23 attackers who stopped on their own died by suicide
Of the attackers who stopped on their own, 23 died by suicide.
or they died by suicide (n = 23)
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Attacker Suicide
10 claims on pp. 14–94 (fact 6, evidence 4).
Claims about Attacker Suicide
Attackers died during or shortly after 60% of attacks (n = 30)
Attackers died during or shortly after most attacks (n = 30, 60%), either by suicide or by being killed by law enforcement.
Sample (n = 30 of 50) · incidents (attacks) in the study
Attackers died during or shortly after most attacks (n = 30, 60%)
Workplace attacks ended in attacker suicide more often (46%) than non-workplace attacks (16%)
Workplace attacks ended with the attacker's suicide at a higher rate (46%) than the non-workplace mass violence incidents (16%) examined in NTAC's 2023 study Mass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016–2020.
Sample (n = 23 of 50) · incidents (attacks) in the study
attacks ended with the attacker's suicide at higher rates (46%) than in non-workplace related mass violence incidents (16%)
Table 3: 23 (46%) attackers stopped on their own, then died by suicide
Table 3 reports that 23 attackers (46%) stopped on their own and then died by suicide.
Sample (n = 23 of 50) · incidents (attacks) in the study
— Died by suicide | 23 | 46%
Hospital attacker set himself on fire and shot himself, then died of his wounds
After the shooting, the former resident physician set himself on fire and shot himself in the chest, ultimately dying of his wounds.
The attacker then set himself on fire and shot himself in the chest before ultimately succumbing to his wounds.
Gunman fatally shot all three remaining hostages, then died by suicide
The attacker fatally shot the three remaining hostages before dying by suicide.
The three hostages were fatally shot by the attacker before he died by suicide.
Gunman killed his ex-girlfriend and her coworker, then died by suicide
The gunman then entered the healthcare facility and fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her coworker before dying by suicide.
The gunman then entered the healthcare facility and fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her coworker before dying by suicide.
Warehouse attacker died by suicide later that evening
The warehouse attacker who shot coworkers died by suicide later that evening.
The attacker died by suicide later that evening.
Figure 3, suicidal ideation: employees 14%, customers etc. 15%, partners and relatives 33%
Figure 3 shows suicidal ideation in 14% of current or former employee attackers, 15% of customer, client, patient, and visitor attackers, and 33% of romantic partner and relative attackers.
Sample (N = 22 | 20 | 9 by column) · Figure 3 columns: employees 22 | customers, clients, patients, visitors 20 | partners and relatives 9
| Suicidal Ideation | 14% | 15% | 33% |
Stopped on own, then suicide: all 46%, employees 54%, customers 31%, partners/relatives 54%
Data Table 1 reports that the attacker stopped on their own and then committed suicide in 46% of all attacks (n = 50), 54% for current or former employees (n = 22), 31% for customers, clients, patients, and visitors (n = 19), and 54% for romantic partners and relatives (n = 9).
Sample (N = 50 | 22 | 19 | 9 by column) · Data Table 1 columns: all attacks 50 | employees 22 | customers, clients, patients, visitors 19 | partners and relatives 9
Committed suicide | 46% | 54% | 31% | 54%
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