List of deaths on Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is a show about Walter White's transformation into a villain. You can't sell millions of dollars of meth without breaking a few eggs. Here is a list of every character and bystander that has died over the series.

Total
271

Season One - 2 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Emilio Koyama	Poisoned by phosphine gas created by mixing red phosphorus with hot water. ("Pilot")	Walter White	(Coughing and spluttering)
Domingo Gallardo "Krazy 8" Molina	Strangled to death with a bike lock. ("...and the Bag's in the River")	Walter White	"You're doing the right thing, Walter"

Season Two - 176 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
No-Doze	Beaten to death. ("Seven Thirty-Seven")	Tuco Salamanca	"No Tuco, I'm just...I'm just saying"
Gonzo	Accidentally crushed by a settling car in a junkyard, which partially severed his arm causing him to bleed to death. ("Seven Thirty-Seven")	N/A	Unknown
Tuco Salamanca	Shot in the forehead during a shootout with Hank. ("Grilled")	Hank Schrader	"Tell me what you did, Walter"
Convenience Store Clerk	Stabbed during the theft of an ATM. ("Peekaboo")	Spooge	Unknown
Spooge	Head crushed with an ATM. ("Peekaboo")	Spooge's Lady	"Skank!"
Tortuga	Decapitated. ("Negro y Azul")	Marco Salamanca	"Thank you, boss"
Unnamed DEA agent	Blown up with bomb on tortoise. ("Negro y Azul")	The Cousins	Unknown
Christian "Combo" Ortega	Shot several times in the abdomen and in the back. ("Mandala")	Tomás Cantillo, on orders from the Rival Dealers	"What are you waiting for, go!'
Jane Margolis	Asphyxiated on her own vomit while on heroin. Walt chose not to save her. ("Phoenix")	Herself and Walter White	Unknown
167 unnamed passengers on the Wayfarer 515 and JM 21 flights	The flights had a mid-air collision after they were given poor air traffic coordinates by Donald Margolis who was suffering emotional strain after the death of his daughter. ("ABQ")	Donald Margolis by extension of Walter White's actions	Unknown/Varies

Season Three - 27 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Olive Oil, 9 other Mexican passengers	Shot at close proximity, then left in the back of a truck while it was set afire. ("No Más")	The Cousins	Unknown/Varies
Coyote driver	Shot in the back while running away, then in the head to kill him. ("No Más")	Leonel Salamanca	"What the hell's going on in there?"
Mrs. Peyketewa	Killed in an unspecified manner. ("Sunset")	The Cousins	Unknown
Deputy Bobby Kee	Struck in the back with an axe. ("Sunset")	Marco Salamanca	"On your knees or I'll fire!"
Unnamed Man	Shot twice in the chest at point blank range. ("One Minute")	Marco Salamanca	"Jesus"
Marco Salamanca	Shot once in the head with a hollow point bullet. ("One Minute")	Hank Schrader, via manipulation by Gustavo Fring	"Too easy"
Leonel Salamanca	Poisoned with an unknown substance. ("I See You")	Mike Ehrmantraut, on orders from Gustavo Fring	'Finish him"
Juan Bolsa's Two Bodyguards	Shot repeatedly. ("I See You")	Mexican federales, via manipulation by Gustavo Fring	Unknown/Varies
Juan Bolsa	Shot repeatedly. ("I See You")	Mexican federales, via manipulation by Gustavo Fring	(Untranslated Spanish)
Tomás Cantillo	Unknown (presumably shot). ("Half Measures")	Rival Dealers	Unknown
Rival Dealers	Run over with a van and then shot once in the head. ("Half Measures")	Walter White	"Unknown/Varies"
4 Cartel Assassins	Shot repeatedly. ("Full Measure")	Mike Ehrmantraut, on orders from Gustavo Fring	Varies
Gale Boetticher	Shot once in the head. ("Full Measure")	Jesse Pinkman, on orders from Walter White	"You don't have to do this"

Notes

• In "Green Light", Walt hears on the radio that Donald Margolis has shot himself and has been rushed to the hospital. His fate is unknown.

