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Mother Jones - Mass Shootings Database, 1982 - 2018
case location date summary fatalities injured total_victims venue age of shooter prior signs of mental health issues mental health - details weapons obtained legally where obtained type of weapons weapon details race gender sources mental health sources sources (additional - age) latitude longitude type year
Santa Fe High School shooting Santa Fe, TX 5/18/18 Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student, opened fire at Santa Fe High School with a shotgun and .38 revolver owned by his father; Pagourtzis killed 10 and injured at least 13 others before surrendering to authorities after a standoff and additional gunfire inside the school. (Pagourtzis reportedly had intended to commit suicide.) Investigators also found undetonated explosive devices in the vicinity. (FURTHER DETAILS PENDING.) 10 13 23 School 17 - - - Father's weapons shotgun; .38 revolver - White M https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Shots-fired-at-Santa-Fe-High-School-12925050.php; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/us/school-shooting-santa-fe-texas.html; https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/05/21/suspected-texas-gunman-studied-previous-mass-shootings-report/23439884/ - https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Shots-fired-at-Santa-Fe-High-School-12925050.php; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/us/school-shooting-santa-fe-texas.html; https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/05/21/suspected-texas-gunman-studied-previous-mass-shootings-report/23439884/ 29.392825 -95.141972 Mass 2018
Waffle House shooting Nashville, TN 4/22/18 Travis Reinking, 29, opened fire around 3:30 a.m. in the parking lot of a Waffle House in Antioch, and continued shooting as he entered the restaurant. As he attempted to reload his AR-15, a bystander heroically wrestled the rifle away from Reinking, who then fled; he was captured by authorities the following day. Reinking had a history of erratic behavior and run-ins with law enforcement in his home state of Illinois, including claims that he was being stalked and harassed by pop star Taylor Swift. In July 2017, he was arrested at the White House after breaching security in an effort to speak with President Trump, reportedly claiming his right to do so as “a sovereign citizen.” 4 4 8 Other 29 Yes Reinking had a history of erratic behavior and run-ins with law enforcement in his home state of Illinois, including claims that he was being stalked and harassed by pop star Taylor Swift. In July 2017, he was arrested at the White House after breaching security in an effort to speak with President Trump, reportedly claiming his right to do so as “a sovereign citizen.” TBD Family member semiautomatic rifle AR-15 White M https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/04/23/waffle-house-shooting-travis-reinking-manhunt-continues-nashville-police-say/?utm_term=.69579db5fdc6; https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/04/23/waffle-house-shooting-travis-reinking-search-continues-antioch-nashville/541313002/; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/us/waffle-house-shooting-nashville.html; https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasacks/this-is-what-we-know-about-the-suspected-waffle-house-gunman?utm_term=.ilj2Knad6#.lklzyb3vj; http://www.wkrn.com/news/manhunt-continues-for-gunman-who-killed-4-at-antioch-waffle-house/1134986998 https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasacks/this-is-what-we-know-about-the-suspected-waffle-house-gunman?utm_term=.ilj2Knad6#.lklzyb3vj https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/04/23/waffle-house-shooting-travis-reinking-manhunt-continues-nashville-police-say/?utm_term=.69579db5fdc6; https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/04/23/waffle-house-shooting-travis-reinking-search-continues-antioch-nashville/541313002/; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/us/waffle-house-shooting-nashville.html; https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasacks/this-is-what-we-know-about-the-suspected-waffle-house-gunman?utm_term=.ilj2Knad6#.lklzyb3vj; http://www.wkrn.com/news/manhunt-continues-for-gunman-who-killed-4-at-antioch-waffle-house/1134986998 36.052521 -86.616944 Mass 2018
Yountville veterans home shooting Yountville, CA 3/9/18 Army veteran Albert Cheung Wong, 36, stormed a veterans home where he was previously under care, exchanging gunfire with a sheriff’s deputy and taking three women hostage, one of whom he’d previously threatened. After a standoff with law enforcement, he killed the three women and himself. 3 0 3 Workplace 36 Yes Wong had served in Afghanistan and had a history of PTSD. Yes TBD semiautomatic rifle; shotgun - Asian M https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/10/us/california-veterans-home-shooting/index.html; http://www.ktvu.com/news/gunman-in-yountville-veterans-home-killings-was-ex-patient; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/09/police-respond-to-reports-of-gunfire-and-hostages-taken-at-california-veterans-home/?utm_term=.b9dde7ac5f0f https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/10/us/california-veterans-home-shooting/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/10/us/california-veterans-home-shooting/index.html; http://www.ktvu.com/news/gunman-in-yountville-veterans-home-killings-was-ex-patient; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/09/police-respond-to-reports-of-gunfire-and-hostages-taken-at-california-veterans-home/?utm_term=.b9dde7ac5f0f 38.392496 -122.366528 Mass 2018
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Parkland, Florida 2/14/18 Nikolas J. Cruz, 19, heavily armed with an AR-15, tactical gear, and “countless magazines” of ammo, according to the Broward County Sheriff, attacked the high school as classes were ending for the day, killing at least 17 people and injuring many others. He was apprehended by authorities shortly after fleeing the campus. 17 14 31 School 19 Yes Cruz had a long history of behavioral problems and had spent time in mental health clinics. Yes A Florida pawn shop semiautomatic rifle AR-15 White M https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/us/parkland-school-shooting.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/us/nikolas-cruz-florida-shooting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/us/nikolas-cruz-florida-shooting.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/us/parkland-school-shooting.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/us/nikolas-cruz-florida-shooting.html 26.30483 -80.269511 Mass 2018
Pennsylvania carwash shooting Melcroft, PA 1/28/18 Timothy O'Brien Smith, 28, wearing body armor and well-stocked with ammo, opened fire at a carwash early in the morning in this rural community, killing four people. A fifth victim, though not shot, suffered minor injuries. One of the deceased victims, 25-year-old Chelsie Cline, had been romantically involved with Smith and had broken off the relationship recently, according to her sister. Smith shot himself in the head and died later that night at the hospital. 4 1 5 Other 28 TBD - TBD TBD semiautomatic rifle and semiautomatic handgun - White M http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/family-members-small-community-in-shock-after-4-killed-in-shooting/690497960; http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/suspect-in-mass-shooting-at-car-wash-pronounced-dead/691578228 - http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/family-members-small-community-in-shock-after-4-killed-in-shooting/690497960; http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/suspect-in-mass-shooting-at-car-wash-pronounced-dead/691578228 40.052151 -79.389166 Mass 2018
Rancho Tehama shooting spree Rancho Tehama, CA 11/14/17 Kevin Janson Neal, 44, went on an approximately 45-minute shooting spree in the rural community of Rancho Tehama Reserve in Northern California, including shooting up an elementary school, before being killed by law enforcement officers. Neal had also killed his wife at home. 5 10 15 Other 44 TBD - No TBD semiautomatic rifles Two illegally modified rifles White M https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-mass-shooter-killed-wife-buried-her-beneath-floor-n821051; https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/15/564335359/in-harm-s-way-school-staff-saved-students-during-tehama-county-shooting; https://twitter.com/anblanx/status/930862796123729920 - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-mass-shooter-killed-wife-buried-her-beneath-floor-n821051; https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/15/564335359/in-harm-s-way-school-staff-saved-students-during-tehama-county-shooting; https://twitter.com/anblanx/status/930862796123729920 40.018759 -122.393089 Spree 2017
