Russell family shooting
1925 shooting
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On June 4, 1925, Francis Lloyd Russell, a 43-year-old man described as having become violently insane, fatally shot eight members of his family while most of them were sleeping in a mass shooting in Hamilton, Ohio, after which he attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in his left lung, causing injury.[3][4]
| Russell family murders | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date | June 4, 1925 |
Attack type | mass shooting,Familicide, Mass murder, spree killing, |
| Weapon | Two revolvers[1][2] |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Francis Lloyd Russell |
Russell shot and killed his 60-year-old mother, his brother, his brother's wife, along with five of their children. One of their children, their 10-year-old daughter, was unharmed after she hid under a bed.[5] After fatally shooting the victims, Russell continued to shoot his lifeless nieces and nephews.[6] Russell used two weapons to commit the shooting, and fired around 50 shots. According to authorities, Russel "talked incoherently about a mortgage on the home and said he would shoot the pictures off the wall."[7]