Hyderabad shooting
| Hyderabad shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hyderabad, British Raj |
| Date | 24 June 1878 |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Weapons | Martini-Henry |
| Deaths | 7 (including perpetrator) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Perpetrator | Unknown Baloch sepoy |
The Hyderabad shooting is one of the earliest documented cases of a mass shooting in world history.
On 24 June 1878, a Baloch sepoy in the British Indian Army killed 6 people and injured 4 in Sindh, British Raj. The unnamed Sepoy man killed his mistress whom he had suspected of infidelity. Armed with a Martini-Henry and 100 rounds of ammunition, he went on a shooting spree in Hyderabad. He shot anyone in his proximity, eventually suffering a mortal gunshot wound caused by an officer armed with an Adams M1872 Mark III revolver.[1]
References[]
- ^ "English and foreign items - A curious account", The Brisbane Courier, Brisbane, 20 August 1878. Retrieved on 18 June 2016.
- A savage sepoy shot, (June 25, 1878)
- Wholesale Murder by a Sepoy, Dundee Courier (June 27, 1878)
- A murderous frenzy, (June 29, 1878)
Categories:
- Spree shootings in India
- June 1878 events
- 1878 crimes
- 1878 in India
- Murder in 1878
- 1870s murders in India