Texas First Baptist Church massacre Sutherland Springs, TX 11/5/17 Devin Patrick Kelley, a 26-year-old ex-US Air Force airman, opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs during Sunday morning services, killing at least 26 people and wounding and injuring 20 others. He left the church and fled in his vehicle after engaging in a gunfight with a local citizen; he soon crashed his vehicle and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 26 20 46 Religious 26 Yes Kelley had a history of domestic violence, including a court martial and conviction stemming from assaulting his wife and child; he also had a history of cruelty to animals and of stalking and harassing ex-girlfriends, including an underage girl. He reportedly briefly escaped from a mental health facility in 2012. Kelley passed federal criminal background checks; the US Air Force failed to provide information on his criminal history to the FBI Purchased in April 2016 from an Academy Sports & Outdoors store in San Antonio semiautomatic rifle Ruger AR-556; Kelley also possessed semiautomatic handguns White M https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/06/who-is-devin-patrick-kelley-gunman-who-officials-say-killed-churchgoers-in-sutherland-springs/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/06/investigators-hunt-for-motive-in-texas-church-shooting-as-the-grieving-spans-generations/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/06/an-unlikely-hero-describes-gun-battle-and-95-mph-chase-with-texas-shooting-suspect/; http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/06/us/texas-church-shooting/index.html; https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2017-11-06/church-shooter-killed-himself-after-vehicle-chase-sheriff-tells-cbs http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Suspected-gunman-Devin-Patrick-Kelley-lived-near-12334186.php; http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/06/texas-shooting-devin-patrick-kelley-colorado-arrest/; https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/texas-church-shooting/who-devin-kelley-alleged-texas-church-shooter-n817806; https://www.click2houston.com/news/sutherland-springs-church-shooter-escaped-mental-health-facility-months-after-attack-on-wife-child https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/06/who-is-devin-patrick-kelley-gunman-who-officials-say-killed-churchgoers-in-sutherland-springs/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/06/investigators-hunt-for-motive-in-texas-church-shooting-as-the-grieving-spans-generations/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/06/an-unlikely-hero-describes-gun-battle-and-95-mph-chase-with-texas-shooting-suspect/; http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/06/us/texas-church-shooting/index.html; https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2017-11-06/church-shooter-killed-himself-after-vehicle-chase-sheriff-tells-cbs 29.273282 -98.056488 Mass 2017
Walmart shooting in suburban Denver Thornton, CO 11/1/17 Scott Allen Ostrem, 47, walked into a Walmart in a suburb north of Denver and fatally shot two men and a woman, then left the store and drove away. After an all-night manhunt, Ostrem, who had financial problems but no serious criminal history, was captured by police after being spotted near his apartment in Denver. 3 0 3 Other 47 Unclear - TBD - semiautomatic handgun - White M https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/us/thornton-colorado-walmart-shooting.html; http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/01/us/colorado-walmart-shooting/index.html; http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/colorado-walmart-shooting-suspect-scott-ostrem-had-run-ins-with-police-financial-troubles; http://www.ibtimes.com/who-scott-ostrem-manhunt-underway-colorado-walmart-shooting-suspect-2609562 - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/us/thornton-colorado-walmart-shooting.html; http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/01/us/colorado-walmart-shooting/index.html; http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/colorado-walmart-shooting-suspect-scott-ostrem-had-run-ins-with-police-financial-troubles; http://www.ibtimes.com/who-scott-ostrem-manhunt-underway-colorado-walmart-shooting-suspect-2609562 39.876374 -104.986132 Mass 2017
Edgewood businees park shooting Edgewood, MD 10/18/17 Radee Labeeb Prince, 37, fatally shot three people and wounded two others around 9am at Advance Granite Solutions, a home remodeling business where he worked near Baltimore. Hours later he shot and wounded a sixth person at a car dealership in Wilmington, Delaware. He was apprehended that evening following a manhunt by authorities. 3 3 6 Workplace 37 Unclear - No Unclear handgun .380-caliber; make unclear Black M http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-edgewood-shooting-20171018-story.html; http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/us/maryland-harford-county-shooting/index.html - http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-edgewood-shooting-20171018-story.html; http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/us/maryland-harford-county-shooting/index.html 39.452189 -76.309988 Mass 2017
Las Vegas Strip massacre Las Vegas, NV 10/1/17 Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, fired a barrage of rapid gunfire—using semiautomatic rifles modified with "bump stocks"—down on thousands of concertgoers on the Las Vegas Strip late on a Sunday night; Paddock had positioned himself in a corner suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where he took aim from broken out windows. Shortly after the attack began, police responding found Paddock inside the hotel suite, deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot. 58 546 604 Other 64 TBD Perpetrator's history unclear. In 1969 Paddock's father was classified by the FBI as a dangerous psychopath with suicidal tendencies; psychopathy can be heritable (see Mother Jones sourcing). Yes Two gun shops in Nevada 23 firearms, mostly rifles; including scopes, and two modified for "fully automatic" firing; two were mounted on tripods AR-15-style and AK-47-style rifles and "a large cache of ammunition"; four Daniel Defense DDM4 rifles, three FN-15s and other rifles made by Sig Sauer. White M https://www.lvmpd.com/en-us/Documents/1_October_FIT_Report_01-18-2018_Footnoted.pdf; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/stephen-paddock-vegas-shooter.html; https://www.wsj.com/articles/las-vegas-suspect-likely-used-automatic-rifle-in-massacre-1506966716; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting/722191001/; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting/722191001/; http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-las-vegas-shooting-live-updates-paddock-had-19-rifles-in-room-1506985512-htmlstory.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/stephen-paddock-vegas-shooter.html; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/06/here-all-victims-las-vegas-shooting/733236001/; https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/last-of-local-hospitals-patients-in-las-vegas-shooting-released/; *Note: casualty count from LVMPD report 1-18-18: "deaths of 58 innocent concert goers and injuring more than 700" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/us/stephen-paddock-father-vegas.html; http://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2017/10/the-las-vegas-shooter-didnt-just-snap-they-never-do/ https://www.lvmpd.com/en-us/Documents/1_October_FIT_Report_01-18-2018_Footnoted.pdf; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/stephen-paddock-vegas-shooter.html; https://www.wsj.com/articles/las-vegas-suspect-likely-used-automatic-rifle-in-massacre-1506966716; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting/722191001/; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting/722191001/; http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-las-vegas-shooting-live-updates-paddock-had-19-rifles-in-room-1506985512-htmlstory.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/stephen-paddock-vegas-shooter.html; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/06/here-all-victims-las-vegas-shooting/733236001/; https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/last-of-local-hospitals-patients-in-las-vegas-shooting-released/; *Note: casualty count from LVMPD report 1-18-18: "deaths of 58 innocent concert goers and injuring more than 700" 36.095739 -115.171544 Mass 2017
