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There have been 212 mass shootings so far in the United States this year, according to a tally that defines mass shooting as an event where four or more people are shot or killed, excluding the attacker. Without meaning to minimize the loss and tragedy of others, the list below highlights major mass shootings in the US over the last 10 years.
May 24, 2022: Ulvade, TX - In the bloodiest school shooting in a decade, a young gunman killed 19 children and two adults at a primary school in south Texas.
May 14, 2022: Buffalo, NY – In a racially motivated incident, a white shooter killed ten Black persons at a store. He was arrested and is being held in jail without bail.
April 12, 2022: New York City, NY – A 62-year-old man detonated a smoke bomb and opened fire in a subway, injuring 23 people. The following day, he was arrested.
November 30, 2021: Oxford, MI – After a teenager opened fire at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, four pupils were murdered and seven more were injured.
April 16, 2021: Indianapolis, IN – Before killing himself, a former FedEx employee who had been in mental care shot eight people dead and injured numerous others at a FedEx plant in Indiana.
March 31, 2021: Los Angeles, CA – A shooting at an office building in suburban Los Angeles killed four people, one of whom was a child, before the perpetrator was apprehended.
March 22, 2021: Boulder, CO – Ten people were killed in a mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, including a police officer.
March 16, 2021: Atlanta, GA – In a series of shootings at day spas in and around Atlanta, eight individuals were killed, including six Asian women. A white male suspect was taken into custody.
February 26, 2020: Milwaukee, WI – Before committing suicide, a shooter opened fire at the Molson Coors Beverage Co brewing complex in Milwaukee, killing five coworkers.
August 4, 2019: Dayton, OH – In downtown Dayton, Ohio, a shooter wearing body armor opened fire, killing nine people, including his sister. The assailant was killed by police.
August 3, 2019: El Paso, TX – In El Paso, Texas, a man fatally shot 22 people at a Walmart shop. The attack was described as retaliation for the Hispanic invasion of Texas in a statement thought to have been written by the suspect. The gunman was apprehended by authorities.
May 31, 2019: Virginia Beach, VA – A public utility employee opened fire on coworkers at a municipal office in Virginia, killing 12 people before being fatally shot by officials.
February 15, 2019: Aurora, IL – After being dismissed, a man opened fire at an Illinois workplace, murdering five workers before being shot by police.
November 7, 2018: Thousand Oaks, CA – In Thousand Oaks, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, a former Marine combat veteran slaughtered 12 people in a bar. He then committed suicide.
October 27, 2018: Pittsburgh, PA – A gunman opened fire on attendees gathered for a Shabbat service at the Tree of Life synagogue outside Pittsburgh, killing 11 people.
May 18, 2018: Santa Fe, TX – Before surrendering to police, a 17-year-old student opened fire at his high school outside of Houston, Texas, killing nine classmates and a teacher.
February 14, 2018: Parkland, FL – A former student at Parkland, Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School murdered 17 students and educators.
November 5, 2017: Sutherland Springs, TX – Before shooting himself, a man who was discharged from the US Air Force for abusing his wife and child shot 26 people at a rural Texas church where his in-laws worshipped.
October 1, 2017: Las Vegas, NV – From a 32nd-floor hotel suite, a shooter opened fire on a country music festival, murdering 58 people before taking his own life.
June 12, 2016: Orlando, FL – Before being shot dead by police, a gunman fatally murdered 49 people at Pulse, a gay nightclub.
December 2, 2015: San Bernardino, CA – Before dying in a shoot-out with authorities, a husband and wife killed 14 people at a workplace holiday party in San Bernardino, California.
October 1, 2015: Roseburg, OR – Before being slain by authorities, a shooter walked onto an Oregon college campus and opened fire, murdering nine people.
June 17, 2015: Charleston, SC – At a church in Charleston, South Carolina, a white supremacist murdered nine Black churchgoers. He was given the death penalty.
September 16, 2013: Washington, DC – At the Washington Navy Yard, a former Navy reservist working as a government contractor killed 12 people. Police fatally shot him.
December 14, 2012: Newtown, CT – In a rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, a highly armed gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children aged five to ten.
July 20, 2012: Aurora, CO – A masked gunman opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people. He was given several life sentences.
