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This is a list ofschool massacres by death toll.
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 Weapons 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.[91][92] A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others.[93][94][95]
The victims must be largely the relatives of the perpetrator to be considered a familicide.
This list does not includeserial killers, members ofdemocidal 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 |  United States | 44 | 58 | FME | Committed suicide Also killed numerous animals | |
| 2 | Li Chuicai, 32 (李垂才) | March 6 | 2001 | Fanglin Village,Wanzai County,Jiangxi |  China | 41 | 27 | EO | Committed suicide | |
| 3 | Cho, Seung-Hui, 23 (조승희) | April 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, Virginia |  United States | 32 | 17 | F | Committed suicide Six more people were injured by jumping out of windows as they escape from the perpetrator | |
| 4 | Khamrab, Panya, 34 (ปัญญา คำราบ) | Oct. 6 | 2022 | Na Klang |  Thailand | 27 | 1-2 | FMV | Committed suicide | |
| 5 | Lanza, Adam Peter, 20[a] | Dec. 14 | 2012 | Newtown, Connecticut | United States | 27 | 2 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 6 | Ramos, Salvador Rolando, 18[a] | May 24 | 2022 | Uvalde, Texas | United States | 21 | 17 | F | Killed by police | |
| 7 | Roslyakov, Vladislav Igorevich, 18 (Росляков, Владислав Игоревич) | Oct. 17 | 2018 | Kerch | 20 | 70 | F E | Committed suicide | ||
| 8 | Kazantsev, Artyom Igorevich, 34 (Казанцев, Артём Игоревич) | Sept. 26 | 2022 | Izhevsk |  Russia | 18 | 23 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 9 | Cruz, Nikolas Jacob, 19 | Feb. 14 | 2018 | Parkland, Florida | United States | 17 | 17 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 10 | Hamilton, Thomas Watt, 43 | March 13 | 1996 | Dunblane |  United Kingdom | 17 | 15 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 11 | Whitman, Charles Joseph, 25[a] | Aug. 1 | 1966 | Austin, Texas | United States | 15 | 31 | F | Killed by police Terminated a pregnancy One of the victims died in 2001; attributed to this event | |
| 12 | Steinhäuser, Robert, 19 | April 26 | 2002 | Erfurt |  Germany | 16 | 1 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 13 | Kretschmer, Tim, 17 | March 11 | 2009 | Winnenden andWendlingen | Germany | 15 | 9 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 14 | Kozák, David, 24 | Dec. 21 | 2023 | Prague |  Czech Republic | 14 | 25 | F | Committed suicide Also killed two people days earlier and own father on the day of the shooting | |
| 15 | Harris, Eric David, 18 Klebold, Dylan Bennet, 17 | April 20 | 1999 | Columbine, Colorado | United States | 14 | 20 | F O | Both committed suicide. One of the victims died in 2025; attributed to this event | |
| 16 | Lépine, Marc, 25 | Dec. 6 | 1989 | Montreal, Quebec |  Canada | 14 | 14 | FM | Committed suicide | |
| 17 | Soares dos Santos, Damião, 50 | Oct. 5 | 2017 | Janaúba |  Brazil | 13 | 37 | A | Committed suicide | |
| 18 | Menezes de Oliveira, Wellington, 23 | April 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 12 | 22 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 19 | Gadirov, Farda, 28 | April 30 | 2009 | Baku |  Azerbaijan | 12 | 13 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 20 | Bai Ningyang, 18 (白宁阳) | May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | China | 12 | 5 | MA | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 21 | Achleitner, Arthur, 21 | June 10 | 2025 | Graz |  Austria | 10 | 30 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 22 | Seifert, Willi Walter, 42 | June 11 | 1964 | Cologne | West Germany | 10 | 22 | FM | Committed suicide | |
| 23 | Pagourtzis, Dimitrios, 17 (accused) | May 18 | 2018 | Santa Fe, Texas | United States | 10 | 13 | F | Arrested | |
| 24 | Kecmanović, Kosta, 13 | May 3 | 2023 | Belgrade |  Serbia | 10 | 6 | F | Arrested | [22][23] |
| 25 | Andersson, Rickard, 35 | Feb. 4 | 2025 | Örebro |  Sweden | 10 | 6 | F A | Committed suicide | |
| 26 | Saari, Matti Juhani, 22 | Sept. 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki |  Finland | 10 | 1 | F A | Committed suicide | |