San Francisco UPS shooting San Francisco, CA 6/14/17 Jimmy Lam, 38, fatally shot three coworkers and wounded two others inside a UPS facility in San Francisco. Lam killed himself as law enforcement officers responded to the scene. 3 2 5 Workplace 38 Yes Lam had a history of domestic, work conflict No Unclear; the firearm was stolen in Utah. A second handgun Lam had (also stolen) was unused in the attack. two handguns MAC-10-style “assault pistol”; 30-round magazine. An additional box of ammunition. Asian M http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Active-Shooter-San-Francisco-Police-428441423.html; https://apnews.com/2c1690393510447995018b0f9467b44c?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP; http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Police-swarm-UPS-building-in-SF-on-report-of-11219519.php; https://www.pressroom.ups.com/pressroom/ContentDetailsViewer.page?ConceptType=PressReleases&id=1497461182413-836; http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/15/san-francisco-ups-facility-shooting-gunman-identified-as-police-seek-motive.html; http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/UPS-shooter-in-San-Francisco-used-stolen-gun-with-11243414.php http://www.ktvu.com/news/ktvu-local-news/261771610-story; https://twitter.com/LauraGarciaCann/status/875072768471117824; http://heavy.com/news/2017/06/jimmy-lam-ups-san-francisco-shooting-suspect/; http://heavy.com/news/2017/06/jimmy-lam-ups-san-francisco-shooting-suspect/ http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Active-Shooter-San-Francisco-Police-428441423.html; https://apnews.com/2c1690393510447995018b0f9467b44c?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP; http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Police-swarm-UPS-building-in-SF-on-report-of-11219519.php; https://www.pressroom.ups.com/pressroom/ContentDetailsViewer.page?ConceptType=PressReleases&id=1497461182413-836; http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/15/san-francisco-ups-facility-shooting-gunman-identified-as-police-seek-motive.html; http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/UPS-shooter-in-San-Francisco-used-stolen-gun-with-11243414.php 37.765947 -122.406087 Mass 2017
Pennsylvania supermarket shooting Tunkhannock, PA 6/7/17 Randy Stair, a 24-year-old worker at Weis grocery fatally shot three of his fellow employees. He reportedly fired 59 rounds with a pair of shotguns before turning the gun on himself as another co-worker fled the scene for help and law enforcement responded. 3 0 3 Workplace 24 Unclear - TBD - shotguns - White M http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/pennsylvania/2017/06/08/dead-murder-suicide-pa-weis/102621742/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/09/killer-in-supermarket-shooting-posted-chilling-videos-online-lauding-columbine-massacre/?utm_term=.4cf2327eb879; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weiss-supermarket-shooting-spree-randy-stair-spared-coworker/ - http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/pennsylvania/2017/06/08/dead-murder-suicide-pa-weis/102621742/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/09/killer-in-supermarket-shooting-posted-chilling-videos-online-lauding-columbine-massacre/?utm_term=.4cf2327eb879; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weiss-supermarket-shooting-spree-randy-stair-spared-coworker/ 41.529546 -75.94722 Mass 2017
Florida awning manufacturer shooting Orlando, Florida 6/5/2017 John Robert Neumann, Jr., 45, a former employee of manufacturer Fiamma Inc. fatally shot five workers at the company, and then killed himself on the scene. He'd been fired from the company in April. The attack took place a week before the one-year anniversary of the Orlando nightclub massacre. 5 0 5 Workplace 45 Unclear - TBD - semiautomatic handgun - - M http://www.postandcourier.com/news/multiple-people-dead-following-shooting-near-orlando-monday-morning/article_918fe64c-49f6-11e7-b071-a3fbdb04ebcc.html; http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article154471839.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/05/us/orlando-fatalities/; http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orlando-workplace-shooting/os-john-robert-neumann-shooting-suspect-20170605-story.html - http://www.postandcourier.com/news/multiple-people-dead-following-shooting-near-orlando-monday-morning/article_918fe64c-49f6-11e7-b071-a3fbdb04ebcc.html; http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article154471839.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/05/us/orlando-fatalities/; http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orlando-workplace-shooting/os-john-robert-neumann-shooting-suspect-20170605-story.html 28.580295 -81.294086 Mass 2017
Rural Ohio nursing home shooting Kirkersville, Ohio 5/12/2017 Thomas Hartless, 43, shot and killed a former girlfriend and another employee of a nursing home, and then fatally shot the Kirkersville police chief responding to the scene. Hartless' former girlfriend had recently obtained a court protection order against Hartless. Investigators later found more than 60 firearms in the home of Hartless, who was also found dead at the scene of the attack. 3 0 3 Workplace 43 Yes Hartless had a violent criminal history; his former girlfriend had submitted a letter in court recently stating that he had "a severe mental disorder." TBD - handgun, shotgun - White M http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/report-of-shooting-in-kirkersville; http://www.cbsnews.com/news/64-guns-seized-from-home-of-killer-in-ohio-nursing-home-shooting/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/64-guns-seized-from-home-of-killer-in-ohio-nursing-home-shooting/ http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/report-of-shooting-in-kirkersville; http://www.cbsnews.com/news/64-guns-seized-from-home-of-killer-in-ohio-nursing-home-shooting/ 39.959034 -82.596508 Mass 2017
Fresno downtown shooting Fresno, California 4/18/2017 Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, opened fire along a street in downtown Fresno, killing three people randomly in an alleged hate crime prior to being apprehended by police. Muhammad, who is black, killed three white victims and later described his attack as being racially motivated; he also reportedly yelled 'Allahu Akbar' at the time he was arrested, but authorities indicated they found no links to Islamist terrorism. 3 0 3 Other 39 Unclear - Unknown - handgun .357 revolver Black M http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4443722/Gunman-Fresno-shooting-speaks-jail.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/us/fresno-shooting-rampage-kori-ali-muhammad.html?_r=0 - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4443722/Gunman-Fresno-shooting-speaks-jail.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/us/fresno-shooting-rampage-kori-ali-muhammad.html?_r=0 36.746378 -119.800319 Mass 2017
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1/6/2017 Esteban Santiago, 26, flew from Alaska to Fort Lauderdale, where he opened fire in the baggage claim area of the airport, killing five and wounding six before police aprehended him. (Numerous other people were reportedly injured while fleeing during the panic.) 5 6 11 Airport 26 Yes Among other signs, Santiago had gone to a FBI office in Anchorage and complained that his mind was being controlled by the CIA. Yes - semiautomatic handgun Walther 9mm semi-automatic pistol[ Latino M http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/us/esteban-santiago-fort-lauderdale-airport-shooting-.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/us/esteban-santiago-fort-lauderdale-airport-shooting-.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/us/esteban-santiago-fort-lauderdale-airport-shooting-.html?_r=0 26.072751 -80.143382 Mass 2017
