List of mass shootings in the United States by death toll

List of mass shootings in the United States by death toll

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.

Deadliest mass shootings in the United States

List of mass shootings in the United States by death toll

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Peak</th><th>Incident</th><th>Location</th><th>Deaths</th><th>Injuries</th><th>Date</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Las Vegas shooting†</td><td>Paradise, Nevada</td><td>60LV</td><td>867LV</td><td>October 1, 2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Pulse nightclub shooting†</td><td>Orlando, Florida</td><td>49</td><td>58P</td><td>June 12, 2016</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>Virginia Tech shooting†</td><td>Blacksburg, Virginia</td><td>32</td><td>23VT</td><td>April 16, 2007</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting†</td><td>Newtown, Connecticut</td><td>27</td><td>2</td><td>December 14, 2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>Sutherland Springs church shooting†</td><td>Sutherland Springs, Texas</td><td>26</td><td>22</td><td>November 5, 2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>Luby's shooting†</td><td>Killeen, Texas</td><td>23</td><td>27</td><td>October 16, 1991</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>El Paso shooting</td><td>El Paso, Texas</td><td>23</td><td>22</td><td>August 3, 2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>San Ysidro McDonald's massacre†</td><td>San Diego, California</td><td>22</td><td>19</td><td>July 18, 1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>Robb Elementary School shooting†</td><td>Uvalde, Texas</td><td>21</td><td>21</td><td>May 24, 2022</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>Lewiston shootings†</td><td>Lewiston, Maine</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td>October 25, 2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>Parkland high school shooting</td><td>Parkland, Florida</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>February 14, 2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>University of Texas tower shooting†</td><td>Austin, Texas</td><td>15</td><td>31</td><td>August 1, 1966</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>Fort Hood shooting</td><td>Fort Hood, Texas</td><td>14</td><td>32</td><td>November 5, 2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>San Bernardino attack‡</td><td>San Bernardino, California</td><td>14</td><td>24</td><td>December 2, 2015</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>Columbine High School massacre‡</td><td>Columbine, Colorado</td><td>14</td><td>23</td><td>April 20, 1999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>3</td><td>Edmond post office shooting†</td><td>Edmond, Oklahoma</td><td>14</td><td>6</td><td>August 20, 1986</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>8</td><td>Aurora theater shooting</td><td>Aurora, Colorado</td><td>13</td><td>70</td><td>July 20, 2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>7</td><td>Binghamton shooting†</td><td>Binghamton, New York</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>April 3, 2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>Camden shootings</td><td>Camden, New Jersey</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>September 6, 1949</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=20</td><td>3</td><td>Wilkes-Barre shootings</td><td>Wilkes-Barre and Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania</td><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>September 25, 1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=20</td><td>4</td><td>Wah Mee massacre</td><td>Seattle, Washington</td><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>February 19, 1983</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>19</td><td>Thousand Oaks shooting†</td><td>Thousand Oaks, California</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>November 7, 2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>14</td><td>Washington Navy Yard shooting†</td><td>Washington, District of Columbia</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>September 16, 2013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>21</td><td>Virginia Beach shooting†</td><td>Virginia Beach, Virginia</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>May 31, 2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>24</td><td>Monterey Park shooting†</td><td>Monterey Park, California</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>January 21, 2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=26</td><td>7</td><td>Jacksonville shooting†</td><td>Jacksonville, Florida</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>June 17–18, 1990</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=26</td><td>21</td><td>Pittsburgh synagogue shooting</td><td>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>October 27, 2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=28</td><td>3</td><td>Easter Sunday massacre</td><td>Hamilton, Ohio</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>March 30, 1975</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=28</td><td>6</td><td>Palm Sunday massacre</td><td>New York City, New York</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>April 15, 1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>23</td><td>Santa Fe High School shooting</td><td>Santa Fe, Texas</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>May 18, 2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>13</td><td>Geneva County shootings†</td><td>Geneva County, Alabama</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>March 10, 2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>29</td><td>Buffalo supermarket shooting</td><td>Buffalo, New York</td><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>May 14, 2022</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>29</td><td>Boulder supermarket shooting</td><td>Boulder, Colorado</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>March 22, 2021</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>29</td><td>Dayton shooting†</td><td>Dayton, Ohio</td><td>9</td><td>27</td><td>August 4, 2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>1</td><td>Winfield massacre†</td><td>Winfield, Kansas</td><td>9</td><td>25</td><td>August 13, 1903</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>2</td><td>Utah prisoner of war massacre</td><td>Salina, Utah</td><td>9</td><td>19</td><td>July 8, 1945</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>14</td><td>Atlanta day trading firm shootings†</td><td>Stockbridge and Atlanta, Georgia</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>July 27–29, 1999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>15</td><td>Red Lake shootings†</td><td>Red Lake, Minnesota</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>March 21, 2005</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>23</td><td>Umpqua community college shooting†</td><td>Roseburg, Oregon</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>October 1, 2015</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td></td><td>101 California Street shooting†</td><td>San Francisco, California</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>July 1, 1993</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>2</td><td>Fairfield massacre</td><td>Fairfield, California</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>August 22, 1928</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>18</td><td>Covina massacre†</td><td>Covina, California</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>December 24, 2008</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>25</td><td>Charleston church shooting</td><td>Charleston, South Carolina</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>June 17, 2015</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=44</td><td>39</td><td>San Jose rail yard shooting†</td><td>San Jose, California</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>May 26, 2021</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=44</td><td>16</td><td>Wesson family murders</td><td>Fresno, California</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>March 12, 2004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=44</td><td>13</td><td>Waddell Buddhist temple shooting</td><td>Waddell, Arizona</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>August 10, 1991</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td></td><td>Parkin-Earl-Lang massacre</td><td>Victor, California</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>November 6, 1973</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td></td><td>Sabana Seca massacre</td><td>Toa Baja, Puerto Rico</td><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>October 17, 2009</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td></td><td>Standard Gravure shooting†</td><td>Louisville, Kentucky</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>September 14, 1989</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=50</td><td></td><td>Allen mall shooting†</td><td>Allen, Texas</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>May 6, 2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>=50</td><td></td><td>Indianapolis FedEx shooting†</td><td>Indianapolis, Indiana</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>April 15, 2021</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Deadliest mass shootings in the United States by year

