Top 10 Deadliest Mass Shootings, United States, 1950-2018
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Deaths |
| Rank |
Year |
Incident |
State |
Total (1) |
Perpetrators |
| 1 |
2017 |
Las Vegas shooting |
NV |
59 |
1 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Orlando nightclub shooting |
FL |
50 |
1 |
| 3 |
2007 |
Virginia Tech shooting |
VA |
33 |
1 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting |
CT |
28 |
1 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Sutherland Springs church shooting |
TX |
27 |
1 |
| 6 |
1991 |
Luby's Cafeteria shooting |
TX |
24 |
1 |
| 7 |
1984 |
San Ysidro McDonald's shooting |
CA |
22 |
1 |
| 8 |
1966 |
University of Texas tower shooting |
TX |
18 |
1 |
| 9 |
2018 |
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting |
FL |
17 |
0 |
| 10 |
2015 |
San Bernardino shooting |
CA |
16 |
2 |
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(1) Includes perpetrators.
Source: Wikipedia.
Top 10 Deadliest Mass Shootings, United States, 1950-2021
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Deaths |
| Rank |
Year |
Incident |
State |
Total (1) |
Perpetrators |
| 1 |
2017 |
Las Vegas Shooting |
NV |
61 |
1 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Orlando nightclub shooting |
FL |
50 |
1 |
| 3 |
2007 |
Virginia Tech shooting |
VA |
33 |
1 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting |
CT |
28 |
1 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Sutherland Springs church shooting |
TX |
27 |
1 |
| 6 |
1991 |
Luby's Cafeteria shooting |
TX |
24 |
1 |
| 7 |
2019 |
El Paso Walmart shooting |
TX |
23 |
0 |
| 8 |
1984 |
San Ysidro McDonald's shooting |
CA |
22 |
1 |
| 9 |
1966 |
University of Texas tower shooting |
TX |
18 |
1 |
| 10 |
2018 |
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting |
FL |
17 |
0 |
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(1) Includes perpetrators.
Source: Wikipedia.
Top 10 Deadliest Mass Shootings, United States, 1950-2021
| Rank |
Incident date |
State |
City or county |
Number killed |
Number injured |
| 1 |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
Nevada |
Las Vegas |
59 |
441 |
| 2 |
Jun. 12, 2016 |
Florida |
Orlando |
50 |
53 |
| 3 |
Dec. 14, 2012 |
Connecticut |
Sandy Hook |
28 |
2 |
| 4 |
Nov. 5, 2017 |
Texas |
Sutherland Springs |
27 |
20 |
| 5 |
Aug. 3, 2019 |
Texas |
El Paso |
23 |
23 |
| 6 |
Feb. 14, 2018 |
Florida |
Pompano Beach (Parkland) |
17 |
17 |
| 7 |
Dec. 2, 2015 |
California |
San Bernardion |
16 |
19 |
| 8 |
Nov. 7, 2018 |
California |
Thousand Oaks |
13 |
2 |
| 9 |
Sept. 16, 2013 |
District of Columbia |
Washington Navy Yard |
13 |
3 |
| 10 |
May 31, 2019 |
Virginia |
Virginia Beach |
13 |
4 |
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