Cascade Mall shooting Burlington, WA 9/23/2016 Arcan Cetin, 20, killed a teen girl and three women in the cosmetics section of a Macy’s department store at the Cascade Mall. A man was critically wounded in the shooting and taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he died. Cetin was apprehended by police a few hours after the shooting while driving a car near his residence. 5 0 5 Other 20 Yes According to the Cetin's stepfather he had "mental health issues"; court records showed that he suffered from anxiety and depression. TBD - Rifle Ruger .22-caliber - M http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/us/mall-shooting-washington-state.html; https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/accused-cascade-mall-shooter-dies-in-snohomish-county-jail/ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arcan-cetin-accused-cascade-mall-shooter-charged-five-counts-murder-n654586 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/us/mall-shooting-washington-state.html; https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/accused-cascade-mall-shooter-dies-in-snohomish-county-jail/ 48.461367 -122.337918 Mass 2016
Baton Rouge police shooting Baton Rouge, LA 7/17/2016 Gavin Long, 29, a former Marine who served in Iraq, killed three police offers responding to a 911 call, and wounded three others. He was killed in a shoot-out with other officers responding to the scene. Prior to the attack, Long posted prolifically on social media, where he expressed admiration for the cop killer in Dallas 10 days prior. 3 3 6 Other 29 Yes Unclear Unknown - Two semiautomatic rifles; one semiautomatic handgun IWI Tavor SAR 5.56 caliber rifle, Springfield XD 9, 9mm Black M http://time.com/4411027/baton-rouge-shooter-gavin-long/ ; http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/us/baton-rouge-shooting.html; http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article90266242.html; http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/07/gavin_long_guns_baton_rouge_po.html; http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/copycat-mass-shooters-rising-baton-rouge-munich - http://time.com/4411027/baton-rouge-shooter-gavin-long/ ; http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/us/baton-rouge-shooting.html; http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article90266242.html; http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/07/gavin_long_guns_baton_rouge_po.html; http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/copycat-mass-shooters-rising-baton-rouge-munich ; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/us/gavin-long-suicide-note-baton-rouge.html 30.433601 -91.081403 Spree 2016
Dallas police shooting Dallas, Texas 7/7/2016 Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Army veteran, targeted police at a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, killing five officers and injuring nine others as well as two civilians. After a prolonged standoff in a downtown building, law enforcement killed Johnson using a robot-delivered bomb. 5 11 16 Other 25 Unclear Unclear Yes online and or gun show Semiautomatic rifle, semiautomatic handguns Izhmash-Saiga 5.45mm (AK-style) semiautomatic rifle with large capacity magazines; Glock 9mm handgun, .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun Black M http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-micah-johnson-police.html?_r=0; http://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-purchased-guns-legally-official-says-1468269720 - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-micah-johnson-police.html?_r=0; http://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-purchased-guns-legally-official-says-1468269720 32.7801052 -96.8000082 Mass 2016
Orlando nightclub massacre Orlando, Florida 6/12/2016 Omar Mateen, 29, attacked the Pulse nighclub in Orlando in the early morning hours of June 12. He was killed by law enforcement who raided the club after a prolonged standoff. 49 53 102 Other 29 Unclear Unclear Yes Shooting center in Port St. Lucie, Florida Semiautomatic rifle, semiautomatic handgun Sig Sauer MCX rifle, Glock 17 9mm; high-capacity magazines (30 rounds) Other M http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/assault-rifle-used-by-orlando-mass-shooter; http://wrbl.com/2016/06/13/orlando-police-make-statement-on-mass-shooting/; http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2016/06/the_ar_15_and_other_assault_rifles_are_bad_high_capacity_magazines_are_worse.html - http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/assault-rifle-used-by-orlando-mass-shooter; http://wrbl.com/2016/06/13/orlando-police-make-statement-on-mass-shooting/; http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2016/06/the_ar_15_and_other_assault_rifles_are_bad_high_capacity_magazines_are_worse.html 28.519718 -81.376777 Mass 2016
Excel Industries mass shooting Hesston, Kansas 2/25/2016 Cedric L. Ford, who worked as a painter at a manufacturing company, shot victims from his car and at his workplace before being killed by police at the scene. Shortly before the rampage he had been served with a restraining order. 3 14 17 Workplace 38 Unclear Unclear Yes - Semiautomatic rifle, semiautomatic handgun Zastava Serbia AK-47-style rifle, Glock Model 22 .40-caliber handgun; high-capacity magazines (30 rounds) Black M http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/us/shooting-at-plant-hesston-kansas.html; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/26/alcoholic-violent-depressed-portrait-of-kansas-shooter-emerges/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/26/kansas-gunman-served-protection-from-abuse-order-shortly-before-shootings-sheriff-says/; http://heavy.com/news/2016/02/cedric-ford-hesston-kansas-shooting-shooter-facebook-video-firing-rifle-gun-field-ak47-ak-47-long-gun-photos-watch-youtube/; http://fox4kc.com/2016/02/26/kansas-woman-charged-with-providing-guns-to-hesston-shooter/ - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/us/shooting-at-plant-hesston-kansas.html; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/26/alcoholic-violent-depressed-portrait-of-kansas-shooter-emerges/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/26/kansas-gunman-served-protection-from-abuse-order-shortly-before-shootings-sheriff-says/; http://heavy.com/news/2016/02/cedric-ford-hesston-kansas-shooting-shooter-facebook-video-firing-rifle-gun-field-ak47-ak-47-long-gun-photos-watch-youtube/; http://fox4kc.com/2016/02/26/kansas-woman-charged-with-providing-guns-to-hesston-shooter/ 38.135992 -97.425145 Mass 2016
Kalamazoo shooting spree Kalamazoo County, Michigan 2/20/2016 Jason B. Dalton, a driver for Uber, apparently selected his victims randomly as he went on a rampage over several hours in three different locations, including five people he shot in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant. He was "arrested without incident" at a downtown Kalamazoo bar about six hours after the rampage began. 6 2 8 Other 45 Unclear Unclear Yes - Semiautomatic handgun 9 mm handgun (ammo used unclear) White M http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/us/kalamazoo-michigan-random-shootings.html; http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/02/4_things_we_know_about_kalamaz.html; http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/02/prosecutor_mass_shooting_suspe.html#incart_river_index - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/us/kalamazoo-michigan-random-shootings.html; http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/02/4_things_we_know_about_kalamaz.html; http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/02/prosecutor_mass_shooting_suspe.html#incart_river_index 42.236689 -85.674795 Mass 2016
San Bernardino mass shooting San Bernardino, California 12/2/2015 Syed Rizwan Farook left a Christmas party held at Inland Regional Center, later returning with Tashfeen Malik and the two opened fire, killing 14 and wounding 21, ten critically. The two were later killed by police as they fled in an SUV. 14 21 35 Workplace 28 Unclear Unclear Yes The suspects purchased their handguns in the United States; the assault rifles were purchased by a third party. Two assault rifles and two semi-automatic pistols were used in the attack. Police found a remote controlled explosive device at the scene of the crime. At the home were 12 pipe bombs, 2,500 rounds for the AR-15 variants, 2,000 rounds for the pistols, and several hundred for a .22 calibre rifle. In the suspects' car were an additional 1,400 rounds for the rifles and 200 for the handguns. Two semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles—one a DPMS A-15, the other a Smith & Wesson M&P15, both with .223 calibre ammunition. Two 9mm semiautomatic handguns. High capacity magazines. Other Male & Female http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/12/san-bernardino-shooting and http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/03/san-bernardino-shooting-suspects-rizwan-farook-tashfeen-malik-dead.html and http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/us/san-bernardino-shooting.html and http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/us/weapons-in-san-bernardino-shootings-were-legally-obtained.html?_r=0 - http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/12/san-bernardino-shooting and http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/03/san-bernardino-shooting-suspects-rizwan-farook-tashfeen-malik-dead.html and http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/us/san-bernardino-shooting.html and http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/us/weapons-in-san-bernardino-shootings-were-legally-obtained.html?_r=0 34.075961 -117.27789 Mass 2015
