 | Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast | ![]() |
5 |
1 |
F | Ruslan Akhtyamov | No | Suicide | ||
San Juan massacre | Oct 10 | 1977 | San Juan | ![]() |
5 |
0 |
M | Arrested | [51] | |||
Maradi massacre | Jan 10 | 1994 | Maradi | ![]() |
5
|
0
|
M | Arrested | [52] | |||
86. | Thurston High School shooting [a] | May 20/21 | 1998 | Springfield, OR | ![]() |
4 |
28 |
F | Kipland Kinkel, 15 | No | Life imprisonment | [53] |
Bremen school shooting | June 20 | 1913 | Bremen | ![]() |
4 |
21 |
F | Heinz Schmidt, 29 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
Linwu school massacre | Sep 30 | 2004 | Linwu | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Liu Hongwen (刘洪文), 28 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | [54] | |
Dendermonde nursery attack | Jan 23 | 2009 | Beveren and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Kim De Gelder, 20 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
Lindhurst High School shooting | May 1 | 1992 | Olivehurst, CA | ![]() |
4 |
10 |
F | Eric Houston, 20 | No | Death penalty | ||
La Loche shootings | Jan 24 | 2016 | La Loche, SK | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Randan Dakota Fontaine, 17 [55] | No | Life imprisonment | [56] | |
2021 Oxford High School shooting | Nov 30 | 2021 | Oxford Township, Michigan | ![]() |
4
|
7
|
F | Ethan Crumbley, 15 | No | Life impresonment | [57] [58] | |
2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings | Dec 9 | 2007 | Arvada and Colorado Springs, CO | ![]() |
4 |
5 |
F | Matthew Murray, 24 | No | Suicide | ||
Suixi school massacre | Jan 26 | 2003 | Suixi | ![]() |
4 |
3 |
M | Chen Peiquan, 35 | No | Arrested | [59] | |
Illinois school massacre | Sep 23 | 1988 | Chicago, IL | ![]() |
4 |
2 |
F | Clemmie Henderson, 40 | No | Killed by police | [60] | |
Gongyi school massacre | Sep 14 | 2011 | Gongyi | ![]() |
4 |
2 |
M | Wang Hongbin, 30 | No | Arrested | [61] | |
Marysville shooting | Oct 24 | 2014 | Marysville, WA | ![]() |
4 |
3 |
F | Jaylen Fryberg, 15 | No | Suicide | [62] | |
Concordia University massacre | Aug 24 | 1992 | Montreal, QC | ![]() |
4 |
1 |
F | Valery Fabrikant, 52 | No | Life imprisonment | [63] | |
Gulbene school massacre | Feb 22 | 1999 | Gulbene | ![]() |
4 |
1 |
M | Alexander Koryakov, 19 | No | Life imprisonment | [64] | |
2001 Isla Vista killings | Feb 24 | 2001 | Isla Vista, CA | ![]() |
4
|
1
|
V | David Attias, 18 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | [65] | |
Ozar Hatorah shooting | Mar 19 | 2012 | Toulouse | ![]() |
4 |
1
|
F | Mohammed Merah, 23 | No | Killed by police | [66] | |
Kunming school killings | Feb 13–15 | 2004 | Kunming | ![]() |
4 |
0 |
M | Ma Jiajue (馬加爵), 23 | No | Death penalty | [67] | |
103. | Wilno school massacre | May 6 | 1925 | Wilno | ![]() |
3–6 |
4–11 |
F E | Stanisław Ławrynowicz, Janusz Obrąbalski | No | Both died by suicide | |
104. | Zibo school massacre | Aug 3 | 2010 | Zibo | ![]() |
3–4 |
7–20 |
M | Fang Jiantang (方建堂), 26 | No | Death penalty | [68] |
105. | 1997 Heath High School shooting | Dec 1 | 1997 | Paducah, Kentucky, Kentucky | ![]() |
3
|
5
|
F | Michael Carneal, 14 | No | Arrested | [69] |
2023 Michigan State University shooting | Feb 13 | 2023 | East Lansing MI | ![]() |
3 |
5 |
F | Anthony Dwayne McRae, 43 | No | Self-inflicted gunshot | [70] |
The # symbol indicates the massacre's ranking by number of deaths (since this list is sorted by death toll, not by date or by number of overall casualties).
The W column gives a basic description of the weapons used:
This is a list of mass/spree killers who attacked schools. A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills three or more people in one incident, with no "cooling off" period. [71] [72] A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others. [73] [74] [75]
The victims must be largely the relatives of the perpetrator to be considered a familicide.
