December 18, 1996São Paulo, BrazilMarcelo Kenji Yoshino (22) shoots several colleagues and himself Yoshino had been obsessed with his co-worker Valéria Lelli (26) for some time before the shootings. According to a fellow worker, Yoshino “kept sending letters, flowers and chocolates, but she didn’t care because she was engaged.” Additionally, Lelli’s fiancé told reporters, “Since…
The Queen Street Massacre
December 8, 1987Melbourne, AustraliaFrank Vitkovic (22) begins a shooting spree ending in the deaths of 9 including himself At 4:20 p.m., Vitkovic entered a building on Queen Street in Melbourne and briefly spoke with a former friend — and apparent primary target — before he drew a sawed off M1 carbine he had concealed in…
Man kills 5 including self in revenge for being fired the year before
November 14, 1991Royal Oak, MichiganTom McIlvane (31), angry over a decision not to overturn his termination, goes on a shooting spree at his former place of employment, killing 4 and himself McIlvane had been terminated from the Royal Oak Post Office on August 8, 1990; the Associated Press at the time reported the termination was…
Man kills 6, wounds 6, possibly due to anger from being expelled from a carpool
October 23, 1967Clinton County, PennsylvaniaLeo Held (40) goes on a shooting spree, killing 6 and wounding another 6 Around 8 a.m. on October 23, Held entered his workplace at the Hammermill Paper Co.’s laboratories while carrying a .38-caliber revolver and a .44-caliber magnum. He first shot and killed Carman H. Edwards (62) then moved upstairs…
Woman killed by co-worker after confrontation about shoplifting
March 11, 2011 Bethesda, Maryland Jayna Murray (30, pictured) is killed by her co-worker, 29-year-old Brittany Norwood Murray and Norwood worked together at a Lululemon store, an athletics apparel retailer known for their high-end yoga pants. According to prosecutors during trial, an argument arose between Norwood and Murray after allegations of shoplifting were raised by…