Planned Parenthood clinic Colorado Springs, Colorado 11/27/2015 Robert Lewis Dear, 57, shot and killed a police officer and two citizens when he opened fire at a Planned Parenthood health clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nine others were wounded. Dear was arrested after an hours-long standoff with police. 3 9 12 Workplace 57 Unclear The judge in the case has not publicly released Dear's medical and mental health records. As of April 5, 2016, Dear was undergoing a competency evaluation. Dear had a history of disputes with his relatives and neighbors. At a hearing in December 2015, he said,"I am a warrior for the babies." Unknown Unclear Long gun Reportedly an AK-47 style semiautomatic rifle and others. Authorities had not released details on Dear's weapons as of April 2016. White M http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/28/us/colorado-planned-parenthood-shooting.html and http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/us/colorado-planned-parenthood-shooting/ and http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/28/457674369/planned-parenthood-shooting-police-name-suspect-procession-for-fallen-officer and http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-lewis-dear-planned-parenthood-first-court-appearance/ and http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29729326/judge-wont-release-all-records-accused-planned-parenthood and http://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2016/02/17/judge-resists-unsealing-dear-affidavits; http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-robert-dear-planned-parenthood-shooting-suspect-seemed-strange-not-n470896 - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/28/us/colorado-planned-parenthood-shooting.html and http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/us/colorado-planned-parenthood-shooting/ and http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/28/457674369/planned-parenthood-shooting-police-name-suspect-procession-for-fallen-officer and http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-lewis-dear-planned-parenthood-first-court-appearance/ and http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29729326/judge-wont-release-all-records-accused-planned-parenthood and http://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2016/02/17/judge-resists-unsealing-dear-affidavits; http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-robert-dear-planned-parenthood-shooting-suspect-seemed-strange-not-n470896 38.881031 -104.849057 Mass 2015
Colorado Springs shooting rampage Colorado Springs, Colorado 10/31/2015 Noah Harpham, 33, shot three people before dead in Colorado Springs before police killed him in a shootout. 3 0 3 Other 33 Unclear Prior to the rampage, Harpham wrote an "incoherent" blog and rambled "nonsensically" in a YouTube video about mind control techniques and God, according to the Denver Post. He had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. Yes Unclear Two handguns and a rifle AR-15 rifle, a 9 mm pistol, and a .357 revolver White M http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/11/open-carry-mass-shooting-colorado-springs and http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29059452/colorado-springs-police-confronted-shot-gunman-minutes and http://www.cbsnews.com/news/shooter-in-colorado-springs-rampage-legally-purchased-guns/ - http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/11/open-carry-mass-shooting-colorado-springs and http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29059452/colorado-springs-police-confronted-shot-gunman-minutes and http://www.cbsnews.com/news/shooter-in-colorado-springs-rampage-legally-purchased-guns/ 38.83755 -104.814251 Mass 2015
Umpqua Community College shooting Roseburg, Oregon 10/1/2015 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer opened fire at Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon. The gunman shot himself to death after being wounded in a shootout with police. 9 9 18 School 26 Unclear Harper-Mercer's mother said in multiple online postings that he had Asperger's syndrome. Harper-Mercer graduated from the Switzer Learning Center, a school for students with special needs, emotional difficulties, autism and Asperger's syndrome. Yes From the home he shared with his mother. All were legally obtained by either Harper/Mercer or family members. Five pistols, one rifle, five magazines of ammunition 9 mm Glock pistol, .40 caliber Smith & Wesson, .40 caliber Taurus pistol, .556 caliber Del-Ton; (ammo details unclear) Other Male http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/us/chris-harper-mercer-umpqua-community-college-shooting.html; http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-chris-harper-mercer-oregon-shooting-20151002-htmlstory.html; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ian-mercer-father-guns_56116d7ae4b0af3706e12525; http://wate.com/2015/10/02/what-we-know-about-umpqua-community-college-shooter-2/; http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-umpqua-community-college-shooting/ http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-chris-harper-mercer-oregon-shooting-20151002-htmlstory.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/us/chris-harper-mercer-umpqua-community-college-shooting.html; http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-chris-harper-mercer-oregon-shooting-20151002-htmlstory.html; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ian-mercer-father-guns_56116d7ae4b0af3706e12525; http://wate.com/2015/10/02/what-we-know-about-umpqua-community-college-shooter-2/; http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-umpqua-community-college-shooting/ 43.289538 -123.333193 Mass 2015
Chattanooga military recruitment center Chattanooga, Tennessee 7/16/2015 Kuwaiti-born Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, a naturalized US citizen, opened fire at a Naval reserve center, and then drove to a military recruitment office where he shot and killed four Marines and a Navy service member, and wounded a police officer and another military service member. He was then fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officers responding to the attack. 5 2 7 Military 24 Unclear Abdulazeez "had suffered for years from depression and possibly from bipolar disorder," according to a representative of the family. (NYT, July 20 2015) Yes ("some of the weapons were purchased legally and some of them may not have been") On the internet, via Armslist.com 2 assault rifles; semiautomatic handgun AK-47, AR-15, and 30-round magazines; 9mm handgun Other Male http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/16/us-usa-shooting-tennessee-idUSKCN0PQ1WY20150716; http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/us/chattanooga-gunmans-past-scoured-for-extremist-ties.html; http://www.wsj.com/articles/chattanooga-shooting-highlights-online-gun-sales-1437435518http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/us/chattanooga-attacks-claim-a-5th-military-service-members-life.html; http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/17/us/tennessee-naval-reserve-shooting/; https://twitter.com/markfollman/status/622105627473477632; http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/us/chattanooga-gunman-wrote-of-suicide-and-martyrdom-official-says.html - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/16/us-usa-shooting-tennessee-idUSKCN0PQ1WY20150716; http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/us/chattanooga-gunmans-past-scoured-for-extremist-ties.html; http://www.wsj.com/articles/chattanooga-shooting-highlights-online-gun-sales-1437435518http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/us/chattanooga-attacks-claim-a-5th-military-service-members-life.html; http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/17/us/tennessee-naval-reserve-shooting/; https://twitter.com/markfollman/status/622105627473477632; http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/us/chattanooga-gunman-wrote-of-suicide-and-martyrdom-official-says.html 35.047157 -85.311819 Mass 2015
