A disgruntled employee opened fire at his job,killing two of his coworkers; not long after,he proceeded home to kill his wife and child.This individual is best identified as a:

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The individual in this scenario is best identified as a spree murderer. A spree murderer is someone who kills two or more victims in different locations with no cooling-off period in between. In this case, the perpetrator killed two coworkers at his job and then went to his home to kill his wife and child, all within a short time frame. This is different from a mass murderer, who kills multiple victims in one location at the same time, a sadistic murderer, who derives pleasure from the infliction of pain, or a serial murderer, who kills multiple victims over an extended period of time with a cooling-off period in between.

A Disgruntled Employee Opened Fire at His Job,killing Two of His