Shell Lake murders
| Shell Lake murders | |
|---|---|
Victor Ernest Hoffman | |
| Location | Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Date | August 15, 1967 |
Attack type | Home invasion, mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapons | .22-calibre Browning pump rifle |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Perpetrator | Victor Ernest Hoffman |
The Shell Lake murders is the name of a mass murder incident committed by Victor Ernest Hoffman (1946 – May 21, 2004) in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, during the early morning of August 15, 1967. Nine people, all members of the Peterson family, were shot in the head by a man who was later called "Canada's worst random mass murderer."