List of rampage killers in the Americas

This section of the list of rampage killers contains those cases that occurred in the Americas.

This section does not include school massacres; workplace killings; religious, political or racial crimes; or mass murders that took place primarily in a domestic environment, like familicides, which are covered in their own categories. Cases where the primary motive for the murders was to facilitate or cover up another felony, like robbery, are also excluded.

A rampage killer has been defined as follows:

A rampage involves the (attempted) killing of multiple persons at least partly in public space by a single physically present perpetrator using (potentially) deadly weapons in a single event without any cooling-off period.[1]

This list should contain every case with at least one of the following features:

  • Rampage killings with 6 or more dead
  • Rampage killings with at least 4 people killed and least ten victims overall (dead plus injured)
  • Rampage killings with at least 2 people killed and least 12 victims overall (dead plus injured)
  • An incidence of rampage killing shall not be included in this list if it does not include at least two people killed.
  • In all cases the perpetrator is not counted among those killed or injured.
For rampage killers in the United States, see List of rampage killers in the United States.

List of rampage killers
# Perpetrator Date Year Location Country Killed Injured W Additional Notes Ref.
1.Delgado Morales, Campo Elías, 52[n 1] Dec. 41986Bogotá Colombia
29
12
FMAKilled by police or Committed suicide
2.Wortman, Gabriel, 51 April 18/192020Nova Scotia Canada
22
3
F AKilled by police
Terminated a pregnancy
Also killed two dogs
3.Ferreira de França, Genildo, 27[n 1] May 21/221997Santo Antônio dos Barreiros Brazil
14
1
FCommitted suicide
4.Lozano Velásquez, Juan de Jesús, 26 June 242000Bogotá Colombia
11
7
FSentenced to 40 years in prison
5.Caceres, Gregorio, 50 Feb 181942Trujillo Venezuela
11
4
 MKilled[2]
6.Flores, Oscar, 23[n 1] July 312005San Jerónimo de Juárez Mexico
11
2
FMKilled by angry mob or killed by police[3]
7.Memado, Raymundo July1902Alcobaça, Bahia Brazil
10
0
F[4]
8.Malagón González, Arnoldo, 22 June 11993Soacha Colombia
10
?
FArrested[5]
9.Hyatt, Thaddeus, 26 March 301959Labyrinth Jamaica
8
14
 MSentenced to death and executed[6]
10.Temu Morente, Tomás 26 Oct 211994San Antonio Guatemala
8
?
 MArrested[7]
11Modesto Filho, Manoel[n 2] Oct. 22/231939São Paulo Brazil
7
12
FCommitted suicide[8]
12.Barraga, Jose Alberto, 34 Feb 181968Tello Colombia
7
4
 MKilled by soldiers[9]
13.Klemmensen, Abel, 18[n 1] Jan 11990Narsaq Greenland
7
1
FSentenced to life imprisonment[10]
14.Jan Carlos Hernández, 21 (suspect)
