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Deadliest mass shootings since 1949
The following mass shootings are the deadliest to have occurred in modern U.S. history (1949 to present). Only incidents with ten or more victim fatalities are included.[60]
Was previously the deadliest mass shooting
| Incident | Year | Deaths | Injuries | Type of firearm(s) used | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas shooting | 2017 | 58 (plus 1 perp.) | 851 (422 from gunfire) | Semi-automatic rifles and revolver | [61][62] |
| 2 | Orlando nightclub shooting |
2016 | 49 (plus 1 perp.) | 53 | Semi-automatic rifle and pistol | [61][62] |
| 3 | Virginia Tech shooting |
2007 | 32 (plus 1 perp.) | 23 (17 from gunfire) | Semi-automatic pistols | [61] |
| 4 | Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | 2012 | 27 (plus 1 perp.) | 2 | Semi-automatic rifle and pistol | [61] |
| 5 | Sutherland Springs church shooting | 2017 | 26 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 1] | 20 | Semi-automatic rifle | [63][62] |
| 6 | Luby’s shooting |
1991 | 23 (plus 1 perp.) | 27 | Semi-automatic pistols | [61] |
| 7 | San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre |
1984 | 21 (plus 1 perp.) | 19 | Semi-automatic pistols, and shotgun | [61] |
| 8 | El Paso shooting | 2019 | 20 | 26 | Semi-automatic rifle | [64] |
| 9 | Stoneman Douglas High School shooting | 2018 | 17 | 17 | Semi-automatic rifle | [65] |
| 10 | University of Texas tower shooting |
1966 | 16 (plus 1 perp. plus 1 victim who died in 2001[fn 1] | 31 | Rifles, revolver, pistols, and shotgun | [61] |
| 11 | Edmond post office shooting | 1986 | 14 (plus 1 perp.) | 6 | Semi-automatic pistols | [61] |
| San Bernardino attack | 2015 | 14 (plus 2 perps.) | 24 | Semi-automatic rifles | [61][62] | |
| Fort Hood shooting | 2009 | 14 [fn 1] | 32 (plus 1 perp.) | Semi-automatic pistol and revolver | [66][67] | |
| 14 | Camden shootings |
1949 | 13 | 3 | Semi-automatic pistol | [68][69] |
| Wilkes-Barre shootings | 1982 | 13 | 1 | Semi-automatic rifle | [70][71][72] | |
| Wah Mee massacre | 1983 | 13 | 1 | Semi-automatic pistol(s) and/or revolver(s)[fn 2] | [73] | |
| Columbine High School massacre | 1999 | 13 (plus 2 perps.) | 24 (21 from gunfire) | Semi-automatic carbine, semi-automatic pistol, shotguns | [74] | |
| Binghamton shootings | 2009 | 13 (plus 1 perp.) | 4 | Semi-automatic pistols | [75] | |
| 19 | Aurora theater shooting | 2012 | 12 | 70 | Semi-automatic rifle, pistol, and shotgun | [76][62][77] |
| Washington Navy Yard shooting | 2013 | 12 (plus 1 perp.) | 8 | Semi-automatic pistol and shotgun | [78][79] | |
| Thousand Oaks shooting | 2018 | 12 (plus 1 perp.) | 25 | Semi-automatic pistol | [80][81] | |
| Virginia Beach shooting | 2019 | 12 (plus 1 perp.) | 5 | Semi-automatic pistols | [82] | |
| 23 | Easter Sunday massacre | 1975 | 11 | 0 | Semi-automatic pistols and revolver | [83] |
| Pittsburgh synagogue shooting | 2018 | 11 | 6 (plus 1 perp.) | Semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic pistols | [84] | |
| 25 | Palm Sunday massacre | 1984 | 10 | 0 | Semi-automatic pistols | [85] |
| Geneva County massacre | 2009 | 10 (plus 1 perp.) | 6 | Semi-automatic rifles, revolver, and shotgun | [86][87] | |
| Santa Fe High School shooting | 2018 | 10 | 14 | Shotgun and revolver | [88] |
