Offenses and terms for killings in which one offender causes several deaths, either at one time and place or over a span of time. An offense belongs here when the definition counts multiple victims, whether in a single attack such as a mass shooting, in a continuous run of killings, or across separate episodes of serial murder. It excludes single killings and the political killing of a named leader. Entries placed here are Serial Murder, Serial Killer, Mass Murder, Spree Killing, Mass Shooting and School Shooting.
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Mass murder (Wikipedia)
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Mass murder is the violent crime of killing a certain amount of people, usually at least 3 or 4
Serial killer (Wikipedia)
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A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is an individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more than one month in three or more separate events, and the killings having a perverse psychological motive.
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A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is an individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more than one month in three or more separate events, and the killings having a perverse psychological motive.
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A spree killer is someone who commits a criminal act that involves two or more murders in a short time, often in multiple locations.
Mass shooting (Wikipedia)
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A mass shooting is a crime in which one or more attackers use gun(s) to kill or injure multiple individuals in rapid succession.
School shooting (Wikipedia)
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A school shooting is an armed attack at an educational institution, involving the use of a gun.
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