| 27 | Galyaviev, Ilnaz Rinatovich, 19 (Галявиев, Ильназ Ринатович) | May 11 | 2021 | Kazan | Russia | 9 | 23 | F E | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 28 | Zhao Zewei, 28 (赵泽伟) | April 27 | 2018 | Yulin | China | 9 | 12 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [96] |
| 29 | Wu Huanming, 47 (吴焕明) | May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | China | 9 | 11 | M | Committed suicide | |
| 30 | Harper-Mercer, Christopher Sean, 26 | Oct. 1 | 2015 | Roseburg, Oregon | United States | 9 | 8 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 31 | Yan, Yanming, 21 (闫彦明) | Nov. 26 | 2004 | Ruzhou | China | 9 | 3 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [31] |
| 32 | Xu, Jiajin, 21 | Nov. 16 | 2024 | Yixing | China | 8 | 17 | M | Arrested | |
| 33 | Takuma, Mamoru, 37 (宅間守) | June 8 | 2001 | Ikeda, Osaka |  Japan | 8 | 15 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 34 | Ala Hisham Abu Dheim, 26 (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم) | March 6 | 2008 | Jerusalem |  Israel / Palestine | 8 | 11 | F | Killed by soldiers | |
| 35 | Henrique de Castro, Luiz, 25 Taucci Monteiro, Guilherme, 17[a] | March 13 | 2019 | Suzano | Brazil | 8 | 11 | FM | Henrique killed by Taucci Taucci committed suicide | |
| 36 | Donchev, Branimir Delchev, 17 (Дончев, Бранимир Делчев) | Dec. 24 | 1974 | Durvenitsa |  Bulgaria | 8 | 8 | FM | Incarcerated in a mental facility. Later shot and killed by officers in an escape attempt | [34] |
| 37 | Zheng Minsheng, 41 (郑民生) | March 23 | 2010 | Nanping | China | 8 | 5 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [97] |
| 38 | Yu Hua, 40 (於華) | Sept. 2 | 2019 | Baiyangping | China | 8 | 2 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [98] |
| 39 | Auvinen, Pekka-Eric, 18 | Nov. 7 | 2007 | Jokela | Finland | 8 | 1 | F A | Committed suicide | |
| 40 | Weise, Jeffrey James, 16[a] | March 21 | 2005 | Red Lake, Minnesota | United States | 7 | 9 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 41 | Mikhail Tselousov (Целоусов, Михаил), 24 | Feb. 11 | 1958 | Lyamino, Perm Krai |  Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [40][41] |
| 42 | U Win-maung | March 26 | 1975 | Kachin |  Burma | 7 | 5 | M | Killed by police | [43] |
| 43 | Wang Xiangjun (王湘军) | April 1 | 1996 | Meitian | China | 7 | 5 | M | Arrested | [44] |
| 44 | Goh, One L., 43 | April 2 | 2012 | Oakland, California | United States | 7 | 3 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 45 | Bekmansurov, Timur Maratovich, 18 (Бекмансуров, Тимур Маратович) | Sept. 20 | 2021 | Perm | Russia | 6 | 23 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 46 | Lee Chi Hang, 28[a] (李志衡) | June 3 | 1982 | Sham Shui Po |  Hong Kong | 6 | 37 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
| 47 | Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 | March 30 | 1997 | Sana'a |  Yemen | 6 | 12 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [99] |
| 48 | Roberts, Charles Carl, 32 | Oct. 2 | 2006 | Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania | United States | 6 | 4 | F | Committed suicide one of the victims died in 2024; attributed to this event | |
| 49 | Fedorenko, Anatoly (Федоренко, Анатолий) | May 19 | 1977 | Leningrad | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | [100] |
| 50 | Lepnev, Sergei, 18 (Лепнев, Сергей) | March 9 | 1997 | Kamyshin | Russia | 6 | 2 | F | Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment, later changed to 25 years in prison | [101] |
| 51 | Wu Moujie, 25 (吴某杰) | July 10 | 2023 | Lianjiang, Guangdong | China | 6 | 1 | M | Arrested | [102] |
| 52 | Hale, Audrey Elizabeth, 28 | March 27 | 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | 6 | 1 | F | Killed by police One more was injured indirectly | |
| 53 | Purdy, Patrick Edward, 24 | Jan. 17 | 1989 | Stockton, California | United States | 5 | 32 | F A | Committed suicide | |
| 54 | Mohammed Fathi Farhat [he], 17 (محمد فتحي فرحات) | March 7 | 2002 | Gush Katif,Gaza Strip | Palestine | 5 | 23 | F E | Killed by soldiers | [103] |
| 55 | Kazmierczak, Steven Phillip, 27 | Feb. 14 | 2008 | DeKalb, Illinois | United States | 5 | 17 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 56 | Charva, Karel, 34 | June 3 | 1983 | Eppstein | West Germany | 5 | 14 | F | Committed suicide | [104] |