Reynaldo Antonio Cuadra, 25 (suspect)		 July 172020Gatun Lake Panama
7
0
FBoth arrested[11]
15.Rodríguez, Belarminio Antonio[n 2] March 25/261968Valverde Province Dominican Republic
6
9
FArrested[12]
16.Rolle, Reuben, 30[n 1] May 201964Nassau Bahamas
6
6
FCommitted suicide
One more died from a heart attack		[13]
17.Navarrete Gómez, Luis Alonso, 28[n 2] June 22000El Tablón El Salvador
6
4
FSentenced to 30 years in prison[14]
18.Lepine, William Bernard, 27 Aug 281972Kettle Valley Canada
6
3
FFound not guilty by reason of insanity[15]
19.Headley, Hubert, 33[n 1] Dec 91994Buxton & Friendship Guyana
6
3
 MKilled by police
Also killed a dog		[16]
20.Unknown1935 Brazil
6
2
FEscaped[17]
21.Rivas, Valerio, 47[n 1] April1941Bahía Blanca Argentina
6
2
 MKilled by police[18]
22.Jiménez Rodríguez, Alberto[n 2]
Farfán Moore, Yair[n 2]		 June 102007Balsillas Colombia
6
2
FBoth were sentenced to 40 years in prison[19]
23.Two unknown men March1860S.S. Anna
6
0
Arrested[20]
24.Valle, Essrado, 27 Feb 201925Guaymas Mexico
6
0
 M[21]
25.Pino, Fabio Jesús, 25[n 2] June 281962Mariquita Colombia
6
0
FCommitted suicide[22]
26.Unknown Feb.1994Barragem Brazil
6
0
FMUnsolved[23]
27.Ferreira Costa, William Roberto, 27 Dec. 212016Jaboticabal Brazil
6
0
FSentenced to 61 years and 3 months in prison[24]
28.Unknown[n 1] Dec 71962Buenos Aires Argentina
6
?
F[25]
29.Cearense, AugustoMay 41914Minas Gerais Brazil
5–6
?
FKilled by police[26]
30.Martins, Pedro Jan. 311957Vira Saia Brazil
5
15
 MKilled[27]
31.Rivera, Nicolas Sanchez Dec. 24/251944Manzanillo Mexico
5
10
FKilled by soldiers[28]
32.Romero Naupay, Eduardo Glicerio, 32 Feb. 172017Lima Peru
5
9
FKilled by police[29]
33.Hope, Seon, 35[n 1] Feb 231933Haggatts Barbados
5
5
 MASentenced to death and executed
Also killed a pig and donkey		[30]
34.Alves da Silva, Manuel, 30 Aug. 251973Sapucaia, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
4
38
 MV[31]
35.Peterkin, Eric, 38 May 141977Daniel Town Jamaica
4
13
FKilled by police[32]
36.Amigó Vergara, Alejandro, 32 April 101974Talca Chile
4
9
 MKilled by police[33]
37.do Nascimento, Benedito Maximo, 40[n 1] Sep 41955Rio Formoso Brazil
4
5–8
 MAArrested[34]
38.de Gouveia, João, 37 Dec. 62002Caracas Venezuela
3
29
FSentenced to 29 years and 11 months in prison[35]
39.Rosa da Conceição, Pedro April 221904Rio das Pedras, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
3
13
 MArrested
Allegedly killed a family of twelve people
Killed two people in 1911
40.Pereira Maurício, Lourenço, 36 Nov. 61978Afogados Brazil
3
11
 MArrested[36]
41.Hussain, Faisal, 29 July 222018Toronto, Ontario Canada
2
13
FCommitted suicide[37]
42.Feliciano, Manoel José May 291984Rio Bonito Brazil
2
12
 MKilled by hospital inmates[38]
43.Carada, César Dec.1951Santa Fe Argentina
2
10
FKilled by police[39]

