This article lists school shootings in the United States for which separate articles exist. The entries are organized first by the number of fatalities, and then by the number of injuries and date of occurrence. Incidents listed here occurred at a variety of institutions, including elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and trade schools.
School shootings have occurred in the United States since the mid-19th century, although they were relatively uncommon until around the late 20th century. From the 1960s through the 1980s, fatal school shootings occurred infrequently, with most involving one or two victims. Since the 1990s, however, the frequency and lethality of such incidents have increased, coinciding with a broader rise in mass shootings. The Columbine High School massacre of 1999, which resulted in 16 deaths, including the perpetrators, is often cited as a turning point in media coverage and public perception of school shootings. It Influenced subsequent security policies and cultural discussions around youth violence.
The deadliest school shooting in US history took place on April 16, 2007, at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, where 33 people, including the perpetrator, were killed and 23 others injured. Other high-fatality incidents include the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, with 28 deaths (including the perpetrator); the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022 in Uvalde, Texas, with 22 deaths (including the perpetrator); and the Parkland high school shooting in 2018 in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead. These incidents are among the deadliest school shootings in United States history.
Between 2000 and 2022, more than 300 school shootings occurred in the United States, although only a small fraction resulted in multiple fatalities. While the majority of incidents involve fewer than three deaths, a small number of high-profile cases account for a significant proportion of fatalities. Mass-casualty events have occurred more frequently at high schools and universities than at elementary schools, although some of the deadliest shootings, such as Sandy Hook and Robb Elementary, involved younger students.
The recurrence of school shootings has generated debate over a range of issues, including firearms legislation, mental health care, media coverage, and school security measures. Responses have included the implementation of school resource officers, lockdown and active-shooter drills, metal detectors, and, in some states, laws permitting school staff to carry firearms. Legislative proposals at both the federal and state levels have varied, from expanded background checks and age restrictions to measures allowing armed teachers.
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April 16, 2007
April 16, 2007
Date
April 16, 2007
Location
Blacksburg, Virginia
Deaths
33
Injuries
23
Description
Virginia Tech shooting: 23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho killed thirty-two students and faculty members in two separate attacks on the campus of Virginia Tech and then committed suicide. In a dorm room, he first shot one student, then another who came to help; two hours later, he went to a school building, where he barricaded the main entrance and
December 14, 2012
December 14, 2012
Date
December 14, 2012
Location
Newtown, Connecticut
Deaths
28
Injuries
2
Description
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: 20-year-old former student Adam Lanza killed twenty-six other people and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He had first killed his mother at their home before taking four of her guns and driving to his former elementary school. He killed twenty first-grade children aged six and seven, along with six ad
May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022
Date
May 24, 2022
Location
Uvalde, Texas
Deaths
22
Injuries
21
Description
Uvalde school shooting: 18-year-old former student Salvador Ramos killed twenty-one people at Robb Elementary School. He had first shot and wounded his grandmother at their home before driving to the school. Ramos entered a pair of adjoining classrooms and killed 19 students aged nine and eleven and two teachers. He was killed by law enforcement af
February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018
Date
February 14, 2018
Location
Parkland, Florida
Deaths
17
Injuries
18
Description
Parkland high school shooting: 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Prior to the shooting, he had been expelled from the school. Armed with a semi-automatic rifle, Cruz activated the fire alarm, and opened fire on students and staff in Building 12. Fourteen students and three staff member
August 1, 1966
August 1, 1966
Date
August 1, 1966
Location
Austin, Texas
Deaths
16
Injuries
31
Description
University of Texas tower shooting: 25-year-old engineering student and former U . Marine Charles Whitman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. Earlier that day, he murdered his wife and mother at their homes. He then ascended the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin, killing three people inside the tower before opening fire from the obse
April 20, 1999
April 20, 1999
Date
April 20, 1999
Location
Columbine, Colorado
Deaths
16
Injuries
23
Description
Columbine High School massacre: 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold, students at Columbine High School, killed twelve students and one teacher; after killing two students in the schoolyard and fatally wounding a teacher in the hallway, they killed the rest of their victims in the school library. They also wounded 21 additional peo
July 26, 1764
July 26, 1764
Date
July 26, 1764
Location
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Deaths
11
Injuries
1
Description
Enoch Brown school massacre: Perhaps the earliest shooting to happen in school or college property in what would become the United States was the notorious Enoch Brown school massacre during the Pontiac's War. Four Delaware (Lenape) American Indians entered the schoolhouse near present-day Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and shot and killed schoolmaster
May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018
Date
May 18, 2018
Location
Santa Fe, Texas
Deaths
10
Injuries
14
Description
Santa Fe High School shooting: 17-year-old student Dimitrios Pagourtzis opened fire at Santa Fe High School, killing ten people and injuring at least thirteen others. He was armed with a shotgun and a caliber revolver, both stolen from his father. Pagourtzis was taken into custody by law enforcement at the scene. Authorities later found multipl
March 21, 2005
March 21, 2005
Date
March 21, 2005
Location
Red Lake, Minnesota
Deaths
10
Injuries
9
Description
Red Lake shootings: 16-year-old student Jeff Weise killed his grandfather and grandfather's girlfriend at their home, where he had been living, at the Red Lake Indian Reservation. He then drove to Red Lake Senior High School. Armed with his grandfather's police weapons, Weise killed five students, one teacher, and one security guard, and wounded at
October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
Date