| 57 | Golden, Andrew Douglas, 11 Johnson, Mitchell Scott, 13 | March 24 | 1998 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | United States | 5 | 10 | F | Both were imprisoned until their 21st birthday | |
| 58 | Smith, Robert Benjamin, 18 | Nov. 12 | 1966 | Mesa, Arizona | United States | 5 | 2 | MF | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 59 | Kipper Mai, Fabiano, 18 | May 4 | 2021 | Saudades | Brazil | 5 | 1 | M | Sentenced to 329 years and 4 months in prison | |
| 60 | Spencer, Verlin, 37 | May 6 | 1940 | South Pasadena, California | United States | 5 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [66] |
| 61 | Kinkel, Kipland Philip, 15[a] | May 20/21 | 1998 | Springfield, Oregon | United States | 4 | 25 | F | Sentenced to 111 years in prison | [105] |
| 62 | Schmidt, Heinz Jakob Friedrich Ernst, 29 | June 20 | 1913 | Bremen |  Germany | 4 | 21 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity One more died trying to escape | |
| 63 | Rodrigues Castiglioni, Gabriel, 16 | Nov. 25 | 2022 | Aracruz | Brazil | 4 | 12 | F | Sentenced to 3 years in prison | |
| 64 | Liu Hongwen, 28 (刘红文) | Sept. 30 | 2004 | Linwu County | China | 4 | 12 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | [106] |
| 65 | De Gelder, Kim, 20 | Jan. 16/23 | 2009 | Vrasene andSint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde |  Belgium | 4 | 12 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 66 | Houston, Eric Christopher, 20 | May 1 | 1992 | Olivehurst, California | United States | 4 | 10 | F | Sentenced to death | |
| 67 | Gray, Colt, 14 (accused) | Sept. 4 | 2024 | Winder, Georgia | United States | 4 | 7 | F | Arrested | [72] |
| 68 | Fontaine, Randan Dakota, 17[a] | Jan. 22 | 2016 | La Loche, Saskatchewan | Canada | 4 | 7 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 69 | Crumbley, Ethan, 15 | Nov. 30 | 2021 | Oxford Township, Michigan | United States | 4 | 7 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 70 | Henrique de Lima, Luiz, 25 | April 5 | 2023 | Blumenau | Brazil | 4 | 5 | M | Sentenced to 220 years in prison | |
| 71 | Bayar, Volkan, 37 | April 5 | 2018 | Eskişehir |  Turkey | 4 | 3 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | [107] |
| 72 | Koryakov, Alexander, 19 | Feb. 22 | 1999 | Gulbene |  Latvia | 4 | 1 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 73 | Fang Jiantang, 26 (方建堂) | Aug. 3 | 2010 | Zibo | China | 3–5 | 6–20 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [108] |
| 74 | Riffo Sandoval, María Jesús, 48 | Oct. 8 | 1975 | Angol |  Chile | 3 | 40 | P | Sentenced to 20 years in prison | [109] |
| 75 | Wu Yechang, 25 (吴业昌) | Sept. 21 | 2012 | Pingnan County | China | 3 | 13 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | [110] |
| 76 | Barbaro, Anthony F., 17 | Dec. 30 | 1974 | Olean, New York | United States | 3 | 11 | F E | Committed suicide while awaiting trial | |
| 77 | Ławrynowicz, Stanisław, 22 Obrapalski, Janusz, 21 | May 6 | 1925 | Wilno/Vilnius |  Poland (current day Lithuania) | 3 | 9 | F E | Both committed suicide | |
| 78 | Solich, Rafael, 15 | Sept. 28 | 2004 | Carmen de Patagones |  Argentina | 3 | 5 | F | Declared too young to be prosecuted | |
| 79 | Bishop, Amy, 44 | Feb. 12 | 2010 | Huntsville, Alabama | United States | 3 | 3 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 80 | Lundin Petterson, Anton Niclas, 21 | Oct. 22 | 2015 | Trollhättan | Sweden | 3 | 2 | M | Killed by police | |
| 81 | Labus, Adam, 22 | Feb. 19 | 2002 | Freising | Germany | 3 | 1 | F | Committed suicide. | [111] |
| 82 | Galaviz, Gabriel Alejandro, 20 | March 6 | 2024 | Guadalajara |  Mexico | 3 | 1 | M | Later died by suicide while awaiting trial. | [112] |
| 83 | Arancibia Navarro, Iván Jesus, 47[a] | Dec. 17 | 1999 | Valparaíso | Chile | 3 | 0 | F | Also attempted suicide. Found not guilty by reason of insanity. | |
| 84 | Flores, Robert Stewart Jr., 41 | Oct. 28 | 2002 | Tucson, Arizona | United States | 3 | 0 | F | Committed suicide. | |
| 85 | Vukalić, Mehmed, 50 | Aug. 21 | 2024 | Sanski Most |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | F | Also attempted suicide. |
The W-column gives a basic description of the weapons used in the murders
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