Abbreviations and footnotes
  1. At least one of the victims was a relative of the assailant.
  2. Assailant was a member of the military, police, or a comparable force at the time of the rampage.

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)

References
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  2. 11 Killed, 4 Hurt Before Posse Slays Hatchet Man, Chicago Daily Tribune (February 20, 1942)
  3. 17 Are Killed in 2 Incidents, Fueling Mexicans' Fears of Violence, The New York Times (August 2, 2005)
    – Ex-soldier kills 10 in a Mexican killing rampage, Taipei Times (August 2, 2005)
    – Ex militar ebrio y drogado mata a 10 personas y luego lo linchan, La Cronica de Hoy (August 1, 2005)
    – El ex soldado que mató a 11 había asesinado a otros dos, La Jornada Archived June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (August 2, 2005)
    – Matan en Guerrero a diez personas Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, El Universal (August 1, 2005)
    – Silencio y dolor tras matanza en Guerrero Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, El Universal (August 2, 2005)
    – Noche de pánico en San Jerónimo, cuando El Junior bajó gritando y tirando balazos, el-suracapulco.com.mx
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    – Cae Autor De Masacre De Soacha, El Tiempo (June 11, 1993)
  6. Kingston, Jamaica, The Ottawa Citizen (April 3, 1959)
    – Easter Monday Killer Slaughters 8, The Daily Gleaner (April 1, 1959)
    – Suspect-killer of eight arrested, The Daily Gleaner (April 2, 1959)
    – Hyatt execution next Tuesday, The Daily Gleaner (October 20, 1959)
    – Evangelism, The Pentecostal Evangel (January 10, 1960) (p.14)
    – Thaddeus Hyatt warned that blood would run in Labryinth, St Mary, Jamaica Observer (December 2, 2012)
  7. Other News, The Deseret News (October 22, 1994)
    – Guatemala: Amokläufer erschlägt acht Menschen, Luzerner Neuste Nachrichten (October 24, 1994)
    – Mann tötete im Wahn acht Betrunkene, Saarbrücker Zeitung (October 24, 1994)
  8. A tragedia da noite passada, Folha da Noite (October 23, 1939)
    – Proseguem as investigações sobre os acontecimentos de domingo, Folha da Noite (October 25, 1939)
    – Na policia e nas ruas – Sangrentos disturbios praticados por um soldado, Folha da Manhã (October 24, 1939)
    – Na policia e nas ruas – O inquerito instaurado sobre os tragicos successos de domingo ultimo, Folha da Manhã (October 25, 1939)
    – Na policia e nas ruas – Ainda os acontecimentos de domingo, Folha da Manhã (October 26, 1939)
    – Na policia e nas ruas – Falleceu mais uma das victimas do crime praticado pelo soldado Manoel Modesto Filho, Folha da Manhã (October 27, 1939)
    – Memorias do ventura
  9. Peasant goes berserk kills 7 with knife, Chicago Tribune (February 21, 1968)
    – Kills seven, Winnipeg Free Press (February 21, 1968)
    – Around the world – Bogota, The Dover Daily Reporter (February 22, 1968)
  10. Danish Student's Rampage Leaves 7 Dead, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (January 3, 1990)
    – Ingen prøveløsladelse til Abel Archived July 15, 2012, at Archive.today, Sermitsiaq (January 29, 2009)
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  13. Rampaging Gunman kills 6 in Bahamas, The New York Times (May 22, 1964)
    – Lovelorn builder runs amok with gun, kills six, Rome News-Tribune (May 21, 1964)
    – Killer stalks Nassau; 8 dead, The Miami News (May 21, 1964)
  14. Policeman kills 7 in El Salvador, Wilmington Morning Star (June 3, 2000)
    – Agente PNC asesina a siete personas en La Unión Archived March 9, 2002, at the Wayback Machine, laprensa.com.sv (June 3, 2000)
    – PNC acusado de masacre tenía antecedentes, laprensa.com.sv (June 4, 2000)
    – Familiares de soldados exigen justicia, laprensa.com.sv (June 4, 2000)
    – Mañana audiencia contra agente PNC, laprensa.com.sv (June 6, 2000)
    – Prorrogan audiencia de ex PNC acusado de matar a 6 personas, laprensa.com.sv (November 1, 2000)
    – Pena máxima para homicida de seis personas Archived March 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, laprensa.com.sv (June 17, 2001)
    – Policía masacra a siete Archived January 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, elsalvador.com (June 3, 2000)
    – Inicia proceso judicial contra policía acusado de masacre Archived January 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, elsalvador.com (June 6, 2000)
    – Descartan que policía acusado de masacre estuviera drogado Archived January 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, elsalvador.com (June 14, 2000)
  15. Charged in death of six, Winnipeg Free Press (August 31, 1972)
    – Killer of six insane, The Lethbridge Herald (October 8, 1974)
    – Gunman on rampage kills six people in remote lake area of B.C. interior, The Ottawa Citizen (August 30, 1972)
    – Suspect, 27, charged in B.C. killing spree, The Montreal Gazette (August 31, 1972)