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. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kehoe, Andrew Philip, 55 [a] | May 18 | 1927 | Bath Township, Michigan | ![]() |
44 |
58 |
FME | Committed suicide Also killed numerous animals |
|
2 |
Khamrab, Panya, 34 (ปัญญา คำราบ) |
Oct. 6 | 2022 | Na Klang | ![]() |
36 |
10 |
FMV | Committed suicide | |
3 |
Cho, Seung-Hui, 23 (조승희) |
April 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, Virginia | ![]() |
32 |
17 |
F | Committed suicide Six more people were injured by jumping out of windows as they escape from the perpetrator |
|
4 | Lanza, Adam Peter, 20 [a] | Dec. 14 | 2012 | Newtown, Connecticut | ![]() |
27 |
2 |
F | Committed suicide | |
5 | Ramos, Salvador Rolando, 18 [a] | May 24 | 2022 | Uvalde, Texas |
![]() |
21 |
18 |
F | Killed by police | |
6 |
Roslyakov, Vladislav Igorevich, 18 (Росляков, Владислав Игоревич) |
Oct. 17 | 2018 | Kerch | 20 |
70 |
F E | Committed suicide | ||
7 |
Kazantsev, Artyom Igorevich, 34 (Казанцев, Артём Игоревич) |
Sept. 26 | 2022 | Izhevsk | ![]() |
18 |
23 |
F | Committed suicide | |
8 | Cruz, Nikolas Jacob, 19 | Feb. 14 | 2018 | Parkland, Florida | ![]() |
17 |
17 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
9 | Hamilton, Thomas Watt, 43 | March 13 | 1996 | Dunblane | ![]() |
17 |
15 |
F | Committed suicide | |
10 | Whitman, Charles Joseph, 25 [a] | Aug. 1 | 1966 | Austin, Texas | ![]() |
16 |
31 |
FM | Killed by police Terminated a pregnancy One of the victims died in 2001; attributed to this event |
|
11 | Kozák, David, 24 | Dec. 15/21 | 2023 | Klánovice Forest, Hostouň and Prague | ![]() |
16 |
25 |
F | Committed suicide One more died by jumping out of a window |
|
12 | Steinhäuser, Robert, 19 | April 26 | 2002 | Erfurt | ![]() |
16 |
1 |
F | Committed suicide | |
13 | Kretschmer, Tim, 17 | March 11 | 2009 | Winnenden and Wendlingen | ![]() |
15 |
9 |
F | Committed suicide | |
14 | Lépine, Marc, 25 | Dec. 6 | 1989 | Montreal, Quebec | ![]() |
14 |
14 |
FM | Committed suicide | |
15 |
Harris, Eric David, 18 Klebold, Dylan Bennet, 17 |
April 20 | 1999 | Columbine, Colorado | ![]() |
13 |
21 |
F O | Both committed suicide | |
16 | Menezes de Oliveira, Wellington, 23 | April 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
12 |
22 |
F | Committed suicide | |
17 | Gadirov, Farda, 28 | April 30 | 2009 | Baku | ![]() |
12 |
13 |
F | Committed suicide |
|
18 |
Bai Ningyang, 18 (白宁阳) |
May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | ![]() |
12 |
5 |
MA | Sentenced to death and executed | |
19 | Seifert, Willi Walter, 42 | June 11 | 1964 | Cologne | ![]() |
10 |
22 |
FM | Committed suicide | |
20 | Pagourtzis, Dimitrios, 17 (accused) | May 18 | 2018 | Santa Fe, Texas | ![]() |
10 |
13 |
F | Arrested | |
21 | 7th-grade student, 13 | May 3 | 2023 | Belgrade | ![]() |
10 |
6 |
F | Arrested | [12] [13] |
22 | Saari, Matti Juhani, 22 | Sept. 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki | ![]() |
10 |
1 |
F A | Committed suicide | |
23 |
Galyaviev, Ilnaz Rinatovich, 19 (Галявиев, Ильназ Ринатович) |
May 11 | 2021 | Kazan | ![]() |
9 |
23 |
F E | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
24 |
Zhao Zewei, 28 (赵泽伟) |
April 27 | 2018 | Yulin | ![]() |
9 |
12 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [76] |
25 |
Wu Huanming, 47 (吴焕明) |
May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | ![]() |
9 |
11 |
M | Committed suicide | |
26 | Harper-Mercer, Christopher Sean, 26 | Oct. 1 | 2015 | Roseburg, Oregon | ![]() |
9 |
8 |
F | Committed suicide | |
27 | Weise, Jeffrey James, 16 [a] | March 21 | 2005 | Red Lake, Minnesota | ![]() |
9 |
5 |
F | Committed suicide | |
28 |
Yan Yanming, 21 (闫彦明) |
Nov. 26 | 2004 | Ruzhou | ![]() |
9 |
3 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [77] |
29 |
Takuma, Mamoru, 37 (宅間守) |
June 8 | 2001 | Ikeda, Osaka | ![]() |
8 |
15 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
30 |
Ala Hisham Abu Dheim, 26 (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم) |
March 6 | 2008 | Jerusalem | ![]() |
8 |
11 |
F | Killed by soldiers | |
31 |
Henrique de Castro, Luiz, 25 Taucci Monteiro, Guilherme, 17 [a] |
March 13 | 2019 | Suzano | ![]() |
8 |
11 |
FM | Henrique killed by Taucci Taucci committed suicide |
|
32 |
Donchev, Branimir Delchev, 17 (Дончев, Бранимир Делчев) |
Dec. 24 | 1974 | Durvenitsa | ![]() |
8 |
8 |
FM | Found not guilty by reason of insanity Terminated a pregnancy |
[78] |
33 |
Zheng Minsheng, 41 (郑民生) |
March 23 | 2010 | Nanping | ![]() |
8 |
5 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [79] |
34 |
Yu Hua, 40 (於華) |
Sept. 2 | 2019 | Baiyangping | ![]() |
8 |
2 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [80] |
35 | Auvinen, Pekka-Eric, 18 | Nov. 7 | 2007 | Jokela | ![]() |
8 |
1 |
F A | Committed suicide | |
36 | U Win-maung | March 26 | 1975 | Kachin | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | Killed by police | [81] |
37 | Wang Xiangjun | April 1 | 1996 | Meitian | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | Arrested | [82] |
38 | Goh, One L., 43 | April 2 | 2012 | Oakland, California | ![]() |
7 |
3 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
39 |
Bekmansurov, Timur Maratovich, 18 (Бекмансуров, Тимур Маратович) |
Sept. 20 | 2021 | Perm | ![]() |
6 |
23 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
40 |
Lee Chi Hang, 28
[a] (李志衡) |
June 3 | 1982 | Sham Shui Po |
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6 |
37 |
M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
41 | Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 | March 30 | 1997 | Sana'a | ![]() |