October 1, 2015
Location
Roseburg, Oregon
Deaths
10
Injuries
8
Description
2015 Umpqua Community College shooting: Christopher Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old student at Umpqua Community College, entered a classroom on the Roseburg campus and opened fire. He killed eight students and one instructor and injured eight others. Witnesses reported that Harper-Mercer initially asked students about their religious beliefs before sh
May 23, 2014
May 23, 2014
Date
May 23, 2014
Location
Isla Vista, California
Deaths
7
Injuries
14
Description
2014 Isla Vista killings: 22-year-old former college student Elliot Rodger first attacked his two roommates and their friend in his apartment, ambushing and stabbing them to death one at a time as they arrived at different times. After the stabbings, he drove around Isla Vista, California, near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barb
October 2, 2006
October 2, 2006
Date
October 2, 2006
Location
Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
Deaths
7
Injuries
4
Description
2006 West Nickel Mines School shooting: Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-year-old milk truck driver, entered the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in Pennsylvania, armed with a handgun and several magazines of ammunition. He took ten girls' hostage before opening fire, killing five female students aged 6 to 13 and injuring five o
April 2, 2012
April 2, 2012
Date
April 2, 2012
Location
Oakland, California
Deaths
7
Injuries
3
Description
2012 Oikos University shooting: 43-year-old One L. Goh was accused of shooting dead seven students with a handgun and wounding three others at Oikos University, a Christian college. He fled the scene, stealing a victim's car, and was apprehended hours later nearby. Goh was charged with seven counts of murder. In January 2013, Goh was determined to
July 12, 1976
July 12, 1976
Date
July 12, 1976
Location
Fullerton, California
Deaths
7
Injuries
2
Description
1976 California State University, Fullerton massacre: 37-year-old custodian Edward Charles Allaway opened fire at the California State University, Fullerton library on July 12, 1976. He killed seven people and wounded two others in the first-floor lobby and in the Instructional Media Center located in the basement. Allaway was later arrested at his
March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
Date
March 27, 2023
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Deaths
7
Injuries
2
Description
2023 Nashville school shooting: 28-year-old Aiden Hale (formerly known as Audrey Elizabeth Hale), a former student of The Covenant School, entered the institution armed with three firearms: a LeadStar Arms Grunt-15 5 / caliber semi-automatic AR pistol, a KelTec Sub 2000 9mm caliber carbine, and a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 2 9mm caliber se
January 17, 1989
January 17, 1989
Date
January 17, 1989
Location
Stockton, California
Deaths
6
Injuries
31
Description
Stockton schoolyard shooting: On January 17, 1989, 24-year-old Patrick Edward Purdy opened fire outside Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, targeting a playground filled with children. Purdy fatally shot five students and injured 31 others, most of whom were children of Southeast Asian refugees. He used an AK-47-style rifle and was
February 14, 2008
February 14, 2008
Date
February 14, 2008
Location
DeKalb, Illinois
Deaths
6
Injuries
21
Description
2008 Northern Illinois University shooting: 27-year-old Steven Kazmierczak, a former student not enrolled at the time, entered a lecture hall in Cole Hall armed with a shotgun and a semi-automatic pistol. He opened fire on students and faculty, killing five and injuring 21, before dying by suicide at the scene. Investigators found notes
November 14, 2017
November 14, 2017
Date
November 14, 2017
Location
Rancho Tehama, California
Deaths
6
Injuries
18
Description
Rancho Tehama shootings: 43-year-old Kevin Neal injured one student at Rancho Tehama Elementary School and fatally shot five adults at several locations. The secretary heard the gunfire near the school and ordered the school to go on lockdown. After a custodian and the teachers put it into action, Neal rammed a truck into the gate of the school and
July 7, 2016
July 7, 2016
Date
July 7, 2016
Location
Dallas, Texas
Deaths
6
Injuries
11
Description
El Centro College shooting: After killing four police officers during a protest, a gunman fled into the nearby El Centro College and got into a shootout with officers, wounding one, before firing out of a window and killing a fifth police officer. After an hours-long standoff, police killed the gunman with a bomb robot.
June 7, 2013
June 7, 2013
Date
June 7, 2013
Location
Santa Monica, California
Deaths
6
Injuries
4
Description
2013 Santa Monica shootings: 23-year-old John Zawahri began a killing spree at his home. After killing his 55-year-old father, Samir "Sam" Zawahri, and 25-year-old brother, Chris Zawahri, he set the house ablaze. Dressed all in black with body armor and wielding an AR-15-type semi-automatic rifle, Zawahri carjacked 41-year-old Laura Siska, shooting
December 5, 2023
December 5, 2023
Date
December 5, 2023
Location
Austin, Texas
Deaths
6
Injuries
3
Description
2023 Central Texas shootings: 34-year-old Shane James Jr. killed his parents in Bexar County, then committed multiple shootings in Austin, including injuring a school resource officer outside Northeast Early College High School (which triggered a lockdown), a double homicide in a residential area, injuring a cyclist, and injuring another officer du
November 1, 1991
November 1, 1991
Date
November 1, 1991
Location
Iowa City, Iowa
Deaths
6
Injuries
1
Description
1991 University of Iowa shooting: 28-year-old former graduate student Gang Lu killed four members of University of Iowa's faculty and a research student, and seriously wounded another student. 47-year-old professor of physics and astronomy Christoph K. Goertz, 45-year-old associate professor of physics and astronomy Robert Alan Smith, 44-year-old c
March 24, 1998
March 24, 1998
Date
March 24, 1998
Location
Craighead County, Arkansas
Deaths
5
Injuries
10
Description
1998 Westside Middle School shooting: 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson and 11-year-old Andrew Golden carried out a shooting at Westside Middle School. Golden set off a fire alarm to evacuate students from classrooms, and the pair opened fire with rifles and handguns as people exited the building. They killed a teacher and four students and wounded ten
October 24, 2014
October 24, 2014
Date
October 24, 2014
Location
Marysville, Washington
Deaths
5
Injuries
3
Description
2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting: 15-year-old freshman Jaylen Fryberg opened fire in the school cafeteria of Marysville Pilchuck High School. He fatally shot four students and wounded one other before committing suicide. The shooting was sudden and occurred during lunchtime, targeting peers with whom Fryberg had social connections. Inv
November 12, 1966
November 12, 1966
Date
November 12, 1966
Location
Mesa, Arizona
Deaths
5
Injuries
2
Description
