2010 Hebei tractor rampage

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = Hebei tractor rampage

| image = China Hebei.svg

| image_size = 150

| alt =

| caption = Hebei province

| map =

| map_caption =

| location = Yuanshi County, Hebei, China

| target =

| coordinates =

| date = August 1, 2010

| time =

| timezone =

| type = Mass murder, vehicle ramming attack

| fatalities = 17

| injuries = 20+

| perp = Li Xianliang

| weapons = * Bucket loader

}}

17 people were killed in an apparently spontaneous mass murder rampage in August 2010 in Yuanshi County, Hebei, China, by an intoxicated man driving a bucket loader. At least 20 others were wounded in the attack.{{cite news

| last =Wivell

| first =David

| title =Death toll rises in China tractor rampage

| newspaper =The Globe and Mail

| location =Toronto

| date =August 3, 2010

| url =http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/death-toll-rises-in-china-tractor-rampage/article1375645/?service=mobile }}{{cite news

| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10837287

| title= Tractor rampage attack in China kills 11

| publisher= BBC News

| date= 2 August 2010

}}

Rampage

The rampage began when a coal worker, who had been drinking and had a blood alcohol content of 154 milligrams per 100 millilitres,{{cite news

| url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article548063.ece

| title= China coal worker kills 11 in drunken rampage with tractor

| work= The Hindu

| date= August 2, 2010

| access-date= August 2, 2010 }} had an argument. Early reports said his first intended victim was a customer, whom he tried to kill.{{cite news

| url= http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/08/02/Angry-drunk-kills-11-at-Chinese-mine/UPI-33591280751417/

| title= Angry drunk kills 11 at Chinese mine

| publisher= UPI

| date= Aug 2, 2010

}} The customer escaped, but another nearby was killed as the rampage began. A later report said that the first person killed was the murderer's boss, with whom he had been arguing about money.

The attacker smashed into cars, motorcycles, buses, shops and trees. A passersby jumped onto the tractor, and one stabbed the driver in an attempt to stop the attack. The killer tried to attack the passersby with a crowbar and a brick before being subdued. At least eight of the victims died at the scene of the attack, while at least another three died in a hospital. The youngest victim was five years old.{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/death-toll-rises-in-china-tractor-rampage-1.538621|title=Death toll rises in China tractor rampage|date=August 3, 2010|work=CTV News}} The rampage lasted for about an hour.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-on-drunken-tractor-rampage-kills-11-in-china/|title=Man on Drunken Tractor Rampage Kills 11 in China|date=August 2, 2010|work=CBS News}}

Aftermath

The attack followed unrelated attacks on schools elsewhere in China; the Chinese government removed some mentions of the incidents from the internet in China for fear that mass coverage of such violence can provoke copycat attacks.{{cite news

| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-school-attack-leaves-9-dead/

| title=China school attack leaves 9 dead

| publisher=Associated Press/CBS News

| date= May 12, 2010

}} The various attacks on anonymous people and an attack on police have resulted in calls for better mental health care, as mental health problems often go undiagnosed and untreated in China.{{cite news

| url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128923911

| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100805065059/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128923911

| archive-date= August 5, 2010

| title= Drunken Man Kills 11 In China Tractor Rampage

| publisher= Associated Press/NPR

| date= August 2, 2010

| access-date= January 4, 2015}} As a result, 550 new mental health clinics were opened and security was increased outside primary schools and nurseries all over China.{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/795880/driver-kills-11-in-drunken-tractor-rampage|title=Driver Kills 11 In Drunken Tractor Rampage|date=August 2, 2010|work=Sky News}}

References

External links

[https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2872452&page=1 What makes a Mass Killer?]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510134208/http://www.fullspectrumottawa.com/exposure/exposure_mass_murder.php Mass Murder: A Small Person's Way to Immortality]
[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhqQUvFOzRLN55yX7nPzrgixhrTwD9HBV86O1 Death toll rises in China tractor rampage]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, The Associated Press (August 3, 2010)
[http://news.china.com/zh_cn/news100/11038989/20100802/16055649.html 河北疯狂铲车致8死20余伤系男子杀人后冲进公路], news.china.com (August 2, 2010)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052733/http://baoliao.haixiachina.com/article/2010/0804/mqozictpjk2wprecpk6wkqbggg.html 元氏铲车冲撞致11人死司机李献良原系酒驾], haixiachina.com (August 4, 2010)
[http://news.sohu.com/20100804/n273986455.shtml 河北驾铲车撞人男子被拘同事称其是老实人], Sohu (August 4, 2010)