6 |
12 |
F | Sentenced to death and executed | [83] |
42 | Fedorenko, Anatoly (Федоренко, Анатолий) |
May 19 | 1977 | Leningrad | ![]() |
6 |
2 |
F | Sentenced to death and executed | [84] |
43 |
Lepnev, Sergei, 18 (Лепнев, Сергей) |
March 9 | 1997 | Kamyshin | ![]() |
6 |
2 |
F | Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment, later changed to 25 years in prison |
[85] |
44 |
Wu Moujie, 25 (吴某杰) |
July 10 | 2023 | Lianjiang, Guangdong | ![]() |
6 |
1 |
M | Arrested | [86] |
45 | Hale, Audrey Elizabeth, 28 | March 27 | 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee | ![]() |
6 |
0 |
F | Killed by police | |
46. | Purdy, Patrick Edward, 24 | Jan. 17 | 1989 | Stockton, California | ![]() |
5 |
32 |
F A | Committed suicide | |
47 |
Mohammed Fathi Farhat, 17 (محمد فتحي فرحات) |
March 7 | 2002 | Gush Katif | ![]() |
5 |
23 |
F E | Killed by soldiers | [87] |
48 | Kazmierczak, Steven Phillip, 27 | Feb. 14 | 2008 | DeKalb, Illinois | ![]() |
5 |
17 |
F | Committed suicide | |
49 | Charva, Karel, 34 | June 3 | 1983 | Eppstein | ![]() |
5 |
14 |
F | Committed suicide | [88] |
50 |
Golden, Andrew Douglas, 11 Johnson, Mitchell Scott, 13 |
March 24 | 1998 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | ![]() |
5 |
10 |
F | Both were imprisoned until their 21st birthday | |
51 | Roberts, Charles Carl, 32 | Oct. 2 | 2006 | Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania | ![]() |
5 |
5 |
F | Committed suicide | |
52 | Kinkel, Kipland Philip, 15 [a] | May 20/21 | 1998 | Springfield, Oregon | ![]() |
4 |
25 |
F | Sentenced to 111 years in prison | [89] |
53 | Schmidt, Heinz Jakob Friedrich Ernst, 29 | June 20 | 1913 | Bremen | ![]() |
4 |
21 |
F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity One more died trying to escape |
|
54 | Rodrigues Castiglioni, Gabriel, 16 | Nov. 25 | 2022 | Aracruz | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
F | Sentenced to 3 years in prison | |
55 | Liu Hongwen, 28 (刘洪文) |
Sept. 30 | 2004 | Linwu County | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [90] |
56 | De Gelder, Kim, 20 | Jan. 16/23 | 2009 | Vrasene and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
57 | Houston, Eric Christopher, 20 | May 1 | 1992 | Olivehurst, California | ![]() |
4 |
10 |
F | Sentenced to death | |
58 | Fontaine, Randan Dakota, 17 [a] | Jan. 22 | 2016 | La Loche, Saskatchewan | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
59 | Crumbley, Ethan, 15 | Nov. 30 | 2021 | Oxford Township, Michigan | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
60 | Bayar, Volkan, 37 | Apr. 5 | 2018 | Eskişehir | ![]() |
4
|
0
|
F | Arrested. | [91] |
61 |
Fang Jiantang, 26 (方建堂) |
Aug. 3 | 2010 | Zibo | ![]() |
3–5 |
6–20 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [92] |
62 | Wu Yechang, 25 (吴业昌) |
Sept. 21 | 2012 | Pingnan County | ![]() |
3 |
13 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [93] |
63 | Barbaro, Anthony F., 17 | Dec. 30 | 1974 | Olean, New York | ![]() |
3 |
11 |
F E | Committed suicide while awaiting trial | |
64 |
Ławrynowicz, Stanisław, 22 Obrapalski, Janusz, 21 |
May 6 | 1925 | Wilno/Vilnius | ![]() |
3 |
9 |
F E | Both committed suicide | |
65 | Solich, Rafael, 15 | Sep. 28 | 2004 | Carmen de Patagones | ![]() |
3
|
5
|
F | Declared too young to be persecuted | |
66 | Lundin Petterson, Anton Niclas, 19 | Oct. 22 | 2015 | Trollhättan | ![]() |
3
|
2
|
M | Killed by police | |
67 | Arancibia Navarro, Iván Jesus, 47 [a] | Dec. 17 | 1999 | Valparaíso | ![]() |
3
|
0
|
F | Also attempted suicide. Declared not guilty by reason of insanity. |
The W-column gives a basic description of the weapons used in the murders
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This is a list of school massacres by death toll.
# | Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Perpetrator | Terroristic organisations act | Fate of perpetrator(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Santa María School massacre | Dec 21 | 1907 | Iquique | ![]() |
2,000
|
?
|
F | Chilean Army | No | 300 killed | |
2. | Beslan school siege | Sep 1 | 2004 | Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania | ![]() |
333 |
783 |
FME | Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs | Yes | Most killed by special forces, one captured and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment | |
3. | Dacca University massacre | Mar 25 | 1971 | Dhaka |
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200
|
?
|
FA | Al Badr, | No | [1] [2] | |
4. | Eastern University massacre | Sep 5 | 1990 | Chenkalady | ![]() |
158 |
? |
F | Sri Lankan Army | No | None | [3] |
5. | Peshawar school massacre | Dec 16 | 2014 | Peshawar | ![]() |
149 |
114 |
FME | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | Yes | Killed by special forces | |
6. | Garissa University College attack | Apr 2 | 2015 | Garissa | ![]() |
148 |
79 |
F | al-Shabaab | Yes | 4 killed and 5 arrested | |
7. | Kabul school bombing | May 8 | 2021 | Kabul | ![]() |
90 |
147 |
E | Disputed | Yes | ||
8. | Nagerkovil school bombing | Sep 22 | 1995 | Jaffna | ![]() |
71 |
150 |
O | Sri Lanka Air Force | No | None | |
9. | Walisongo School Massacre | May 28 | 2000 | Poso, Central Sulawesi | ![]() |
70 |
? |
FM | Catholic militants | Yes | Executed | [4] |
10. | Kyanguli Fire Tragedy | Mar 24 | 2001 | Machakos County | ![]() |
67 |
? |
A | Davis Onyango Opiyo, Felix Mambo Ngumbao (school students) | No | Arrested | |
11. | Buni Yadi Federal Government College massacre | Feb 25 | 2014 | Yobe State | ![]() |
59
|
?