1966 Rose-Mar College of Beauty shooting: 18-year-old Robert Benjamin Smith took seven people hostage at Rose-Mar College of Beauty and ordered them to lie down in a circle. He shot each in the head. Four women and a 3-year-old girl died; a woman and a baby were injured but survived. Police arrested Smith, who reportedly admired Richard Speck and C
May 6, 1940
May 6, 1940
Date
May 6, 1940
Location
South Pasadena, California
Deaths
5
Injuries
2
Description
South Pasadena Junior High School shooting: Outraged by his dismissal following conflicts with other staff, 38-year-old Verlin H. Spencer shot and killed 62-year-old superintendent of the South Pasadena city schools George C. Bush, 50-year-old principal of South Pasadena High School John E. Alman, and 52-year-old School District business manager Wi
September 22, 1988
September 22, 1988
Date
September 22, 1988
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Deaths
5
Injuries
2
Description
1988 Chicago shootings: 40-year-old Clem "Clemmie" Henderson killed store owner, John Van Dyke and employee, Robert Quinn at a nearby auto parts store, and injured nearby garbage man, Laplose Chestnut Jr. Henderson then approached Moses Montefiore Academy, where he shot and killed the school custodian, Arthur Baker, who was outside of the school. H
May 21, 1998
May 21, 1998
Date
May 21, 1998
Location
Springfield, Oregon
Deaths
4
Injuries
25
Description
1998 Thurston High School shooting: 15-year-old Kip Kinkel killed his parents at their home before driving to Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, armed with a semi-automatic pistol. Once on campus, he opened fire in classrooms and hallways, targeting students at random. Two students were killed, and 25 others were wounded, some
December 30, 1974
December 30, 1974
Date
December 30, 1974
Location
Olean, New York
Deaths
4
Injuries
11
Description
1974 Olean High School shooting: 17-year-old student Anthony F. Barbaro entered Olean High School and proceeded to the third-floor student council room. He broke out windows and opened fire on people in the street below. Four people were killed, including a woman who was eight months pregnant, and eleven others were wounded, seven of them by gunfir
May 1, 1992
May 1, 1992
Date
May 1, 1992
Location
Olivehurst, California
Deaths
4
Injuries
10
Description
1992 Lindhurst High School shooting: Former student 20-year-old Eric Houston killed three students and one teacher and wounded nine other students and a teacher before surrendering to police.
May 4, 1970
May 4, 1970
Date
May 4, 1970
Location
Kent, Ohio
Deaths
4
Injuries
9
Description
Kent State shootings: During protests of the Vietnam War at Kent State University, armed National Guard Soldiers opened fire on unarmed students, killing four people.
September 4, 2024
September 4, 2024
Date
September 4, 2024
Location
Winder, Georgia
Deaths
4
Injuries
9
Description
2024 Apalachee High School shooting: 14-year-old freshman Colt Gray carried out a shooting at Apalachee High School. The attack lasted approximately six minutes, during which Gray used an AR-style semi-automatic rifle to fatally shoot two students and two teachers, and wound nine others. Two teachers and seven students suffered gunshot injuries. Gr
December 13, 2025
December 13, 2025
Date
December 13, 2025
Location
Providence, Rhode Island
Deaths
4
Injuries
9
Description
2025 Brown University shooting: Brown University is a prestigious Ivy League university in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. On December 13, 2025, during the second day of the final examination week for the fall semester, a lone gunman entered Barus and Holley Room 166, killing two students and wounding nine others as they
November 30, 2021
November 30, 2021
Date
November 30, 2021
Location
Oxford, Michigan
Deaths
4
Injuries
7
Description
Oxford High School shooting: 15-year-old student Ethan Crumbley opened fire with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol at Oxford High School. Four students were killed and seven others, including a teacher, were wounded; with one of the injured victims later dying from their injuries at the hospital. Crumbley was taken into custody without incident. The fire
February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023
Date
February 13, 2023
Location
East Lansing, Michigan
Deaths
4
Injuries
5
Description
2023 Michigan State University shooting: 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae, opened fire on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan. He killed three students and wounded five others before fleeing the scene. Several hours later, McRae died by suicide when confronted by police.
December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023
Date
December 6, 2023
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
Deaths
4
Injuries
3
Description
2023 University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting: 67-year-old Anthony Polito, who had previously worked at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an adjunct professor, opened fire on the campus. He killed three faculty members and injured three other people, including two responding police officers. Polito was shot and killed by other responding offic
October 28, 2002
October 28, 2002
Date
October 28, 2002
Location
Tucson, Arizona
Deaths
4
Injuries
0
Description
2002 University of Arizona shooting: Failing nursing college student and Gulf War veteran 40-year-old Robert Stewart Flores, Jr. killed three assistant professors of nursing at the University of Arizona, 50-year-old Robin Rogers, 44-year-old Cheryl McGaffic, and 45-year-old Barbara Monroe, before turning the gun on himself.
August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025
Date
August 27, 2025
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Deaths
3
Injuries
30
Description
Annunciation Catholic Church shooting: A gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School during morning mass, killing two and injuring 30 others.
February 8, 1968
February 8, 1968
Date
February 8, 1968
Location
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Deaths
3
Injuries
28
Description
Orangeburg Massacre: On the night of February 8, 1968, approximately 200 African American students gathered on the campus of South Carolina State College to protest the segregation of the All-Star Bowling Lane. During the demonstration, South Carolina Highway Patrol officers opened fire on the crowd, killing three students—Samuel Hammond Jr., Henry
February 24, 1984
February 24, 1984
Date
February 24, 1984
Location
Los Angeles, California
Deaths
3
Injuries
12
Description
49th Street Elementary School shooting: Tyrone Mitchell killed two people and wounded twelve others when shooting at students leaving 49th Street Elementary School. He then committed suicide.
October 1, 1997
October 1, 1997
Date
October 1, 1997
Location
Pearl, Mississippi
Deaths
3
Injuries
7
Description
1997 Pearl High School shooting: 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered his 50-year-old mother, Mary, at home before killing his ex-girlfriend, 16-year-old student Christina Menefee, and 17-year-old student Lydia Kaye Dew, then wounding seven others at Pearl High School. Woodham was sentenced to life in prison.
