List of mass shootings in the United States by death toll

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The 2017 Las Vegas shooting is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history with 60 victims. Las Vegas Strip shooting site 09 2017 4968 zoom in.jpg
The 2017 Las Vegas shooting is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history with 60 victims.

The severity of mass shootings in the United States has increased.

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Deadliest mass shootings in the United States

† Indicates shootings in which the perpetrator died.
‡ Indicates shootings in which two or more perpetrators died.

LVAn assessment by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department determined that 413 people were injured by gunfire of the approximately 869 injured. [11] In November 2019, a woman who was paralyzed during the shooting was pronounced dead. [12] A second woman was pronounced dead in May 2020.

PAccording to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 53 of the 58 people injured were hit by gunfire. [13]

VTThe Massengill Report states that, of the 23 injuries, 17 were caused by gunfire and six were caused by attempts to escape through windows. [14]

Deadliest mass shootings in the United States by year

This list excludes the 2014 Isla Vista killings, in which perpetrator Elliot Rodger fatally stabbed three people and shot four others, including himself. [15]

† Indicates shootings in which the perpetrator died.
‡ Indicates shootings in which two or more perpetrators died.
Deadliest mass shootings in the United States by year
YearIncidentLocationDeathsInjuriesRef
1989 Standard Gravure shooting† Louisville, Kentucky 812
1990 Jacksonville shooting† Jacksonville, Florida 116
1991 Luby's shooting† Killeen, Texas 2327
1992 Lindhurst High School shooting Olivehurst, California 410
1993 101 California Street shooting† San Francisco, California 96
1994 Fairchild Air Force Base shooting† Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington 422
1995 Freddy's Fashion Mart attack† New York City, New York 74
1996 Jackson firehouse shooting Jackson, Mississippi 53
1997 Channelview shooting Channelview, Texas 50
1998 Westside Middle School shooting Craighead County, Arkansas 510
1999 Columbine High School massacre‡ Columbine, Colorado 1423
2000 Wakefield massacre Wakefield, Massachusetts 70
2001 Navistar shooting† Melrose Park, Illinois 44
2002 Appalachian School of Law shooting Grundy, Virginia 33
2003 Lockheed Martin shooting† Meridian, Mississippi 68
2004 Wesson family murders Fresno, California 90
2005 Red Lake shootings† Red Lake, Minnesota 99
2006 Hamilton Avenue murders Indianapolis, Indiana 70
Goleta postal facility shootings† Santa Barbara and Goleta, California 70
2007 Virginia Tech shooting† Blacksburg, Virginia 3223
2008 Covina massacre† Covina, California 93
2009 Fort Hood shooting Fort Hood, Texas 1433
2010 Hartford Distributors shooting † Manchester, Connecticut 82
2011 Seal Beach shooting Seal Beach, California 81
2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting † Newtown, Connecticut 272
2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting † Washington D.C. 121
2014 Montgomery County shootings † Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 61
2015 San Bernardino attack † San Bernardino, California 1622
2016 Pulse nightclub shooting † Orlando, Florida 4958
2017 Las Vegas shooting † Paradise, Nevada 60≈ 867
2018 Parkland high school shooting Parkland, Florida 1718
2019 El Paso shooting El Paso, Texas 2322
2020 Milwaukee brewery shooting † Milwaukee, Wisconsin 50
Williamsburg massacre † Williamsburg, West Virginia 50
2021 Boulder shooting Boulder, Colorado 102
2022 Uvalde school shooting † Uvalde, Texas 2118
2023 Lewiston shootings † Lewiston, Maine 1813
2024 Joliet shootings † Joliet, Illinois 81

Timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States

† Indicates shootings in which the perpetrator died.
Timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States
YearIncidentLocationDeathsInjuriesRef
1902 Tuscumbia massacre † Tuscumbia, Alabama 72
1903 Winfield massacre † Winfield, Kansas 925+
1949 Camden shootings Camden, New Jersey 133
1966 University of Texas tower shooting † Austin, Texas 1731
1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre † San Diego, California 2219
1991 Luby's shooting † Killeen, Texas 2327
2007 Virginia Tech shooting † Blacksburg, Virginia 3222
2016 Pulse nightclub shooting † Orlando, Florida 4958
2017 Las Vegas shooting † Paradise, Nevada 60≈867

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Death toll includes an unborn child.
  2. ↑ Plus two victims who were killed via stabbing.
  3. ↑ Plus three who were killed via bludgeoning.
  4. ↑ Plus two who were killed via axe.
  5. ↑ Plus eight who were killed by bludgeoning, strangulation, or suffocation.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Kovaleski, Serge; Baker, Mike (March 30, 2023). "Gunman in 2017 Las Vegas Shooting Was Angry at Casinos, New F.B.I. Files Show". The New York Times . Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl; Pérez-Peña, Richard (June 14, 2016). "Orlando Shooting Survivors Cope With the Trauma of Good Fortune". The New York Times . Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hauser, Christine (April 17, 2007). "Virginia Gunman Identified as a Student". The New York Times . Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sandy Hook Elementary shooting: What happened?". www.cnn.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ Montgomery, David; Mele, Christopher; Fernandez, Manny (November 5, 2017). "Gunman Kills at Least 26 in Attack on Rural Texas Church". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ nholas (January 11, 2022). "A gunman killed 23 people at a Luby's in Killeen 30 years ago. It changed Texas forever". College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "El Paso shooting". PBS News. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Legacy of 1984 McDonald's massacre: Failure to control gun violence haunts America 30 years on". PIX11. July 19, 2014. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ Parker, Rebecca Salinas, David Ibañez, Ivan Herrera, Julie Moreno, Leigh Waldman, Garrett Brnger, Stephania Jimenez, John Paul Barajas, Gavin Nesbitt, Ken Huizar, Adrian Ortega, Sean Talbot, Kolten (May 24, 2022). "Uvalde school shooting: At least 21 killed at Robb Elementary". KSAT. Retrieved June 14, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Live updates: Mourners gather at candlelight vigil to remember victims". Press Herald. October 26, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ Ngu, Ash; Turkewitz, Julie; Lai, K.K Rebecca; Singhvi, Anjali; Pecanha, Sergio (October 1, 2018). "After the Las Vegas Shooting, the Nation Moved On. Many Survivors Did Not". The New York Times . Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  12. ↑ Turkewitz, Julie (November 19, 2019). "Woman Injured in Las Vegas Shooting Dies 2 Years Later". The New York Times . Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  13. ↑ Straub et al. 2017, p. 78.
  14. ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia 2007, p. 92.
  15. ↑ Lovett, Ian; Nagourney, Adam (May 24, 2014). "Video Rant, Then Deadly Rampage in California Town". The New York Times . Retrieved April 3, 2024.

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