List of mass shootings in the United States by death toll

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Incident</th><th>Location</th><th>Deaths</th><th>Injuries</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1989</td><td>Standard Gravure shooting†</td><td>Louisville, Kentucky</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Jacksonville shooting†</td><td>Jacksonville, Florida</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Luby's shooting†</td><td>Killeen, Texas</td><td>23</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Lindhurst High School shooting</td><td>Olivehurst, California</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>101 California Street shooting†</td><td>San Francisco, California</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Fairchild Air Force Base shooting†</td><td>Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington</td><td>4</td><td>22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Freddy's Fashion Mart attack†</td><td>New York City, New York</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Jackson firehouse shooting</td><td>Jackson, Mississippi</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Channelview shooting</td><td>Channelview, Texas</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Westside Middle School shooting</td><td>Craighead County, Arkansas</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Columbine High School massacre‡</td><td>Columbine, Colorado</td><td>14</td><td>23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Wakefield massacre</td><td>Wakefield, Massachusetts</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Navistar shooting†</td><td>Melrose Park, Illinois</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Appalachian School of Law shooting</td><td>Grundy, Virginia</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Lockheed Martin shooting†</td><td>Meridian, Mississippi</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Wesson family murders</td><td>Fresno, California</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Red Lake shootings†</td><td>Red Lake, Minnesota</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Hamilton Avenue murders</td><td>Indianapolis, Indiana</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Goleta postal facility shootings†</td><td>Santa Barbara and Goleta, California</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Virginia Tech shooting†</td><td>Blacksburg, Virginia</td><td>32</td><td>23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Covina massacre†</td><td>Covina, California</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Fort Hood shooting</td><td>Fort Hood, Texas</td><td>14</td><td>33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Hartford Distributors shooting†</td><td>Manchester, Connecticut</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Seal Beach shooting</td><td>Seal Beach, California</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting†</td><td>Newtown, Connecticut</td><td>27</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Washington Navy Yard shooting†</td><td>Washington D.C.</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Montgomery County shootings†</td><td>Montgomery County, Pennsylvania</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>San Bernardino attack†</td><td>San Bernardino, California</td><td>16</td><td>22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Pulse nightclub shooting†</td><td>Orlando, Florida</td><td>49</td><td>58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Las Vegas shooting†</td><td>Paradise, Nevada</td><td>60</td><td>≈ 867</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Parkland high school shooting</td><td>Parkland, Florida</td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>El Paso shooting</td><td>El Paso, Texas</td><td>23</td><td>22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Milwaukee brewery shooting†</td><td>Milwaukee, Wisconsin</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Williamsburg massacre†</td><td>Williamsburg, West Virginia</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Boulder shooting</td><td>Boulder, Colorado</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Uvalde school shooting†</td><td>Uvalde, Texas</td><td>21</td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Lewiston shootings†</td><td>Lewiston, Maine</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Joliet shootings†</td><td>Joliet, Illinois</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Leland shooting</td><td>Leland, Mississippi</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Cedarbluff shootings</td><td>Cedarbluff, Mississippi</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fort Lauderdale–Sarasota shootings†</td><td>Fort Lauderdale and Bee Ridge, Florida</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States

List of mass shootings in the United States by death toll

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Incident</th><th>Location</th><th>Deaths</th><th>Injuries</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1902</td><td>Tuscumbia massacre†</td><td>Tuscumbia, Alabama</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1903</td><td>Winfield massacre†</td><td>Winfield, Kansas</td><td>9</td><td>25+</td></tr><tr><td>1949</td><td>Camden shootings</td><td>Camden, New Jersey</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>University of Texas tower shooting†</td><td>Austin, Texas</td><td>17</td><td>31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>San Ysidro McDonald's massacre†</td><td>San Diego, California</td><td>22</td><td>19</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Luby's shooting†</td><td>Killeen, Texas</td><td>23</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Virginia Tech shooting†</td><td>Blacksburg, Virginia</td><td>32</td><td>22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Pulse nightclub shooting†</td><td>Orlando, Florida</td><td>49</td><td>58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Las Vegas shooting†</td><td>Paradise, Nevada</td><td>60</td><td>≈867</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>