|
FMA | Boko Haram suspected | Yes | ||
12. | Thammasat University massacre | Oct 6 | 1976 | Sanam Luang | ![]() |
46–100+ |
167 |
FO | Police, army and right-wing paramilitary: Red Gaurs, Nawaphon, and Village Scouts | No | None | |
13. | Chencholai bombing | Aug 14 | 2006 | Mullaitivu | ![]() |
61 |
155 |
O | Sri Lanka Air Force [5] | No | None | |
14. | Aleppo Artillery School massacre | June 16 | 1979 | Aleppo | ![]() |
50–83
|
?
|
FE | Muslim Brotherhood | Yes | Escaped | |
15. | Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing | Apr 8 | 1970 | Bahr el-Baqar, Sharqia | ![]() |
46
|
50+
|
E | Israeli Air Force | No | None | |
16. | Bath School disaster [a] | May 18 | 1927 | Bath Township, MI | ![]() |
44 |
58 |
E | Andrew Kehoe, 55 | No | Suicide | |
17. | Fanglin Village primary school explosion | Mar 6 | 2001 | Wanzai County, Jiangxi | ![]() |
42 |
27 |
E | Li Chuicai, 33 | No | Suicide | |
Yobe State school shooting | July 6 | 2013 | Mamudo, Yobe State | ![]() |
42 |
6+ |
FA | Boko Haram | Yes | Escaped | ||
19. | Nong Bua Lamphu massacre | Oct 6 | 2022 | Na Klang district, Nong Bua Lamphu | ![]() |
36
|
10
|
FMV | Panya Khamrab (ปัญญา คำราบ) | No | Suicide | |
September 2022 Kabul school bombing | Sep 30 | 2022 | Kabul | ![]() |
36
|
82
|
E | Yes | Suicide | |||
21. | Virginia Tech shooting | Apr 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, VA | ![]() |
32 |
17 |
F | Seung-Hui Cho (조승희), 23 | No | Suicide | |
22. | Ma'alot massacre | May 15 | 1974 | Ma'alot | ![]() |
31 |
70 |
FM | Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | Yes | Killed by police | |
23. | Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting [a] | Dec 14 | 2012 | Newtown, CT | ![]() |
27 |
2 |
F | Adam Lanza, 20 | No | Suicide | |
24. | Gîsca school bombing | Apr 4 | 1950 | Gîsca, Moldavia | ![]() |
23 | ? | E | Vladimir Tatarnikov, 29 | No | Suicide | |
25. | Bacha Khan University attack | Jan 20 | 2016 | Charsadda | ![]() |
22+ | ? | FE | Tehrik-i-Taliban | Yes | N | [6] |
26. | Robb Elementary School shooting | May 24 | 2022 | Uvalde, TX | ![]() |
21
|
18
|
F | Salvador Rolando Ramos, 18 | No | Killed by border patrol tactical team | [7] |
27. | Kerch Polytechnic College massacre | Oct 17 | 2018 | Kerch, Crimea | ![]() ![]() |
20 |
70 |
FE | Vladislav Roslyakov, 18 | No | Suicide | |
28. | 2004 Dhemaji school bombing | Aug 15 | 2004 | Dhemaji, Assam | ![]() |
18 |
40 |
E | United Liberation Front of Assam [8] | Yes | ||
29. | University of Texas tower shooting [a] | Aug 1 | 1966 | Austin, TX | ![]() |
17 |
31 |
FM | Charles Whitman, 25 | No | Killed by police | |
Parkland high school shooting | Feb 14 | 2018 | Parkland, FL | ![]() |
17 |
17 |
F | Nikolas Cruz, 19 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
Dunblane massacre | Mar 13 | 1996 | Dunblane | ![]() |
17 |
15 |
F | Thomas Hamilton, 43 | No | Suicide | ||
32. | Erfurt school massacre | Apr 26 | 2002 | Erfurt | ![]() |
16 |
1 |
F | Robert Steinhäuser, 19 | No | Suicide | |
33. | Winnenden school shooting | Mar 11 | 2009 | Winnenden and Wendlingen | ![]() |
15 |
9 |
F | Tim Kretschmer, 17 | No | Suicide | |
2023 Prague shooting | Dec 21 | 2023 | Prague and Hostouň | ![]() |
15
|
25
|
F | David Kozák, 24 | Suicide | |||
34. | École Polytechnique massacre | Dec 6 | 1989 | Montreal, QC | ![]() |
14 |
14 |
FM | Marc Lépine, 25 | No | Suicide | |
36. | Columbine High School massacre | Apr 20 | 1999 | Columbine, CO | ![]() |
13 |
24 |
F M E |
Eric Harris, 18 Dylan Klebold, 17 |
No | Both died by suicide | |
Janaúba massacre | Oct 5 | 2017 | Janaúba | ![]() |
13 |
37 |
A | Damião Soares dos Santos, 50 | Perished in the flames | |||
Chlef school attack | Oct 15 | 2002 | El Hadjadj, Chlef Province | ![]() |
13
|
1
|
F | None | [9] | |||
39. | Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting | Apr 30 | 2009 | Baku | ![]() |
12 |
13 |
F | Farda Gadirov, 28 | No | Suicide | [10] [11] |
Rio de Janeiro school shooting | Apr 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
12 |
22 |
F | Wellington Oliveira, 23 | No | Suicide | ||
Shiguan kindergarten attack | May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | ![]() |
12 |
5 |
MA | Bai Ningyang (白宁阳), 18 | No | Death penalty | ||
42. | Cologne school massacre | June 11 | 1964 | Cologne | ![]() |
10 |
22 |
FM | Walter Seifert, 42 | No | Suicide | |
Santa Fe High School shooting | May 18 | 2018 | Santa Fe, TX | ![]() |
10 |
13 |
FE | Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17 | No | Arrested | ||
Suzano school shooting (Raul Brasil school) | Mar 13 | 2019 | Suzano | ![]() |