October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022
Date
October 24, 2022
Location
St Louis, Missouri
Deaths
3
Injuries
7
Description
2022 Central Visual and Performing Arts High School shooting: A 19-year-old man armed with a semi-automatic rifle entered the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School just after 9 am and opened fire. At least two people were killed, and seven others were injured. The shooter was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.
December 1, 1997
December 1, 1997
Date
December 1, 1997
Location
West Paducah, Kentucky
Deaths
3
Injuries
6
Description
1997 Heath High School shooting: Three students were killed and six wounded by 14-year-old Michael Carneal as they participated in a prayer circle. Carneal was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024
Date
January 4, 2024
Location
Perry, Iowa
Deaths
3
Injuries
6
Description
2024 Perry High School shooting: One student was killed, and four other students and three staff members were injured. The principal later died of his injuries. The shooter, a 17-year-old student at the school, committed suicide.
December 16, 2024
December 16, 2024
Date
December 16, 2024
Location
Madison, Wisconsin
Deaths
3
Injuries
6
Description
Abundant Life Christian School shooting: One teacher and two students (including the shooter) were killed and six others were injured after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
January 16, 2002
January 16, 2002
Date
January 16, 2002
Location
Grundy, Virginia
Deaths
3
Injuries
3
Description
2002 Appalachian School of Law shooting: Recently dismissed graduate student 42-year-old Peter Odighizuwa killed three people at the Appalachian School of Law: 42-year-old dean Anthony Sutin, 41-year-old professor Thomas Blackwell, and 33-year-old student Angela Dales. Three other students were also wounded. In 2005 Odighizuwa received three life s
February 12, 2010
February 12, 2010
Date
February 12, 2010
Location
Huntsville, Alabama
Deaths
3
Injuries
3
Description
2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting: During a biology department meeting with approximately twelve people in attendance, 44-year-old professor of biology Amy Bishop stood up and opened fire. After killing three and wounding three others, Bishop was pushed out of the meeting room by the survivors after her gun ran out of ammo. After be
February 27, 2012
February 27, 2012
Date
February 27, 2012
Location
Chardon, Ohio
Deaths
3
Injuries
3
Description
2012 Chardon High School shooting: 17-year-old Thomas "T. J." Lane, took a semi-automatic handgun and a knife to Chardon High School, where he fired ten shots at a group of students sitting in the cafeteria. He killed three boys and wounded three other students. One 16-year-old died immediately, two others died the following day. Lane was arrested
November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019
Date
November 14, 2019
Location
Santa Clarita, California
Deaths
3
Injuries
3
Description
2019 Saugus High School shooting: Five people were shot, two fatally and injuring three in a shooting at a courtyard of Saugus High School. The shooter, a 16-year-old male student, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was taken into custody and died the next day during hospitalization. The gun used was suspected by police to be a p
November 13, 2022
November 13, 2022
Date
November 13, 2022
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia
Deaths
3
Injuries
2
Description
University of Virginia shooting: A student at the University of Virginia shot several students, killing three. The gunman was a former member of the university's football team, and several of the victims, including all three of the deceased, were current members of the team.
February 2, 1996
February 2, 1996
Date
February 2, 1996
Location
Moses Lake, Washington
Deaths
3
Injuries
1
Description
1996 Frontier Middle School shooting: 14-year-old Barry Loukaitis killed a teacher and two students and wounded another student when he opened fire on his algebra class.
April 10, 2017
April 10, 2017
Date
April 10, 2017
Location
San Bernardino, California
Deaths
3
Injuries
1
Description
2017 North Park Elementary School shooting: Cedric Anderson, age 53, of Riverside, California, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting and killing his estranged wife, Karen Elaine Smith, age 53, in a classroom. An eight-year-old student was also fatally shot, and a seven-year-old student was injured.
November 26, 1985
November 26, 1985
Date
November 26, 1985
Location
Spanaway, Washington
Deaths
3
Injuries
0
Description
Spanaway Junior High School shooting: Armed with a rifle, 14-year-old Heather Smith shot and killed 15-year-old Gordon Pickett, her ex-boyfriend, and 14-year-old Christopher Ricco outside the gymnasium at Spanaway Junior High School, before fleeing the school grounds. After a two-hour manhunt, she returned to the school. After a short s
August 15, 1996
August 15, 1996
Date
August 15, 1996
Location
San Diego, California
Deaths
3
Injuries
0
Description
1996 San Diego State University shooting: At San Diego State University, 36-year-old graduate student Frederick Martin Davidson killed three professors - 32-year-old Chen Liang, 44-year-old D. Preston Lowrey III, and 36-year-old Costas Lyrintzis - whom he believed were involved in a conspiracy against him. Davidson was sentenced to serve three life
June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016
Date
June 1, 2016
Location
Los Angeles, California
Deaths
3
Injuries
0
Description
2016 UCLA shooting: Mainak Sarkar, age 38, a Ph . student, killed his former professor, William S. Klug, age 39, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, in an engineering building at UCLA. Sarkar then killed himself. Sarkar, who lived in Minnesota, also killed his ex-wife, Ashley Hasti, age 31, in her Brooklyn Park, Minnesota home.
December 7, 2017
December 7, 2017
Date
December 7, 2017
Location
Aztec, New Mexico
Deaths
3
Injuries
0
Description
2017 Aztec High School shooting: William Atchison, 21-year-old former male student sneaked into Aztec High School disguised as a student and hid in an unlocked washroom with a Glock 9mm handgun hidden in his bag. He retreated from the washroom after being spotted by a school custodian who chased him shouting "active shooter" and "lockdown". Atchins
September 30, 1962
September 30, 1962
Date
September 30, 1962
Location
Oxford, Mississippi
Deaths
2
Injuries
300+
Description
Ole Miss riot of 1962: During riots opposing the court-ordered enrollment of James Meredith, segregationist protesters clashed with federal marshals and U . Army troops on the University of Mississippi campus. Gunfire was exchanged during the unrest, resulting in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to hundreds, primarily law enforcement perso
May 16, 1986
May 16, 1986
Date
May 16, 1986
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming
Deaths
2
Injuries
79
Description
1986 Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis: David and Doris Young took 154 hostages (136 children and 18 adults) using firearms and a gasoline bomb. After a two-and-a-half-hour standoff, the bomb was accidentally detonated. Doris Young severely injured, and David Young then shot and killed her before fatally shooting himself. No hostages were
May 21, 1969
May 21, 1969
Date
May 21, 1969
Location
Greensboro, North Carolina
Deaths
2
Injuries
27
Description
1969 Greensboro uprising: Civil rights uprising sparked by student election disputes at Dudley High School escalated into riots with exchanges of gunfire between protesters/students and police/National Guard on A&T campus; 2 killed (including student Willie Grimes) and dozens injured in shoot-outs from May 21 to May 25.
