Deadliest school shootings in U.S.

Mar 27, 2023, The Covenant School, Nashville, Tennessee: Woman, 28, shoots dead three children and three adults before being killed by police
       

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Vigil for those killed in The Covenant School

 
32 dead
1 2007, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia: Student opens fire on university campus, killing 32 people before taking his own life

27 dead
2 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Connecticut: 20 year-old shoots dead 20 children, six staff members, and his own mother
                             
21 dead
3 2022, Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas: Gunman kills 19 students and two teachers before being shot dead by security forces
                                         
17 dead
4 2018, Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida: Former student kills 14 students and three teachers. Gunman arrested

13 dead
5  1999, Columbine High School, Colorado: Two teenagers shoot dead 12 students, one teacher and wound 24 others before killing themselves


Sources: Reuters, AP 
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