Charleston Church Shooting Charleston, South Carolina 6/17/2015 Dylann Storm Roof, 21, shot and killed 9 people after opening fire at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. According to a roommate, he had allegedly been “planning something like that for six months." 9 1 10 Religious 21 Unclear - Yes Shooter's Choice gun store in West Columbia, South Carolina Handgun .45-caliber Glock (model 41, with 13-round capacity magazine) White Male http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/dylann-roofs-attorney; http://www.newsweek.com/report-nine-shot-charleston-south-carolina-church-shooting-344235; http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/us/charleston-church-shooting-suspect/; http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/9-people-dead-mass-shooting-south-carolina-church; http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/charleston-church-shooting/fbi-says-dyann-roof-should-not-have-been-sold-gun-n390056 - http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/dylann-roofs-attorney; http://www.newsweek.com/report-nine-shot-charleston-south-carolina-church-shooting-344235; http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/us/charleston-church-shooting-suspect/; http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/9-people-dead-mass-shooting-south-carolina-church; http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/charleston-church-shooting/fbi-says-dyann-roof-should-not-have-been-sold-gun-n390056 32.788387 -79.933143 Mass 2015
Trestle Trail bridge shooting Menasha, Wisconsin 6/11/2015 Sergio Valencia del Toro, 27, in what officials say was a random act, shot and killed three people including an 11-year-old girl before turning the gun on himself. 3 1 4 Other 27 Yes While serving in the Air Force, he went to an emergency walk-in clinic because of concerns over his mood swings, and had either sought or been ordered to behavioral health interventions, according to Fox 6 Now. In a 2014 risk assessment with a psychologist at an outpatient clinic in Appleton, Valencia del Toro recalled thinking previously: "If I'm gonna take myself out, I might as well take other people with me." The police report obtained by Fox 6 says that Valencia del Toro had a history of depression, suicidal and occassionally homicidal thoughts, and alcoholism. He was intoxicated on the day of the shooting. Yes Unclear Two handguns Details unclear, but after the shooting, police found eight guns in total in Valencia del Toro's home, including handguns, shotguns, and rifles, plus and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. He took two weapons and ammunition to the bridge. Latino M http://fox6now.com/2015/06/11/released-menasha-police-issue-final-report-on-trestle-trail-bridge-shooting/ and http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2015/06/11/police-gunman-prior-suicidal-homicidal-thoughts/71064874/ and http://fox6now.com/2015/05/05/he-was-my-future-husband-fiancee-of-menasha-gunman-says-shes-devastated-for-victims-families/ - http://fox6now.com/2015/06/11/released-menasha-police-issue-final-report-on-trestle-trail-bridge-shooting/ and http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2015/06/11/police-gunman-prior-suicidal-homicidal-thoughts/71064874/ and http://fox6now.com/2015/05/05/he-was-my-future-husband-fiancee-of-menasha-gunman-says-shes-devastated-for-victims-families/ 44.204124 -88.467541 Mass 2015
Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting Marysville, Washington 10/24/2014 Jaylen Fryberg, 15, using a .40-caliber Berretta, shot five students at Marysville High School, including two of his cousins and three friends, killing all but one. Fryberg arranged to meet them for lunch in the school cafeteria by text. Fryberg was reportedly well-liked at the school and there was not believed to be any ill-will between him and his victims. He committed suicide at the scene. 5 1 6 School 15 Unclear Fryberg was well-liked and allegedly happy, but was also upset about a girl and had posted emotional social media messages. No definitive signs of mental health problems. No Gun was his father's. Handgun Beretta .40-caliber handgun Native American Male http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fourth-marysville-shooting-victim-dies-as-another-is-laid-to-rest/ http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26814211/jaylen-fryberg-included-tributes-washington-school-shooting-victims http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/almost-link-mental-health-gun-violence http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fourth-marysville-shooting-victim-dies-as-another-is-laid-to-rest/ http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26814211/jaylen-fryberg-included-tributes-washington-school-shooting-victims 48.050824 -122.176918 Mass 2014
Isla Vista mass murder Santa Barbara, California 5/23/2014 Elliot Rodger, 22, shot three people to death in the college town of Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also shot others as he drove around town, and injured others by striking them with is vehicle. He committed suicide by shooting himself in his car as police closed in. Prior to the rampage, Rodger stabbed three people to death at his apartment. 6 13 19 School 22 Yes Rodger was never hospitalized due to mental illness, but had a long history of mental health issues dating back to his childhood, and received treatment from multiple counselors leading up to his rampage. According to The Independent, Rodger had considered suicide but had no history of violence. Just before his rampage, he sent a 137-page manifesto to multiple people. Yes - Three semi-automatic handguns and two hunting knives Two Sig Sauer P226 semiautomatic pistols and Glock 34 pistol, and hundreds of rounds of ammo. A 6- inchand 8-inch “SRK” and “Boar Hunter” hunting knives. White M http://www.sbsheriff.us/documents/ISLAVISTAINVESTIGATIVESUMMARY.pdf Also: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/santa-barbara-isla-vista-shooting-profile/ and http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/index.html and http://www.independent.com/news/2015/feb/20/elliot-rodger-report-details-long-struggle-mental-/ and http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/how-was-elliot-rodger-able-to-purchase-weapons/ and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2638922/Santa-Barbara-rampage-killer-bought-three-handguns-legally-gun-shop.html - http://www.sbsheriff.us/documents/ISLAVISTAINVESTIGATIVESUMMARY.pdf Also: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/us/santa-barbara-isla-vista-shooting-profile/ and http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/24/justice/california-shooting-deaths/index.html and http://www.independent.com/news/2015/feb/20/elliot-rodger-report-details-long-struggle-mental-/ and http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/how-was-elliot-rodger-able-to-purchase-weapons/ and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2638922/Santa-Barbara-rampage-killer-bought-three-handguns-legally-gun-shop.html 34.436283 -119.8714406 Mass 2014
Fort Hood shooting 2 Fort Hood, Texas 4/3/2014 Army Specialist Ivan Lopez, 34, opened fire at the Fort Hood Army Post in Texas, killing three and wounding at least 12 others before shooting himself in the head after engaging with military police. Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley told reporters that Lopez "had behavioral health and mental health" issues. 3 12 15 Military 34 Unclear Lopez "had a long history of troubling behavior," according to the Washington Post, including a history of decieving others, problems in his personal life, and financial difficulties. However, officials found that Lopez exhibited no signals that he could be violent. In the year leading up to the attack, he sought treatment for medical and behavioral health ailments. Yes Local gun store in Killeen, Guns Galore handgun .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun Latino M http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/us/fort-hood-shooting/ and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/01/23/army-details-the-downward-spiral-of-the-fort-hood-shooter-ivan-lopez/ and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/03/soldier-opens-fire-at-fort-hood.html - http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/us/fort-hood-shooting/ and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/01/23/army-details-the-downward-spiral-of-the-fort-hood-shooter-ivan-lopez/ and http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/03/soldier-opens-fire-at-fort-hood.html 31.141716 -97.777559 Mass 2014