10
|
11
|
FME | Guilherme Taucci Monteiro, 17 Luiz Henrique de Castro, 25 |
Castro was murdered by Monteiro, who then committed suicide | |||
Belgrade school shooting | May 3 | 2023 | Belgrade | ![]() |
10
|
6
|
F | 13-year-old male student | No | Arrested | [12] [13] | |
Enoch Brown school massacre | July 26 | 1764 | Pennsylvania | ![]() |
11 |
1 |
FM | 4 Lenape Natives | No | Unknown | [14] | |
Kauhajoki school shooting | Sep 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki | ![]() |
10 |
1 |
FA | Matti Saari, 22 | No | Suicide | ||
48. | Kazan school shooting | May 11 | 2021 | Kazan | ![]() |
9
|
23
|
FE | Ilnaz Galyaviev, 19 | No | Arrested | |
Shengshui kindergarten attack | May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | ![]() |
9 |
11 |
M | Wu Huanming (吴焕明), 47 | No | Suicide | [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] | |
2015 Umpqua Community College shooting | Oct 1 | 2015 | Roseburg, OR | ![]() |
9 |
8 |
F | Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26 | No | Suicide | [20] | |
Red Lake massacre [a] | Mar 21 | 2005 | Red Lake, MN | ![]() |
9 |
5 |
F | Jeffrey Weise, 16 | No | Suicide | ||
Ruzhou school massacre | Nov 26 | 2004 | Ruzhou | ![]() |
9 |
3 |
M | Yan Yanming (闫彦明), 21 | No | Death penalty | [21] [22] | |
53. | Ikeda school massacre | June 8 | 2001 | Ikeda, Osaka | ![]() |
8 |
15 |
M | Mamoru Takuma (宅間守), 37 | No | Death penalty | |
Mercaz HaRav massacre | Mar 6 | 2008 | Jerusalem | ![]() |
8 |
11 |
F | Alaa Abu Dheim (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم), 26 | No | Killed by police | ||
Studentski grad dormitory massacre | Dec 25 | 1974 | Sofia | ![]() |
8 |
8 |
FM | Branimir Donchev, 17 | No | Arrested, later shot by police during escape attempt | [23] [24] [25] | |
Nanping school massacre | Mar 23 | 2010 | Nanping | ![]() |
8 |
5 |
M | Zheng Minsheng (郑明生), 41 | No | Death penalty | [26] [27] [28] [29] | |
Jokela school shooting | Nov 7 | 2007 | Jokela | ![]() |
8 |
1 |
F A | Pekka-Eric Auvinen, 18 | No | Suicide | ||
58. | Kumba school massacre | Oct 24 | 2020 | Kumba, Southwest Region | ![]() |
7
|
13
|
FM | Unknown | ? | ||
Lyamino School | Feb 11 | 1958 | Lyamino, Perm Krai | ![]() |
7
|
6
|
F | Michael Tselousov (Целоусов, Михаил), 24 | No | Sentenced to death and executed | [30] | |
Burma school massacre | Mar 26 | 1975 | Kachin | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | U Win-maung | No | Killed by police | [31] [32] | |
Zhuping school massacre | Apr 1 | 1996 | Meitian | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | Wang Xiangjun | No | Arrested | [33] [34] [35] [36] | |
2012 Oikos University shooting | Apr 2 | 2012 | Oakland, CA | ![]() |
7 |
3 |
F | One Goh, 43 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
63. | Perm State University shooting | Sep 20 | 2021 | Perm | ![]() |
6
|
47
|
F | Timur Bekmansurov, 18 | No | Severely injured and arrested | |
Anne Anne Kindergarten stabbing [a] | June 3 | 1982 | Sham Shui Po | ![]() |
6 |
37 |
M | Lee Chi Hang (李志衡), 28 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
April 2022 Kabul school bombing | Apr 19 | 2022 | Kabul | ![]() |
6
|
25
|
E | Yes | Unknown | |||
Isla Vista killings | May 23 | 2014 | Isla Vista, CA | ![]() |
6 |
14 |
FMV | Elliot Rodger, 22 | No | Suicide | ||
Sana'a school shooting | Mar 30 | 1997 | Sanaa | ![]() |
6 |
12 |
F | Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 | No | Death penalty | [37] | |
Shafrir synagogue shooting attack | Apr 11 | 1956 | Kfar Chabad | ![]() |
6
|
5
|
F | Yes | Unknown | |||
Massacre in the Leningrad higher military political school of Ministry of Internal Affairs | May 19 | 1977 | Leningrad | ![]() |
6
|
2
|
F | Anatoly Fedorenko
(Федоренко, Анатолий) |
No | Sentenced to death and executed | [38] | |
Massacre in the Kamyshin higher military engineer school | Mar 9 | 1997 | Kamyshin | ![]() |
6 |
2
|
F | Sergei Lepnev (Лепнев, Сергей), 18 | No | 25 years in prison | [39] [40] [41] | |
71. | Stockton schoolyard shooting | Jan 17 | 1989 | Stockton, CA | ![]() |
5 |
32 |
F A | Patrick Purdy, 24 | No | Suicide | |
Atzmona school shooting | Mar 7 | 2002 | Atzmona | ![]() |
5
|
23
|
F E | Mohammed Fathi Farhat (محمد فتحي فرحات), 17 | No | Killed by soldiers | [42] [43] [44] | |
Poe Elementary School bombing | Sep 15 | 1959 | Houston, TX | ![]() |
5 |
19 |
E | Paul Harold Orgeron, 49 | No | Killed by the explosion | [45] | |
Northern Illinois University shooting | Feb 14 | 2008 | DeKalb, IL | ![]() |
5 |
17 |
F | Steven Kazmierczak, 27 | No | Suicide | ||