January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
Date
January 23, 2018
Location
Benton, Kentucky
Deaths
2
Injuries
18
Description
2018 Marshall County High School shooting: Gabriel Ross Parker, a 15-year-old male student shot 16 people in the lobby at Marshall County High School and caused non-gunshot injuries to four others. Two 15-year-old students died: one killed at the scene, another died of wounds at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023
Date
June 6, 2023
Location
Richmond, Virginia
Deaths
2
Injuries
17
Description
2023 Richmond shooting: Seven people were shot, two fatally, after a high school graduation ceremony was held on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.
March 5, 2001
March 5, 2001
Date
March 5, 2001
Location
Santee, California
Deaths
2
Injuries
13
Description
2001 Santana High School shooting: 15-year-old student Charles Andrew Williams killed two students, 14-year-old Bryan Zuckor and 17-year-old Randy Gordon, at Santana High School. In total, he wounded thirteen others. Williams was arrested and convicted of murder and attempted murder. He was sentenced to life with the chance of parole after serving
May 15, 1970
May 15, 1970
Date
May 15, 1970
Location
Jackson, Mississippi
Deaths
2
Injuries
12
Description
Jackson State killings: During a student protest addressing racial tensions and the Vietnam War, law enforcement officers opened fire on the campus of Jackson State College. Two students, Phillip Gibbs and James Green, were killed, and at least twelve others were injured. The event is known as the Jackson State killings and is recognized as a notab
January 29, 1979
January 29, 1979
Date
January 29, 1979
Location
San Diego, California
Deaths
2
Injuries
9
Description
Cleveland Elementary School shooting: On January 29, 1979, a gunman opened fire at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, United States. The principal and a custodian were killed; eight children and a police officer were injured. A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Spencer, who lived in a house across the street from the school, was c
September 26, 1988
September 26, 1988
Date
September 26, 1988
Location
Greenwood, South Carolina
Deaths
2
Injuries
9
Description
Oakland Elementary School shooting: 19-year-old James William Wilson Jr. entered the school during lunch, opened fire in the cafeteria, reloaded in a restroom, then continued into a classroom. He killed two 8-year-old students (Shequila Bradley, who died at the scene; Tequila Thomas, who died three days later) and wounded nine others, including stu
September 27, 2006
September 27, 2006
Date
September 27, 2006
Location
Bailey, Colorado
Deaths
2
Injuries
7
Description
2006 Platte Canyon High School hostage crisis: 53-year-old drifter, Duane Roger Morrison, walked into Platte Canyon High School and took six girls hostage. During the ensuing siege, Morrison sexually assaulted all of the girls. When a SWAT team stormed the classroom, Morrison killed 16-year-old Emily Keyes, then took his own life after being shot a
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
Date
April 17, 2025
Location
Tallahassee, Florida
Deaths
2
Injuries
7
Description
2025 Florida State University shooting: Phoenix Ikner, a 20-year-old student and stepson of a sheriff’s deputy, opened fire outside the Student Union building with a handgun. Two people were killed and six others wounded by gunfire; additional individuals were injured while fleeing. A shotgun the shooter carried failed to discharge.
May 20, 1988
May 20, 1988
Date
May 20, 1988
Location
Winnetka, Illinois
Deaths
2
Injuries
5
Description
Hubbard Woods Elementary School shooting: Laurie Dann, a 30-year-old woman with a history of mental illness, entered a second-grade classroom and opened fire, killing 8-year-old Nicholas Corwin and wounding five other children. She then took a family hostage, injuring one person before fatally shooting herself.
December 14, 1992
December 14, 1992
Date
December 14, 1992
Location
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Deaths
2
Injuries
4
Description
1992 Bard College at Simon's Rock shooting: Wayne Lo, a Taiwanese-born American, opened fire at Bard College at Simon's Rock. He killed one student and a professor and wounded four people. Lo was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders.
April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019
Date
April 30, 2019
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina
Deaths
2
Injuries
4
Description
2019 University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting: A shooter on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus shot six people, killing two and injuring four on the last day of classes. Riley Howell, a student in the classroom, was credited with stopping the shooter.
September 28, 2016
September 28, 2016
Date
September 28, 2016
Location
Townville, South Carolina
Deaths
2
Injuries
3
Description
2016 Townville Elementary School shooting: Three students and a teacher were wounded after 14-year-old Jesse Osborne opened fire at Townville Elementary School. The perpetrator's father was found dead at his home soon after the shooting. One of the victims, six-year-old Jacob Hall, died 3 days after the shooting.
February 19, 1997
February 19, 1997
Date
February 19, 1997
Location
Bethel, Alaska
Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Description
1997 Bethel Regional High School shooting: 16-year-old student Evan Ramsey killed Bethel Regional High School principal Ron Edwards and 15-year-old student Joshua Palacios and wounded two other students. After a brief shootout with a responding police officer, Ramsey surrendered. He was later sentenced to 198 years in prison.
October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013
Date
October 21, 2013
Location
Sparks, Nevada
Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Description
2013 Sparks Middle School shooting: 12-year-old seventh-grade student Jose Reyes opened fire with a handgun at the basketball courts of Sparks Middle School, injuring one student in the shoulder. Michael Landsberry, a teacher and veteran, tried to intervene and was killed by Reyes. Reyes also wounded a student trying to help the teacher. Reyes then
January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025
Date
January 22, 2025
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Description
Antioch High School shooting: A 17-year-old male student shot and killed a 16-year-old girl and injured another student in the cafeteria of Antioch High School. Another student received a facial injury from a fall.
