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. A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others. This list does not include
serial killers, members of
democidal governments, or major political figures who orchestrated such actions.
Abbreviations and footnotes The W-column gives 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
slingshot :M –
Melee weapons, like
knives,
swords,
spears,
machetes,
axes,
clubs, rods,
rocks, 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) == See also ==