Eppstein school shooting | June 3 | 1983 | Eppstein | ![]() |
5 |
14 |
F | Karel Charva, 34 | No | Suicide | [46] [47] | |
Obafemi Awolowo University massacre | July 10 | 1999 | Ifẹ, Osun State | ![]() |
5
|
11
|
FM | Black Axe | No | |||
1998 Westside Middle School shooting | Mar 24 | 1998 | Jonesboro, AR | ![]() |
5 |
10 |
F | Andrew Golden, 11 Mitchell Johnson, 13 |
No | Both imprisoned until their 21st birthday | ||
West Nickel Mines School shooting | Oct 2 | 2006 | Nickel Mines, PA | ![]() |
5 |
5 |
F | Charles Roberts, 32 | No | Suicide | ||
Huaiji school massacre | Nov 26 | 2002 | Huaiji | ![]() |
5 |
2 |
M | Shi Ruoqiu (施若丘), 30 | No | Arrested | [48] [49] | |
Mesa school massacre | Nov 12 | 1966 | Mesa, AZ | ![]() |
5 |
2 |
F | Robert Smith, 18 | No | Life imprisonment | [50] | |
2013 Santa Monica shootings | June 7 | 2013 | Santa Monica, CA | ![]() |
5 |
2 |
F A | John Zawahri, 23 | No | Killed by police | ||
University of Iowa shooting | Nov 1 | 1991 | Iowa City, IA | ![]() |
5 |
1 |
F | Gang Lu (卢刚), 28 | No | Suicide | ||
Veshkayma kindergarten shooting | Apr 26 | 2022 | Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast | ![]() |
5 |
1 |
F | Ruslan Akhtyamov | No | Suicide | ||
San Juan massacre | Oct 10 | 1977 | San Juan | ![]() |
5 |
0 |
M | Arrested | [51] | |||
Maradi massacre | Jan 10 | 1994 | Maradi | ![]() |
5
|
0
|
M | Arrested | [52] | |||
86. | Thurston High School shooting [a] | May 20/21 | 1998 | Springfield, OR | ![]() |
4 |
28 |
F | Kipland Kinkel, 15 | No | Life imprisonment | [53] |
Bremen school shooting | June 20 | 1913 | Bremen | ![]() |
4 |
21 |
F | Heinz Schmidt, 29 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
Linwu school massacre | Sep 30 | 2004 | Linwu | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Liu Hongwen (刘洪文), 28 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | [54] | |
Dendermonde nursery attack | Jan 23 | 2009 | Beveren and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Kim De Gelder, 20 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
Lindhurst High School shooting | May 1 | 1992 | Olivehurst, CA | ![]() |
4 |
10 |
F | Eric Houston, 20 | No | Death penalty | ||
La Loche shootings | Jan 24 | 2016 | La Loche, SK | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Randan Dakota Fontaine, 17 [55] | No | Life imprisonment | [56] | |
2021 Oxford High School shooting | Nov 30 | 2021 | Oxford Township, Michigan | ![]() |
4
|
7
|
F | Ethan Crumbley, 15 | No | Life impresonment | [57] [58] | |
2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings | Dec 9 | 2007 | Arvada and Colorado Springs, CO | ![]() |
4 |
5 |
F | Matthew Murray, 24 | No | Suicide | ||
Suixi school massacre | Jan 26 | 2003 | Suixi | ![]() |
4 |
3 |
M | Chen Peiquan, 35 | No | Arrested | [59] | |
Illinois school massacre | Sep 23 | 1988 | Chicago, IL | ![]() |
4 |
2 |
F | Clemmie Henderson, 40 | No | Killed by police | [60] | |
Gongyi school massacre | Sep 14 | 2011 | Gongyi | ![]() |
4 |
2 |
M | Wang Hongbin, 30 | No | Arrested | [61] | |
Marysville shooting | Oct 24 | 2014 | Marysville, WA | ![]() |
4 |
3 |
F | Jaylen Fryberg, 15 | No | Suicide | [62] | |
Concordia University massacre | Aug 24 | 1992 | Montreal, QC | ![]() |
4 |
1 |
F | Valery Fabrikant, 52 | No | Life imprisonment | [63] | |
Gulbene school massacre | Feb 22 | 1999 | Gulbene | ![]() |
4 |
1 |
M | Alexander Koryakov, 19 | No | Life imprisonment | [64] | |
2001 Isla Vista killings | Feb 24 | 2001 | Isla Vista, CA | ![]() |
4
|
1
|
V | David Attias, 18 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | [65] | |
Ozar Hatorah shooting | Mar 19 | 2012 | Toulouse | ![]() |
4 |
1
|
F | Mohammed Merah, 23 | No | Killed by police | [66] | |
Kunming school killings | Feb 13–15 | 2004 | Kunming | ![]() |
4 |
0 |
M | Ma Jiajue (馬加爵), 23 | No | Death penalty | [67] | |
103. | Wilno school massacre | May 6 | 1925 | Wilno | ![]() |
3–6 |
4–11 |
F E | Stanisław Ławrynowicz, Janusz Obrąbalski | No | Both died by suicide | |
104. | Zibo school massacre | Aug 3 | 2010 | Zibo | ![]() |
3–4 |
7–20 |
M | Fang Jiantang (方建堂), 26 | No | Death penalty | [68] |
105. | 1997 Heath High School shooting | Dec 1 | 1997 | Paducah, Kentucky, Kentucky | ![]() |
3
|
5
|
F | Michael Carneal, 14 | No | Arrested | [69] |
2023 Michigan State University shooting | Feb 13 | 2023 | East Lansing MI | ![]() |
3 |
5 |
F | Anthony Dwayne McRae, 43 | No | Self-inflicted gunshot | [70] |
The # symbol indicates the massacre's ranking by number of deaths (since this list is sorted by death toll, not by date or by number of overall casualties).