March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026
Date
March 12, 2026
Location
Norfolk, Virginia
Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Description
2026 Old Dominion University shooting: 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh attacked a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) group, yelling "Allahu Akbar" while opening fire. One ROTC instructor was killed and two ROTC cadets were critically injured before Jalloh was fatally stabbed as other members of the ROTC group subdued him.
October 12, 1995
October 12, 1995
Date
October 12, 1995
Location
Blackville, South Carolina
Deaths
2
Injuries
1
Description
1995 Blackville–Hilda High School shooting: Suspended student 16-year-old Toby R. Sincino killed 56-year-old math teacher Phyllis Senn and wounded 38-year-old math teacher Johnny Thompson before committing suicide at Blackville-Hilda High School.
November 15, 1995
November 15, 1995
Date
November 15, 1995
Location
Lynnville, Tennessee
Deaths
2
Injuries
1
Description
1995 Richland High School shooting: 17-year-old James Rouse killed a student and teacher at Richland High School and seriously wounded another teacher with a rifle. Rouse was later sentenced to life in prison without parole.
October 26, 2008
October 26, 2008
Date
October 26, 2008
Location
Conway, Arkansas
Deaths
2
Injuries
1
Description
2008 University of Central Arkansas shooting: Four young men fatally shot two students, 18-year-old Ryan Henderson, and 19-year-old Chavares Block, and wounded a 19-year-old campus visitor in the leg, outside the Arkansas Hall dormitory of University of Central Arkansas.
January 18, 1993
January 18, 1993
Date
January 18, 1993
Location
Grayson, Kentucky
Deaths
2
Injuries
0
Description
1993 East Carter High School shooting: 17-year-old Scott Pennington, a student at East Carter High School, fatally shot his 48-year-old English teacher, Deanna McDavid, and 52-year-old head custodian Marvin Hicks. Pennington was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Ranked list
Date
Location
Deaths
Injuries
Description
April 16, 2007
Blacksburg, Virginia
33
23
Virginia Tech shooting: 23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho killed thirty-two students and faculty members in two separate attacks on the campus of Virginia Tech and then committed suicide. In a dorm room, he first shot one student, then another who came to help; two hours later, he went to a school building, where he barricaded the main entrance and
December 14, 2012
Newtown, Connecticut
28
2
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: 20-year-old former student Adam Lanza killed twenty-six other people and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He had first killed his mother at their home before taking four of her guns and driving to his former elementary school. He killed twenty first-grade children aged six and seven, along with six ad
May 24, 2022
Uvalde, Texas
22
21
Uvalde school shooting: 18-year-old former student Salvador Ramos killed twenty-one people at Robb Elementary School. He had first shot and wounded his grandmother at their home before driving to the school. Ramos entered a pair of adjoining classrooms and killed 19 students aged nine and eleven and two teachers. He was killed by law enforcement af
February 14, 2018
Parkland, Florida
17
18
Parkland high school shooting: 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Prior to the shooting, he had been expelled from the school. Armed with a semi-automatic rifle, Cruz activated the fire alarm, and opened fire on students and staff in Building 12. Fourteen students and three staff member
August 1, 1966
Austin, Texas
16
31
University of Texas tower shooting: 25-year-old engineering student and former U . Marine Charles Whitman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. Earlier that day, he murdered his wife and mother at their homes. He then ascended the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin, killing three people inside the tower before opening fire from the obse
April 20, 1999
Columbine, Colorado
16
23
Columbine High School massacre: 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold, students at Columbine High School, killed twelve students and one teacher; after killing two students in the schoolyard and fatally wounding a teacher in the hallway, they killed the rest of their victims in the school library. They also wounded 21 additional peo
July 26, 1764
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
11
1
Enoch Brown school massacre: Perhaps the earliest shooting to happen in school or college property in what would become the United States was the notorious Enoch Brown school massacre during the Pontiac's War. Four Delaware (Lenape) American Indians entered the schoolhouse near present-day Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and shot and killed schoolmaster
May 18, 2018
Santa Fe, Texas
10
14
Santa Fe High School shooting: 17-year-old student Dimitrios Pagourtzis opened fire at Santa Fe High School, killing ten people and injuring at least thirteen others. He was armed with a shotgun and a caliber revolver, both stolen from his father. Pagourtzis was taken into custody by law enforcement at the scene. Authorities later found multipl
March 21, 2005
Red Lake, Minnesota
10
9
Red Lake shootings: 16-year-old student Jeff Weise killed his grandfather and grandfather's girlfriend at their home, where he had been living, at the Red Lake Indian Reservation. He then drove to Red Lake Senior High School. Armed with his grandfather's police weapons, Weise killed five students, one teacher, and one security guard, and wounded at
October 1, 2015
Roseburg, Oregon
10
8
2015 Umpqua Community College shooting: Christopher Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old student at Umpqua Community College, entered a classroom on the Roseburg campus and opened fire. He killed eight students and one instructor and injured eight others. Witnesses reported that Harper-Mercer initially asked students about their religious beliefs before sh
May 23, 2014
Isla Vista, California
7
14
2014 Isla Vista killings: 22-year-old former college student Elliot Rodger first attacked his two roommates and their friend in his apartment, ambushing and stabbing them to death one at a time as they arrived at different times. After the stabbings, he drove around Isla Vista, California, near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barb
October 2, 2006
Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
7
4
2006 West Nickel Mines School shooting: Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-year-old milk truck driver, entered the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in Pennsylvania, armed with a handgun and several magazines of ammunition. He took ten girls' hostage before opening fire, killing five female students aged 6 to 13 and injuring five o
