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.

This list arbitrarily limits the scope of the subject to workplace rampage killings that meet the following criteria:

  1. 6 or more dead
  2. at least 4 people killed and least 10 victims overall (dead plus injured)
  3. at least 2 people killed and least 12 victims overall (dead plus injured)

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
3. Barton, Mark Orrin, 44 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 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
6. Unknown Aug. 18 1985 Lianyungang China
12
?
 F
7. Hossein, Tazmal Dec. 1 1914 Naihati India
10
11
  M Arrested
8. Jiansheng, Tang July 29 1982 Maputo Mozambique
9
0
 F Sentenced to death and executed
9. Asadullah
(اسد الله)		 March 30 2012 Yahyakhel District Afghanistan
9
0
 F P Escaped
10. Cassidy, Samuel James, 57 May 26 2021 San Jose, California U.S.
9
0
 F A Committed suicide
11. Moreño, Jonathan, 31 Jan. 16 2005 Kalibo Philippines
8
29–33
 F Killed by police
12. Wesbecker, Joseph Thomas, 47 Sept. 14 1989 Louisville, Kentucky U.S.
8
12
 F Committed suicide
13. Mansour, Ahmed Ali, 45
(احمد علي منصور)		 July 31 2002 Beirut Lebanon
8
5
 F Sentenced to death and executed
14. Hasebeng, L. S., 27 Aug. 25 1992 Goedemoed South Africa
8
4
 F Committed suicide
15. Hole, Brandon Scott, 19 April 15 2021 Indianapolis, Indiana U.S.
8
4
 F Committed suicide
16. Thornton, Omar Sheriff, 34 Aug. 3 2010 Manchester, Connecticut U.S.
8
2
 F Committed suicide
17. Huang Zhongge
(黄中革)		 Nov. 29 1993 Daxin County China
8
?
 F Killed by police
18. Tselousov, Michael, 24
(Целоусов, Михаил)		 Feb. 11 1958 Lyamino Soviet Union
7
6
 F Sentenced to death and executed
19. Farley, Richard Wade, 39 Feb. 16 1988 Sunnyvale, California U.S.
7
4
 F E Sentenced to death
20. Zoritch, Franck, 25 July 1 1992 Besançon France
7
4
 F Committed suicide
21. Tsui Yin, 41 Jan. 26 1962 Taipei Taiwan
7
3
 F Sentenced to death and executed
22. Fernandez, Edgardo, 16 Oct. 21 1995 Olongapo Philippines
7
3
 F Arrested
One more died from a heart attack
23. Abdullah Jaber Al-Malki, 30
(عبد الله جابر المالكي)		 Feb. 11 2016 Ad Dair Saudi Arabia
7
3
 F Arrested
24. Unknown Oct. 1913 La Paz Bolivia
7
2+
  M Arrested
25. Stewart, William, 53 June 21/22 1828 Brig Mary Russell
7
2
 FM Found not guilty by reason of insanity
26. Allaway, Edward Charles, 37 July 12 1976 Fullerton, California U.S.
7
2
 F Found not guilty by reason of insanity
27. Samarendra Deka, 22 Nov. 27 2004 Baramulla India
7
2
 F Killed by police
28. Li Xiaolong, 27
(李小龙)		 Nov. 20 2014 Qinhuangdao China
7
1
  M Arrested
29. Zhao, Chunli, 67 (accused) Jan. 23 2023 Half Moon Bay, California U.S.
7
1
 F Arrested
30. Redureau, Marcel, 15 Oct. 1 1913 Bas-Briacé France
7
0
  M Sentenced to 20 years in prison
31. Uyesugi, Byran Koji, 40 Nov. 2 1999 Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.
7
0
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment
32. McDermott, Michael, 42 Dec. 26 2000 Wakefield, Massachusetts U.S.
7
0
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment
33. San Marco, Jennifer, 44 Jan. 30 2006 Goleta, California U.S.
7
0
 F Committed suicide
34. Maslah, Abdihakim July 14 2016 Kapenguria Kenya
7
0
 F Killed by police
35. Williams, Douglas P., 48 July 8 2003 Meridian, Mississippi U.S.
6
8
 F Committed suicide