The W column gives a basic description of the weapons used:
This is a list of mass/spree killers who attacked schools. A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills three or more people in one incident, with no "cooling off" period. [71] [72] A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others. [73] [74] [75]
The victims must be largely the relatives of the perpetrator to be considered a familicide.
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. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kehoe, Andrew Philip, 55 [a] | May 18 | 1927 | Bath Township, Michigan | ![]() |
44 |
58 |
FME | Committed suicide Also killed numerous animals |
|
2 |
Khamrab, Panya, 34 (ปัญญา คำราบ) |
Oct. 6 | 2022 | Na Klang | ![]() |
36 |
10 |
FMV | Committed suicide | |
3 |
Cho, Seung-Hui, 23 (조승희) |
April 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, Virginia | ![]() |
32 |
17 |
F | Committed suicide Six more people were injured by jumping out of windows as they escape from the perpetrator |
|
4 | Lanza, Adam Peter, 20 [a] | Dec. 14 | 2012 | Newtown, Connecticut | ![]() |
27 |
2 |
F | Committed suicide | |
5 | Ramos, Salvador Rolando, 18 [a] | May 24 | 2022 | Uvalde, Texas |
![]() |
21 |
18 |
F | Killed by police | |
6 |
Roslyakov, Vladislav Igorevich, 18 (Росляков, Владислав Игоревич) |
Oct. 17 | 2018 | Kerch | 20 |
70 |
F E | Committed suicide | ||
7 |
Kazantsev, Artyom Igorevich, 34 (Казанцев, Артём Игоревич) |
Sept. 26 | 2022 | Izhevsk | ![]() |
18 |
23 |
F | Committed suicide | |
8 | Cruz, Nikolas Jacob, 19 | Feb. 14 | 2018 | Parkland, Florida | ![]() |
17 |
17 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
9 | Hamilton, Thomas Watt, 43 | March 13 | 1996 | Dunblane | ![]() |
17 |
15 |
F | Committed suicide | |
10 | Whitman, Charles Joseph, 25 [a] | Aug. 1 | 1966 | Austin, Texas | ![]() |
16 |
31 |
FM | Killed by police Terminated a pregnancy One of the victims died in 2001; attributed to this event |
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11 | Kozák, David, 24 | Dec. 15/21 | 2023 | Klánovice Forest, Hostouň and Prague | ![]() |
16 |
25 |
F | Committed suicide One more died by jumping out of a window |
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12 | Steinhäuser, Robert, 19 | April 26 | 2002 | Erfurt | ![]() |
16 |
1 |
F | Committed suicide | |
13 | Kretschmer, Tim, 17 | March 11 | 2009 | Winnenden and Wendlingen | ![]() |
15 |
9 |
F | Committed suicide | |
14 | Lépine, Marc, 25 | Dec. 6 | 1989 | Montreal, Quebec | ![]() |
14 |
14 |
FM | Committed suicide | |
15 |
Harris, Eric David, 18 Klebold, Dylan Bennet, 17 |
April 20 | 1999 | Columbine, Colorado | ![]() |
13 |
21 |
F O | Both committed suicide | |
16 | Menezes de Oliveira, Wellington, 23 | April 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
12 |
22 |
F | Committed suicide | |
17 | Gadirov, Farda, 28 | April 30 | 2009 | Baku | ![]() |
12 |
13 |
F | Committed suicide |
|
18 |
Bai Ningyang, 18 (白宁阳) |
May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | ![]() |
12 |
5 |
MA | Sentenced to death and executed | |
19 | Seifert, Willi Walter, 42 | June 11 | 1964 | Cologne | ![]() |
10 |
22 |
FM | Committed suicide | |
20 | Pagourtzis, Dimitrios, 17 (accused) | May 18 | 2018 | Santa Fe, Texas | ![]() |
10 |
13 |
F | Arrested | |
21 | 7th-grade student, 13 | May 3 | 2023 | Belgrade | ![]() |
10 |
6 |
F | Arrested | [12] [13] |
22 | Saari, Matti Juhani, 22 | Sept. 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki | ![]() |
10 |
1 |
F A | Committed suicide | |
23 |
Galyaviev, Ilnaz Rinatovich, 19 (Галявиев, Ильназ Ринатович) |
May 11 | 2021 | Kazan | ![]() |
9 |
23 |
F E | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
24 |
Zhao Zewei, 28 (赵泽伟) |
April 27 | 2018 | Yulin | ![]() |
9 |
12 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [76] |
25 |
Wu Huanming, 47 (吴焕明) |
May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | ![]() |
9 |
11 |
M | Committed suicide | |
26 | Harper-Mercer, Christopher Sean, 26 | Oct. 1 | 2015 | Roseburg, Oregon | ![]() |
9 |
8 |
F | Committed suicide | |
27 | Weise, Jeffrey James, 16 [a] | March 21 | 2005 | Red Lake, Minnesota | ![]() |
9 |
5 |
F | Committed suicide | |
28 |
Yan Yanming, 21 (闫彦明) |
Nov. 26 | 2004 | Ruzhou | ![]() |
9 |
3 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [77] |
29 |
Takuma, Mamoru, 37 (宅間守) |
June 8 | 2001 | Ikeda, Osaka | ![]() |
8 |
15 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
30 |
Ala Hisham Abu Dheim, 26 (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم) |
March 6 | 2008 | Jerusalem | ![]() |
8 |
11 |
F | Killed by soldiers | |
31 |
Henrique de Castro, Luiz, 25 Taucci Monteiro, Guilherme, 17 [a] |
March 13 | 2019 | Suzano | ![]() |
8 |
11 |
FM | Henrique killed by Taucci Taucci committed suicide |
|
32 |
Donchev, Branimir Delchev, 17 (Дончев, Бранимир Делчев) |
Dec. 24 | 1974 | Durvenitsa | ![]() |
8 |
8 |
FM | Found not guilty by reason of insanity Terminated a pregnancy |
