Deadliest U.S. mass shootings

Nov 5, 2017, Texas church shooting: Gunman with assault-type rifle opens fire at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Alleged shooter, Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, later found dead in his  car

At least 26 dead, 20 injured

At least 58 dead, 515 injured
49 dead, 53 injured
14 dead, 21 injured
27 dead, 2 injured
12 dead, 70 injured
13 dead, 30 injured
13 dead, 4 injured
32 dead, 17 injured
12 dead, 24 injured

2017, Las Vegas, Nevada: Lone gunman fires automatic weapon into crowds attending country music festival from 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay hotel. Local suspect, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, found dead by police Deadliest U.S. mass shootings

2016, Orlando, Florida: Omar Mateen – linked to so-called Islamic State – attacks gay nightclub Pulse

2015, San Bernadino, California: Shooting and attempted bombing by Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik - married couple believed to have been radicalised online

2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Connecticut: 20 year-old Adam Lanza shoots and kills 20 children, six staff members, and his mother

2012, Aurora, Colorado: Heavily armed gunman James Holmes attacks movie goers at midnight screening of Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises

2009, Fort Hood, Texas: U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan opens fire at military base killing 13 mainly miltary personnel and wounding more than 30 others

2009, Binghampton, New York: Former student Jiverly Antares Wong kills teacher and students at American Civic Association immigration centre 

2007, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia: Student Seung-Hui Cho opens fire on university campus killing 32 people before taking his own life

1999, Columbine High School, Colorado: Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold conduct complex attack on school, killing 12 students and one teacher, and injuring 24 others

Source: Associated Press
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