April 2, 2012
Oakland, California
7
3
2012 Oikos University shooting: 43-year-old One L. Goh was accused of shooting dead seven students with a handgun and wounding three others at Oikos University, a Christian college. He fled the scene, stealing a victim's car, and was apprehended hours later nearby. Goh was charged with seven counts of murder. In January 2013, Goh was determined to
July 12, 1976
Fullerton, California
7
2
1976 California State University, Fullerton massacre: 37-year-old custodian Edward Charles Allaway opened fire at the California State University, Fullerton library on July 12, 1976. He killed seven people and wounded two others in the first-floor lobby and in the Instructional Media Center located in the basement. Allaway was later arrested at his
March 27, 2023
Nashville, Tennessee
7
2
2023 Nashville school shooting: 28-year-old Aiden Hale (formerly known as Audrey Elizabeth Hale), a former student of The Covenant School, entered the institution armed with three firearms: a LeadStar Arms Grunt-15 5 / caliber semi-automatic AR pistol, a KelTec Sub 2000 9mm caliber carbine, and a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 2 9mm caliber se
January 17, 1989
Stockton, California
6
31
Stockton schoolyard shooting: On January 17, 1989, 24-year-old Patrick Edward Purdy opened fire outside Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, targeting a playground filled with children. Purdy fatally shot five students and injured 31 others, most of whom were children of Southeast Asian refugees. He used an AK-47-style rifle and was
February 14, 2008
DeKalb, Illinois
6
21
2008 Northern Illinois University shooting: 27-year-old Steven Kazmierczak, a former student not enrolled at the time, entered a lecture hall in Cole Hall armed with a shotgun and a semi-automatic pistol. He opened fire on students and faculty, killing five and injuring 21, before dying by suicide at the scene. Investigators found notes
November 14, 2017
Rancho Tehama, California
6
18
Rancho Tehama shootings: 43-year-old Kevin Neal injured one student at Rancho Tehama Elementary School and fatally shot five adults at several locations. The secretary heard the gunfire near the school and ordered the school to go on lockdown. After a custodian and the teachers put it into action, Neal rammed a truck into the gate of the school and
July 7, 2016
Dallas, Texas
6
11
El Centro College shooting: After killing four police officers during a protest, a gunman fled into the nearby El Centro College and got into a shootout with officers, wounding one, before firing out of a window and killing a fifth police officer. After an hours-long standoff, police killed the gunman with a bomb robot.
June 7, 2013
Santa Monica, California
6
4
2013 Santa Monica shootings: 23-year-old John Zawahri began a killing spree at his home. After killing his 55-year-old father, Samir "Sam" Zawahri, and 25-year-old brother, Chris Zawahri, he set the house ablaze. Dressed all in black with body armor and wielding an AR-15-type semi-automatic rifle, Zawahri carjacked 41-year-old Laura Siska, shooting
December 5, 2023
Austin, Texas
6
3
2023 Central Texas shootings: 34-year-old Shane James Jr. killed his parents in Bexar County, then committed multiple shootings in Austin, including injuring a school resource officer outside Northeast Early College High School (which triggered a lockdown), a double homicide in a residential area, injuring a cyclist, and injuring another officer du
November 1, 1991
Iowa City, Iowa
6
1
1991 University of Iowa shooting: 28-year-old former graduate student Gang Lu killed four members of University of Iowa's faculty and a research student, and seriously wounded another student. 47-year-old professor of physics and astronomy Christoph K. Goertz, 45-year-old associate professor of physics and astronomy Robert Alan Smith, 44-year-old c
March 24, 1998
Craighead County, Arkansas
5
10
1998 Westside Middle School shooting: 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson and 11-year-old Andrew Golden carried out a shooting at Westside Middle School. Golden set off a fire alarm to evacuate students from classrooms, and the pair opened fire with rifles and handguns as people exited the building. They killed a teacher and four students and wounded ten
October 24, 2014
Marysville, Washington
5
3
2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting: 15-year-old freshman Jaylen Fryberg opened fire in the school cafeteria of Marysville Pilchuck High School. He fatally shot four students and wounded one other before committing suicide. The shooting was sudden and occurred during lunchtime, targeting peers with whom Fryberg had social connections. Inv
November 12, 1966
Mesa, Arizona
5
2
1966 Rose-Mar College of Beauty shooting: 18-year-old Robert Benjamin Smith took seven people hostage at Rose-Mar College of Beauty and ordered them to lie down in a circle. He shot each in the head. Four women and a 3-year-old girl died; a woman and a baby were injured but survived. Police arrested Smith, who reportedly admired Richard Speck and C
May 6, 1940
South Pasadena, California
5
2
South Pasadena Junior High School shooting: Outraged by his dismissal following conflicts with other staff, 38-year-old Verlin H. Spencer shot and killed 62-year-old superintendent of the South Pasadena city schools George C. Bush, 50-year-old principal of South Pasadena High School John E. Alman, and 52-year-old School District business manager Wi
September 22, 1988
Chicago, Illinois
5
2
1988 Chicago shootings: 40-year-old Clem "Clemmie" Henderson killed store owner, John Van Dyke and employee, Robert Quinn at a nearby auto parts store, and injured nearby garbage man, Laplose Chestnut Jr. Henderson then approached Moses Montefiore Academy, where he shot and killed the school custodian, Arthur Baker, who was outside of the school. H
May 21, 1998
Springfield, Oregon
4
25
1998 Thurston High School shooting: 15-year-old Kip Kinkel killed his parents at their home before driving to Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, armed with a semi-automatic pistol. Once on campus, he opened fire in classrooms and hallways, targeting students at random. Two students were killed, and 25 others were wounded, some
December 30, 1974
Olean, New York
4
11
1974 Olean High School shooting: 17-year-old student Anthony F. Barbaro entered Olean High School and proceeded to the third-floor student council room. He broke out windows and opened fire on people in the street below. Four people were killed, including a woman who was eight months pregnant, and eleven others were wounded, seven of them by gunfir
May 1, 1992
Olivehurst, California
4
10
1992 Lindhurst High School shooting: Former student 20-year-old Eric Houston killed three students and one teacher and wounded nine other students and a teacher before surrendering to police.