36. Held, Leo, 40 Oct. 23 1967 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania U.S.
6
6
 F Killed by police
37. Grace, Edwin James, 33 June 21 1972 Cherry Hill, New Jersey U.S.
6
6
 F Committed suicide
38. Cowan, Frederick William, 33 Feb. 14 1977 New Rochelle, New York U.S.
6
4
 F Committed suicide
39. Parish, John Felton, 49 Aug. 9 1982 Grand Prairie, Texas U.S.
6
4
 F V Killed by police
40. Fan Jieming, 62
(范杰明)		 June 22 2013 Shanghai China
6
4
 FM Arrested
41. Bing, Andre Marcus, 31 Nov. 22 2022 Chesapeake, Virginia U.S.
6
4
 F Committed suicide
42. Unknown Police Officer March 11 1971 Cavite Province Philippines
6
2
 F
43. Engeldinger, Andrew John, 36 Sept. 27 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.
6
2
 F Committed suicide
44. Umb, Jan Oct. 17/18 1887 Schooner Johannes
6
1
  M Sentenced to 10 years penal service
45. Layman, Charles Newton, 44 Dec. 16 1935 Los Angeles, California U.S.
6
1
 F Found not guilty by reason of insanity
46. Ilyasov, Yuri Illarionovich, 27
(Илясов, Юрий Илларионович)		 Sept. 7 1964 Malyy Melik Soviet Union
6
1
 F Sentenced to death and executed
47. Harpinder Singh, 40
(हरपिंदर सिंह)		 July 16/17 2010 Kuchai India
6
1
 F Killed by police
48. Surasak, Jaras, 56
(จรัส สุรศักดิ์)		 Dec. 26 2011 Khuan Ma Phrao Thailand
6
1
 F Committed suicide
49. Vinogradov, Dmitry Andreyevich, 29
(Виноградов, Дмитрий Андреевич)		 Nov. 7 2012 Moscow Russia
6
1
 F Sentenced to life imprisonment
50. Erim, Veysi, 33 March 19 2014 Kars Turkey
6
1
 F Committed suicide
51. McCabe, Henry March 31 1926 Malahide Ireland
6
0
  MP Sentenced to death and executed
52. Tapia, Salvador, 36 Aug. 27 2003 Chicago, Illinois U.S.
6
0
 F Killed by police
53. Ezzatullah, 23 Nov. 29 2010 Pachir Wagam Afghanistan
6
0
 F Killed by soldiers
54. Unknown Fergusson Island Papua New Guinea
6
?
  M Killed
55. Wang Wei Dec. 7/8 1996 Haicheng China
6
?
 F Arrested
56. Gulbuddin, 25 Nov. 3 2009 Shin Kalay Afghanistan
5
8
 F
57. Sturgeon, Connor James, 25 April 10 2023 Louisville, Kentucky U.S.
5
8
 F Killed by police
58. Martin, Gary Montez, 45 Feb. 15 2019 Aurora, Illinois U.S.
5
6
 F Killed by police
59. Hiranwadee, Chaiyaworn, 50
(ชัยวร หิรัญวดี)		 June 11 1997 Lang Suan Thailand
5
5
 F Committed suicide
60. Abdu, Anwar Badi, 28 Nov. 9 2015 Amman Jordan
5
5
 F Killed by police
61. Murphy, John, 50 June 5 1909 Somerville, Massachusetts U.S.
5-7
2-4
  M Arrested
62. Johnstone, George, 33 Sept. 1845 Barque Tory
3
14
  M Found not guilty by reason of insanity
63. Ford, Cedric Larry, 38 Feb. 25 2016 Hesston, Kansas U.S.
3
14
 F Killed by police
64. Ahmed Mustafa Ibrahim Ali, 30
(أحمد مصطفى إبراهيم علي)		 April 17 2004 Mitrovica Serbia and Montenegro
3
11
 F Killed by police
65. Mann, Edward Thomas, 38 May 28 1982 Bethesda, Maryland U.S.
3
9
 F V Sentenced to three consecutive life terms and 1,080 years in prison
Committed suicide in prison in 1986
66. Soprakhon, Hassapon
(โสประโคน, หัสพล)		 Oct. 25 2015 Tham Thalu Thailand
2
13
 F Arrested
67. Smith, Robert Kenneth, 31 May 15 1969 Twinsburg, Ohio U.S.
2
10
 F Committed suicide

Abbreviations and footnotes

  1. At least three of the victims were relatives of the assailant.
  2. At least one of the victims was not a co-worker of the perpetrator (not indicated, if the victim was a relative).
  3. Assailant was a member of the police at the time of the rampage.
  4. 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)