spree killing
Multiple victim massacre
Spree killing is a series of murders committed in multiple locations over a short period, typically hours or days, without a cooling-off period between victims.
The term distinguishes this pattern from serial killing (murders spread over longer intervals) and mass killing (multiple victims in a single location): The spree killing spanned three states over forty-eight hours.
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- mass shootingMulti-victim gun attack
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- active shooterArmed person attacking people
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- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
- killingshomicide, murder for hire, manslaughter, assassination, first-degree murder
- stranger crimesrandom attack, random shooting, mugging, street robbery, street crime
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Deliberate state lethal force
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