motive date death_date locations nationality cause targets fatalities birth_date injuries article_title name
racial hatred 1978 04 22 04 july 1999 illinois and indiana , usa american suicide jews , blacks , asians 2 22 april 1978 9 benjamin nathaniel smith
 benjamin nathaniel smith
benjamin nathaniel smith

benjamin nathaniel smith -lrb- march 22 , 1978 -- july 4 , 1999 -rrb- was a spree killer who targeted members of racial and ethnic minorities in random drive-by shootings in illinois and indiana , usa during the weekend of july 4 , 1999 .