May 4, 1970
Kent, Ohio
4
9
Kent State shootings: During protests of the Vietnam War at Kent State University, armed National Guard Soldiers opened fire on unarmed students, killing four people.
September 4, 2024
Winder, Georgia
4
9
2024 Apalachee High School shooting: 14-year-old freshman Colt Gray carried out a shooting at Apalachee High School. The attack lasted approximately six minutes, during which Gray used an AR-style semi-automatic rifle to fatally shoot two students and two teachers, and wound nine others. Two teachers and seven students suffered gunshot injuries. Gr
December 13, 2025
Providence, Rhode Island
4
9
2025 Brown University shooting: Brown University is a prestigious Ivy League university in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. On December 13, 2025, during the second day of the final examination week for the fall semester, a lone gunman entered Barus and Holley Room 166, killing two students and wounding nine others as they
November 30, 2021
Oxford, Michigan
4
7
Oxford High School shooting: 15-year-old student Ethan Crumbley opened fire with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol at Oxford High School. Four students were killed and seven others, including a teacher, were wounded; with one of the injured victims later dying from their injuries at the hospital. Crumbley was taken into custody without incident. The fire
February 13, 2023
East Lansing, Michigan
4
5
2023 Michigan State University shooting: 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae, opened fire on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan. He killed three students and wounded five others before fleeing the scene. Several hours later, McRae died by suicide when confronted by police.
December 6, 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada
4
3
2023 University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting: 67-year-old Anthony Polito, who had previously worked at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an adjunct professor, opened fire on the campus. He killed three faculty members and injured three other people, including two responding police officers. Polito was shot and killed by other responding offic
October 28, 2002
Tucson, Arizona
4
0
2002 University of Arizona shooting: Failing nursing college student and Gulf War veteran 40-year-old Robert Stewart Flores, Jr. killed three assistant professors of nursing at the University of Arizona, 50-year-old Robin Rogers, 44-year-old Cheryl McGaffic, and 45-year-old Barbara Monroe, before turning the gun on himself.
August 27, 2025
Minneapolis, Minnesota
3
30
Annunciation Catholic Church shooting: A gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School during morning mass, killing two and injuring 30 others.
February 8, 1968
Orangeburg, South Carolina
3
28
Orangeburg Massacre: On the night of February 8, 1968, approximately 200 African American students gathered on the campus of South Carolina State College to protest the segregation of the All-Star Bowling Lane. During the demonstration, South Carolina Highway Patrol officers opened fire on the crowd, killing three students—Samuel Hammond Jr., Henry
February 24, 1984
Los Angeles, California
3
12
49th Street Elementary School shooting: Tyrone Mitchell killed two people and wounded twelve others when shooting at students leaving 49th Street Elementary School. He then committed suicide.
October 1, 1997
Pearl, Mississippi
3
7
1997 Pearl High School shooting: 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered his 50-year-old mother, Mary, at home before killing his ex-girlfriend, 16-year-old student Christina Menefee, and 17-year-old student Lydia Kaye Dew, then wounding seven others at Pearl High School. Woodham was sentenced to life in prison.
October 24, 2022
St Louis, Missouri
3
7
2022 Central Visual and Performing Arts High School shooting: A 19-year-old man armed with a semi-automatic rifle entered the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School just after 9 am and opened fire. At least two people were killed, and seven others were injured. The shooter was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.
December 1, 1997
West Paducah, Kentucky
3
6
1997 Heath High School shooting: Three students were killed and six wounded by 14-year-old Michael Carneal as they participated in a prayer circle. Carneal was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
January 4, 2024
Perry, Iowa
3
6
2024 Perry High School shooting: One student was killed, and four other students and three staff members were injured. The principal later died of his injuries. The shooter, a 17-year-old student at the school, committed suicide.
December 16, 2024
Madison, Wisconsin
3
6
Abundant Life Christian School shooting: One teacher and two students (including the shooter) were killed and six others were injured after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
January 16, 2002
Grundy, Virginia
3
3
2002 Appalachian School of Law shooting: Recently dismissed graduate student 42-year-old Peter Odighizuwa killed three people at the Appalachian School of Law: 42-year-old dean Anthony Sutin, 41-year-old professor Thomas Blackwell, and 33-year-old student Angela Dales. Three other students were also wounded. In 2005 Odighizuwa received three life s
February 12, 2010
Huntsville, Alabama
3
3
2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting: During a biology department meeting with approximately twelve people in attendance, 44-year-old professor of biology Amy Bishop stood up and opened fire. After killing three and wounding three others, Bishop was pushed out of the meeting room by the survivors after her gun ran out of ammo. After be
February 27, 2012
Chardon, Ohio
3
3
2012 Chardon High School shooting: 17-year-old Thomas "T. J." Lane, took a semi-automatic handgun and a knife to Chardon High School, where he fired ten shots at a group of students sitting in the cafeteria. He killed three boys and wounded three other students. One 16-year-old died immediately, two others died the following day. Lane was arrested
November 14, 2019
Santa Clarita, California
3
3
2019 Saugus High School shooting: Five people were shot, two fatally and injuring three in a shooting at a courtyard of Saugus High School. The shooter, a 16-year-old male student, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was taken into custody and died the next day during hospitalization. The gun used was suspected by police to be a p
References
Sources classifying the 2014 Isla Vista killings as a school shooting: ABC News, ABC13 Houston, Anadolu Agency, Associat
Including the perpetrator
17 from gunfire, 6 from jumping out of windows
18 directly, including the perpetrator's grandmother at her home; 3 minor injuries during civilian conflicts with police
Including an unborn infant
In addition, two others were killed by stabbing
Including both perpetrators
Including a victim who died in 2025
20 by gunfire, 3 from trying to escape
3 by stabbing; 4 by gunfire, including the perpetrator
7 by gunfire, 7 struck by motor vehicle
7 by gunfire, 4 others from flying glass fragments
Including the perpetrator and another victim who both died off campus
Includes one person who sustained a non-gunshot wound.
Via sexual assault
1 by gunfire, 1 by facial injury from a fall
6 by the perpetrators, 2 by private contractor security