Alturas tribal shooting Alturas, California 2/20/2014 Cherie Lash Rhoades, 44, opened fire at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and Community Center, killing four and wounding two. After running out of ammunition, Rhoades grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed another person. 4 2 6 Other 44 Unknown Unknown Two handguns and a butcher knife 9mm semi-automatic handgun Native American Female http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article2603350.html; http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0223/Alturas-tribal-shooting-Was-embezzlement-eviction-behind-family-revenge-video; http://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-dead-2-injured-at-american-indian-tribal-office-in-northern-california/; http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/former-tribal-chairperson-custody-mass-murder-cedarville-rancheria-tribal-headquarters/ - http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article2603350.html; http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0223/Alturas-tribal-shooting-Was-embezzlement-eviction-behind-family-revenge-video; http://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-dead-2-injured-at-american-indian-tribal-office-in-northern-california/; http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/former-tribal-chairperson-custody-mass-murder-cedarville-rancheria-tribal-headquarters/ 41.487104 -120.542237 Spree 2014
Washington Navy Yard shooting Washington, D.C. 9/16/2013 Aaron Alexis, 34, a military veteran and contractor from Texas, opened fire in the Navy installation, killing 12 people and wounding 8 before being shot dead by police. 12 8 20 Military 34 Yes Had told Rhode Island police the prior month that he'd "heard voices"; had been undergoing mental health treatment with Veterans Affairs since August 2013. Yes Sharpshooters Small Arms Range Sawed-off shotgun, 2 boxes of shells; also a .45-caliber handgun taken from a security guard he shot at the scene. Remington 870 Express 12-gauge shotgun; Beretta handgun Black Male http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/us/state-law-stopped-gunman-from-buying-rifle-officials-say.html; http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/17/us/navy-yard-shooting-military-contractors; http://www.fbi.gov/washingtondc/press-releases/2013/law-enforcement-shares-findings-of-the-investigation-into-the-washington-navy-yard-shootings/index.html http://bigstory.ap.org/article/13-killed-washington-navy-yard-shooting-rampage http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/us/state-law-stopped-gunman-from-buying-rifle-officials-say.html; http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/17/us/navy-yard-shooting-military-contractors; http://www.fbi.gov/washingtondc/press-releases/2013/law-enforcement-shares-findings-of-the-investigation-into-the-washington-navy-yard-shootings/index.html 38.874981 -76.99453 Mass 2013
Hialeah apartment shooting Hialeah, Florida 7/26/2013 Pedro Vargas, 42, set fire to his apartment, killed six people in the complex, and held another two hostages at gunpoint before a SWAT team stormed the building and fatally shot him. 7 0 7 Other 42 Unclear His mother told authorities her son had been acting strangely and needed a psychiatric evaluation. Yes Florida Gun Center 9mm semi-automatic handgun Glock 17 Latino Male http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/27/v-print/3526078/a-look-at-the-victims-in-the-hialeah.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57595796/pedro-vargas-idd-as-gunman-behind-deadly-rampage-in-hialeah-florida/ http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/28/3528362/little-about-pedro-vargas-life.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/03/v-print/3539629/hialeah-killer-showed-signs-of.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/27/v-print/3526078/a-look-at-the-victims-in-the-hialeah.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57595796/pedro-vargas-idd-as-gunman-behind-deadly-rampage-in-hialeah-florida/ http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/28/3528362/little-about-pedro-vargas-life.html 25.864338 -80.311775 Mass 2013
Santa Monica rampage Santa Monica, California 6/7/2013 John Zawahri, 23, armed with a homemade assault rifle and high-capacity magazines, killed his brother and father at home and then headed to Santa Monica College, where he was eventually killed by police. 6 3 9 Other 23 Yes He was known as a solitary teen who regularly ditched class and had an interest in assault weapons; he had been admitted to UCLA's psychiatric ward for a brief period. Yes Assembled a rifle out of component parts. Assault rifle, high capacity magazines, antique handgun .223-caliber semi-automatic assault rifle, about 40 high capacity magazines,"black powder" handgun (likely antique) White Male http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57589327-504083/john-zawahri-suspected-gunman-in-deadly-santa-monica-shooting-left-farewell-note-police-say/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57589327-504083/john-zawahri-suspected-gunman-in-deadly-santa-monica-shooting-left-farewell-note-police-say/ http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0611-santa-monica-shooting-20130611,0,1490078.story http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57589327-504083/john-zawahri-suspected-gunman-in-deadly-santa-monica-shooting-left-farewell-note-police-say/ 34.008617 -118.494754 Mass 2013
Pinewood Village Apartment shooting Federal Way, Washington 4/21/2013 Dennis Clark III, 27, shot and killed his girlfriend in their shared apartment, and then shot two witnesses in the building's parking lot and a third victim in another apartment, before being killed by police. 5 0 5 Other 27 No - Yes Unknown Semiautomatic handgun, shotgun .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun, pistol grip shotgun Black Male http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020836119_federalwayshootingxml.html - http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020836119_federalwayshootingxml.html 47.3129607 -122.3393665 Mass 2013
Mohawk Valley shootings Herkimer County, New York 3/13/2013 Kurt Myers, 64, shot six people in neighboring towns, killing two in a barbershop and two at a car care business, before being killed by officers in a shootout after a nearly 19-hour standoff. 5 2 7 Other 64 No - Yes Frank's Guns in Marcy, NY Shotgun Unknown White Male https://www.nyspnews.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=29584 http://poststar.com/news/local/state-and-regional/cops-kill-suspect-in-deadly-mohawk-valley-shooting-rampage/article_15260208-8bf5-11e2-b2d9-0019bb2963f4.html https://www.nyspnews.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=29584 43.045601 -74.984891 Mass 2013
Sandy Hook Elementary massacre Newtown, Connecticut 12/14/2012 Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother dead at their home then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary school. He forced his way inside and opened fire, killing 20 children and six adults before committing suicide. 27 2 29 School 20 Yes Lanza had a history of serious mental health problems that were known to his family and others, as detailed in a post-massacre investigation by Connecticut authorities. No Stolen from mother Two semiautomatic handguns, one rifle (assault), one shotgun (assault) 10mm Glock, 9mm SIG Sauer P226 semiautomatic handguns; .223 Bushmaster XM15-E2S semiautomatic rifle; Izhmash Saiga-12 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun white Male http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/14/15911025-authorities-id-gunman-who-killed-27-in-elementary-school-massacre?lite; http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-14/local/35846977_1_law-enforcement-lanza-brothers-kid http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/14/15911025-authorities-id-gunman-who-killed-27-in-elementary-school-massacre?lite; http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-14/local/35846977_1_law-enforcement-lanza-brothers-kid http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/14/15911025-authorities-id-gunman-who-killed-27-in-elementary-school-massacre?lite; http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-14/local/35846977_1_law-enforcement-lanza-brothers-kid 41.4123225 -73.31142358 Mass 2012