[78] |
33 |
Zheng Minsheng, 41 (郑民生) |
March 23 | 2010 | Nanping | ![]() |
8 |
5 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [79] |
34 |
Yu Hua, 40 (於華) |
Sept. 2 | 2019 | Baiyangping | ![]() |
8 |
2 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [80] |
35 | Auvinen, Pekka-Eric, 18 | Nov. 7 | 2007 | Jokela | ![]() |
8 |
1 |
F A | Committed suicide | |
36 | U Win-maung | March 26 | 1975 | Kachin | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | Killed by police | [81] |
37 | Wang Xiangjun | April 1 | 1996 | Meitian | ![]() |
7 |
5 |
M | Arrested | [82] |
38 | Goh, One L., 43 | April 2 | 2012 | Oakland, California | ![]() |
7 |
3 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
39 |
Bekmansurov, Timur Maratovich, 18 (Бекмансуров, Тимур Маратович) |
Sept. 20 | 2021 | Perm | ![]() |
6 |
23 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
40 |
Lee Chi Hang, 28
[a] (李志衡) |
June 3 | 1982 | Sham Shui Po |
![]() |
6 |
37 |
M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
41 | Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 | March 30 | 1997 | Sana'a | ![]() |
6 |
12 |
F | Sentenced to death and executed | [83] |
42 | Fedorenko, Anatoly (Федоренко, Анатолий) |
May 19 | 1977 | Leningrad | ![]() |
6 |
2 |
F | Sentenced to death and executed | [84] |
43 |
Lepnev, Sergei, 18 (Лепнев, Сергей) |
March 9 | 1997 | Kamyshin | ![]() |
6 |
2 |
F | Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment, later changed to 25 years in prison |
[85] |
44 |
Wu Moujie, 25 (吴某杰) |
July 10 | 2023 | Lianjiang, Guangdong | ![]() |
6 |
1 |
M | Arrested | [86] |
45 | Hale, Audrey Elizabeth, 28 | March 27 | 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee | ![]() |
6 |
0 |
F | Killed by police | |
46. | Purdy, Patrick Edward, 24 | Jan. 17 | 1989 | Stockton, California | ![]() |
5 |
32 |
F A | Committed suicide | |
47 |
Mohammed Fathi Farhat, 17 (محمد فتحي فرحات) |
March 7 | 2002 | Gush Katif | ![]() |
5 |
23 |
F E | Killed by soldiers | [87] |
48 | Kazmierczak, Steven Phillip, 27 | Feb. 14 | 2008 | DeKalb, Illinois | ![]() |
5 |
17 |
F | Committed suicide | |
49 | Charva, Karel, 34 | June 3 | 1983 | Eppstein | ![]() |
5 |
14 |
F | Committed suicide | [88] |
50 |
Golden, Andrew Douglas, 11 Johnson, Mitchell Scott, 13 |
March 24 | 1998 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | ![]() |
5 |
10 |
F | Both were imprisoned until their 21st birthday | |
51 | Roberts, Charles Carl, 32 | Oct. 2 | 2006 | Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania | ![]() |
5 |
5 |
F | Committed suicide | |
52 | Kinkel, Kipland Philip, 15 [a] | May 20/21 | 1998 | Springfield, Oregon | ![]() |
4 |
25 |
F | Sentenced to 111 years in prison | [89] |
53 | Schmidt, Heinz Jakob Friedrich Ernst, 29 | June 20 | 1913 | Bremen | ![]() |
4 |
21 |
F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity One more died trying to escape |
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54 | Rodrigues Castiglioni, Gabriel, 16 | Nov. 25 | 2022 | Aracruz | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
F | Sentenced to 3 years in prison | |
55 | Liu Hongwen, 28 (刘洪文) |
Sept. 30 | 2004 | Linwu County | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [90] |
56 | De Gelder, Kim, 20 | Jan. 16/23 | 2009 | Vrasene and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde | ![]() |
4 |
12 |
M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
57 | Houston, Eric Christopher, 20 | May 1 | 1992 | Olivehurst, California | ![]() |
4 |
10 |
F | Sentenced to death | |
58 | Fontaine, Randan Dakota, 17 [a] | Jan. 22 | 2016 | La Loche, Saskatchewan | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
59 | Crumbley, Ethan, 15 | Nov. 30 | 2021 | Oxford Township, Michigan | ![]() |
4 |
7 |
F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
60 | Bayar, Volkan, 37 | Apr. 5 | 2018 | Eskişehir | ![]() |
4
|
0
|
F | Arrested. | [91] |
61 |
Fang Jiantang, 26 (方建堂) |
Aug. 3 | 2010 | Zibo | ![]() |
3–5 |
6–20 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [92] |
62 | Wu Yechang, 25 (吴业昌) |
Sept. 21 | 2012 | Pingnan County | ![]() |
3 |
13 |
M | Sentenced to death and executed | [93] |
63 | Barbaro, Anthony F., 17 | Dec. 30 | 1974 | Olean, New York | ![]() |
3 |
11 |
F E | Committed suicide while awaiting trial | |
64 |
Ławrynowicz, Stanisław, 22 Obrapalski, Janusz, 21 |
May 6 | 1925 | Wilno/Vilnius | ![]() |
3 |
9 |
F E | Both committed suicide | |
65 | Solich, Rafael, 15 | Sep. 28 | 2004 | Carmen de Patagones | ![]() |
3
|
5
|
F | Declared too young to be persecuted | |
66 | Lundin Petterson, Anton Niclas, 19 | Oct. 22 | 2015 | Trollhättan | ![]() |
3
|
2
|
M | Killed by police | |
67 | Arancibia Navarro, Iván Jesus, 47 [a] | Dec. 17 | 1999 | Valparaíso | ![]() |
3
|
0
|
F | Also attempted suicide. Declared not guilty by reason of insanity. |
The W-column gives a basic description of the weapons used in the murders
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