    – Gunman kills six in shooting spree, Ellensburg Daily Record (August 30, 1972)
    – Mental patient charged with B.C. slayings, The Bulletin (August 31, 1972)
  16. Cutlass carnage in Buxton, Stabroek News (December 10, 1994)
    – Killer had a history of threatening villagers, Stabroek News (December 11, 1994)
    – Buxton – Where coke is as easily purchased as a cigarette, Stabroek News (September 10, 1995)
    – Man with machete hacks six to death in Guyana, Pacific Stars and Stripes (December 12, 1994)
  17. Matou seis homens de uma vez!, A Notícia (SC) (May 16, 1935)
  18. Amokläufer tötete 9 Menschen, Luxemburger Wort (April 22, 1941)
    – La furia omicida di un pazzo, La Stampa (April 9, 1941)
  19. World in Brief – The Americas, The Washington Post (June 11, 2007)
    – Dos soldados asesinan 6 civiles en Colombia, Diario de Cuyo (June 11, 2007)
    – Varios años de prisión piden para soldados responsables del asesinato de 6 personas en el Caquetá, Colombia para Todos (June 11, 2007)
    – Por una cerveza, soldados mataron a seis personas, El Tiempo (June 11, 2007)
    – Por miedo, los niños de Balsillas (Caquetá) trasladaron su escuela a una taberna, El Tiempo (August 11, 2007)
    – Comandante del Ejército, general Mario Montoya, a debate en Cámara por muerte de civiles, El Tiempo (August 27, 2007)
    – Con 1.500 votos en ‘mandato’, niños de Balsillas piden escuela, El Tiempo (November 11, 2008)
  20. Noticias do Exterior - Diversos casos de grande crueldade e de assassinatos brutaes, Correio Mercantil, e Instructivo, Politico, Universal (March 7, 1860)
  21. Mexican, Crazed by Marihuana, Runs Amuck With Butcher Knife, The New York Times (February 21, 1925)
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  23. Índio assassinado põe aldeia em pé de guerra, Jornal do Brasil (February 28, 1994)
    – Assassinato de guarani gera revolta, Jornal do Brasil (March 3, 1994)
  25. Teletipo - Demente, Ultima Hora (December 8, 1962)
  26. Belo Horizonte – Em uma propriedade..., Jornal do Commercio (May 10, 1914)
    – Noticias de Minas Gerares – O Coronel Manoel José Rodrigues Caldas..., O Imparcial : Diario Illustrado do Rio de Janeiro (May 10, 1914)
    – S. Manoel – Grande Conflicto, O Paiz (May 11, 1914)
    – Minas Geraes – Grande Conflicto, Jornal do Brasil (May 11, 1914)
    – Pelos Estados – Minas Geraes, O Fluminense (May 13, 1914)
    – O Coronel Manoel José Rodrigues Caldas, A Republica : orgam do Partido Republicano (May 15, 1914)
  27. Selvagem chacina no Pará, Diario de Noticias (RS) (February 12, 1957)
    – Enlouquecendo, o Presidiário Praticou Terrivel Chacina, Diario da Noite, (February 13, 1957)
    –Um Jovem Matou o Monstro Assassino, O Jornal (RJ) (February 13, 1957)
    – Crazed ex-convict kills 5, wounds 15, St. Joseph Gazette (February 14, 1957)
    – Crazed Dancer Killed After 5 Persons Slain, The Daily Journal (February 14, 1957)
    – Berserk man kills five, Independent Record (February 14, 1957)
  28. "Reno, Nevada History - Other-Articles, Dec 28, 1944". newspaperarchive.com.
  29. Tragedia en Independencia: Este es el perfil del asesino de las 4 personas Perú.21
  30. Held as slayer of four, The New York Times (February 28, 1933)
    – Bloody Thursday in Barbados, The Virgin Islands Daily News (March 21, 1933)
    – Seon Hope hanged, The Virgin Islands Daily News (May 15, 1933)
    – Mad man's rage strews ground with dead and wounded, The Gleaner (March 4, 1933)
    – Barbados labourer to stand trial, The Gleaner (March 21, 1933)
    – Murderer hanged, The Gleaner (April 7, 1933)
  31. Louco agarra motorista e ônibus mata 4 no Rio, Diario de Noticias (August 26, 1973)
    Débil mental joga ônibus no abismo, Correio da Manhã (1973)
    Quatro morrem em desastre causado por débil mental, Jornal do Brasil (August 26, 1973)
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  33. Un demente mata a pedradas a cuatro personas, ABC (April 11, 1974)
    – Un demente mata a pedradas a cuatro personas, La Vanguardia (April 11, 1974)
  34. Louco, o pescador queimou 2 casas e matou quatro pessoas, Diario de Pernambuco (September 6, 1955)
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  36. Feirante mata três e fere onze, Diario de Pernambuco (November 7, 1978)
    – "Matei três e feri 11 para não zombarem de mim", diz epiléptico, Diario de Pernambuco (November 7, 1978)
  37. 10-year-old girl, 18-year-old woman killed in Toronto mass shooting, The Globe and Mail (July 23, 2018)
    – Woman and girl dead, 13 other people injured in Danforth shooting in Toronto, CBC.ca (July 23, 2018)
  38. Detento é morto após matar dois, Jornal do Brasil (May 30, 1984)
    – Louco mata dois e morre a pauladas, Ultima Hora (May 31, 1984)
    – Delegado apura causas dos crimes no manicômio, O Fluminense (May 31, 1984)
    – Hospital Colônia pode perder convênio, O Fluminense (June 1, 1984)
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