Season Four - 28 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Victor	Throat slit with a boxcutter. ("Box Cutter")	Gustavo Fring	"We ain't missing no cook"
Los Pollos Driver	Shot at close proximity. ("Bullet Points")	Juárez Cartel assassins	"No, no, no!"
Two Cartel Assassins	Shot to death. ("Bullet Points")	Mike Ehrmantraut	Unknown/Varies
Los Pollos Driver	Shot multiple times. ("Cornered")	Juárez Cartel assassins	"No, no no no no"
Two Los Pollos Guards	Suffocated by exhaust while locked in the back of a Los Pollos Hermanos truck. ("Cornered")	Juárez Cartel assassins	(Gasping for air)
Max Arciniega	Shot once in the head. ("Hermanos")	Hector "Tio" Salamanca	"I swear to God!"
Gus' henchman	Shot by a sniper rifle. ("Bug")	Gaff	Unknown
Eladio Vuente, Benicio Fuentes, Miguel, Dons Paco, Cesar, Renaldo, Artuno, Cisco, Luis, Escalada, and 2 unnamed capos	Poisoned. ("Salud")	Gustavo Fring	"Salud!"
Gaff	Garroted. ("Salud")	Mike Ehrmantraut, on orders from Gustavo Fring	"Salud!"
Joaquin Salamanca	Shot many times in the chest and abdomen. ("Salud")	Jesse Pinkman	Unknown
Hector "Tio" Salamanca	Blown up by a pipe bomb detonated by a wheel-chair bell. ("Face Off")	Hector "Tio" Salamanca and Walter White	"Heavy breathing and grunting"
Tyrus Kitt	Blown up by a pipe bomb detonated by a wheel-chair bell. ("Face Off")	Hector "Tio" Salamanca and Walter White	"It's clear"
Gustavo Fring	Right side of face almost completely blown off by a pipe bomb detonated by a wheel-chair bell. ("Face Off")	Hector "Tio" Salamanca and Walter White	"Last chance to look at me, Hector"
Two of Gus' Guards	Shot many times. ("Face Off")	Walter White	Varies

Season Five - 38 deaths

	Cause of Death	Responsible Party	Last Words
Peter Schuler	Committed suicide by placing one end of a defibrillator in his mouth and the other over his heart. ("Madrigal")	Himself	Unknown
Duane Chow	Shot once in the head. ("Madrigal")	Chris Mara on orders from Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	Unknown
Chris Mara	Shot repeatedly in the chest. ("Madrigal")	Mike Ehrmantraut	"Listen, Mike"
Drew Sharp	Shot once in the chest. ("Dead Freight")	Todd Alquist	Unknown
Mike Ehrmantraut	Shot once in the gut. ("Say My Name")	Walter White	"Shut the fuck up and let me die in peace"
Dan Wachsberger, Ron Forenall, Jack McGann, Andrew Holt, Anthony Perez, Isaac Conley, William Moniz, Harris Boivin, and Raymond Martinez	Stabbed, choked, beaten, or bludgeoned to death. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmates, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	Varies
Dennis Markowski	Set on fire. ("Gliding Over All")	Prison inmates, on orders from Jack Welker who was contracted by Walter White	"No!"
Eight of Declan's men and his cook	Shot. ("Buried")	White supremacist gang, on orders from Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	Varies
Declan	Shot once in the head. ("Buried")	Jack Welker, on orders from Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	(Grunting)
Steven Gomez	Shot several times. ("Ozymandias")	Jack Welker and the White Supremacist Gang	Unknown
Hank Schrader	Shot once in the head. ("Ozymandias")	Jack Welker	"Do what you got to do"
Andrea Cantillo	Shot once in the head. ("Granite State")	Todd Alquist	"Where?"
Kenny, Matt, Frankie, Lester, and two unnamed gang members	Shot by remote-activated M60 machine gun. ("Felina")	Walter White	Unknown/Varies
Todd Alquist	Garroted (with chain). ("Felina")	Jesse Pinkman	"Mr White..."
Jack Welker	Shot once in the head. ("Felina")	Walter White	"If you pull that trigger you'll never..."
Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	Poisoned with ricin. ("Felina")	Walter White	"Oh my God"
Walter White	Shot by his own remote-activated M60 machine gun and bleeds to death. ("Felina")	Walter White	"I want this"

Top Killers

Parties	Walter White	Donald Margolis	Gustavo Fring	White supremacists	The Cousins	Todd Alquist
First-Hand	16	-	13	21	16	12
Second-Hand	15	167	14	-	-	-
Third-Hand	167	-	-	-	-	-
Total	198	167	26	21	16	12

Suicides and Accidental Deaths

All purposeful unless otherwise specified.

• Gonzo (accidental)
• Jane Margolis (accidental, negligent homicide by Walter White)
• Hector "Tio" Salamanca (suicide)
• Peter Schuler (suicide)
• Walter White (accidental)