Accent Signage Systems shooting Minneapolis, Minnesota 9/27/2012 Andrew Engeldinger, 36, upon learning he was being fired, went on a shooting rampage, killing the business owner, three fellow employees, and a UPS driver. He then killed himself. 7 1 8 Workplace 36 Yes His family worried about his "paranoia and delusions" for at least two years prior, and tried to get him to seek treatment. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Glock semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.startribune.com/local/171774461.html?refer=y http://www.startribune.com/local/171774461.html?refer=y http://www.startribune.com/local/171774461.html?refer=y 44.977425 -93.310408 Mass 2012
Sikh temple shooting Oak Creek, Wisconsin 8/5/2012 U.S. Army veteran Wade Michael Page, 40, opened fire in a Sikh gurdwara before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot would during a shootout with police. 7 3 10 Religious 40 Yes His Army friends once broke into his apartment, fearing he'd commit suicide in the '90s. A psychiatric nurse who lived downstairs from Page said it was "obvious" he had a mental illness. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Springfield Armory XDM semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/friend-of-page-feared-what-he-might-do-426edmg-165668826.html; http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/10/13785426-officer-arriving-at-sikh-temple-shooting-time-to-use-deadly-force?lite; http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/08/nation/la-na-nn-sikh-shooting-guns-20120807; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19183359 http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/friend-of-page-feared-what-he-might-do-426edmg-165668826.html http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/friend-of-page-feared-what-he-might-do-426edmg-165668826.html; http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/10/13785426-officer-arriving-at-sikh-temple-shooting-time-to-use-deadly-force?lite; http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/08/nation/la-na-nn-sikh-shooting-guns-20120807; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19183359 42.8858503 -87.8631362 Mass 2012
Aurora theater shooting Aurora, Colorado 7/20/2012 James Holmes, 24, opened fire in a movie theater during the opening night of "The Dark Night Rises" and was later arrested outside. 12 70 82 Other 24 Yes He saw at least three mental health professionals before dropping out of his university. Yes Gander Mountain stores in Thornton and Aurora, Colo.; Bass Pro Shop in Denver, Colo.; BulkAmmo.com Two semiautomatic handguns, one rifle (assault), one shotgun Two .40-caliber Glock semiautomatic handguns; .223-caliber Smith & Wesson M&P15 semiautomatic rifle; 12-gauge Remington 870 pump-action shotgun white Male http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57497820/james-holmes-saw-three-mental-health-professionals-before-shooting/; http://www.9news.com/news/article/283503/188/Aurora-shooting-prompts-gun-bills-in-big-states-; http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/us/shooting-at-colorado-theater-showing-batman-movie.html; http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/batman-theater-shooting-updates-dark-knight-rises http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57497820/james-holmes-saw-three-mental-health-professionals-before-shooting/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57497820/james-holmes-saw-three-mental-health-professionals-before-shooting/; http://www.9news.com/news/article/283503/188/Aurora-shooting-prompts-gun-bills-in-big-states-; http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/us/shooting-at-colorado-theater-showing-batman-movie.html; http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/batman-theater-shooting-updates-dark-knight-rises 39.706038 -104.820594 Spree 2012
Seattle cafe shooting Seattle, Washington 5/20/2012 Ian Stawicki, 40, gunned down four patrons at a cafe, and another person during a carjacking nearby, then shot himself as police closed in. (He died later that day in a Seattle hospital.) 6 1 7 Other 40 Yes His family said he was mentally ill Yes Bull's Eye Shooter Supply in Tacoma, Wash. Two semiautomatic handguns Two .45-caliber semiautomatic handguns white Male http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/05/30/11959312-six-killed-in-seattle-shootings-including-suspect?lite; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57445177/seattle-shooting-hero-hurled-stools-at-gunman-ian-stawicki-saved-three-lives/?pageNum=2&tag=contentMain;contentBody; http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/05/seattle-killer-had-concealed-carry-permit-owned-6-guns/1#.UFI9shhgspQ http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/05/30/11959312-six-killed-in-seattle-shootings-including-suspect?lite http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/05/30/11959312-six-killed-in-seattle-shootings-including-suspect?lite; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57445177/seattle-shooting-hero-hurled-stools-at-gunman-ian-stawicki-saved-three-lives/?pageNum=2&tag=contentMain;contentBody; http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/05/seattle-killer-had-concealed-carry-permit-owned-6-guns/1#.UFI9shhgspQ 47.6038321 -122.3300624 Mass 2012
Oikos University killings Oakland, California 4/2/2012 One L. Goh, 43, a former student, opened fire in a nursing classroom. He fled the scene by car and was arrested nearby a few hours later. 7 3 10 School 43 Yes A former instructor at Oikos described him as "mentally unstable" and "paranoid." Yes Bullseye in Castro Valley, Calif. One semiautomatic handgun .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun Asian Male http://blog.sfgate.com/eguillermo/2012/04/05/something-still-doesnt-compute-in-the-one-goh-nightmare/; http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_20308252/police-respond-shooting-east-oakland; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57408732-504083/gun-used-in-oikos-university-shooting-rampage-was-bought-legally-police-say/; http://berkeley.patch.com/articles/one-l-goh-showed-violent-tendencies-before-the-oikos-university-shooting-oikos-university-shooting http://berkeley.patch.com/articles/one-l-goh-showed-violent-tendencies-before-the-oikos-university-shooting-oikos-university-shooting; http://blog.sfgate.com/eguillermo/2012/04/05/something-still-doesnt-compute-in-the-one-goh-nightmare/ http://blog.sfgate.com/eguillermo/2012/04/05/something-still-doesnt-compute-in-the-one-goh-nightmare/; http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_20308252/police-respond-shooting-east-oakland; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57408732-504083/gun-used-in-oikos-university-shooting-rampage-was-bought-legally-police-say/; http://berkeley.patch.com/articles/one-l-goh-showed-violent-tendencies-before-the-oikos-university-shooting-oikos-university-shooting 37.8043808 -122.2708166 Mass 2012
Su Jung Health Sauna shooting Norcross, Georgia 2/21/2012 Jeong Soo Paek, 59, returned to a Korean spa from which he'd been kicked out after an altercation. He gunned down two of his sisters and their husbands before committing suicide. 5 0 5 Other 59 Yes His sister worried about his homicidal tendencies; she said his mental health had been deteriorating and that he had threatened to commit suicide with his gun. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun Asian Male http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/feb/23/police-id-4-victims-shooter-in-spa-killing/; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57479989-504083/shooting-sprees-in-2012-crimesider-reports-on-some-of-the-countrys-worst-public-shootings-this-year/; http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-02-22/victims-korean-spa-shooting-near-atlanta-were-2-married-couples-gunman-was; http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-02-23/mass-shooting-spa-shocks-ga-korean-community http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/feb/23/police-id-4-victims-shooter-in-spa-killing/ http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/feb/23/police-id-4-victims-shooter-in-spa-killing/; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57479989-504083/shooting-sprees-in-2012-crimesider-reports-on-some-of-the-countrys-worst-public-shootings-this-year/; http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-02-22/victims-korean-spa-shooting-near-atlanta-were-2-married-couples-gunman-was; http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-02-23/mass-shooting-spa-shocks-ga-korean-community 33.9412127 -84.2135309 Mass 2012
Seal Beach shooting Seal Beach, California 10/12/2011 Scott Evans Dekraai, 42, opened fire inside a hair salon and was later arrested. 8 1 9 Other 42 Yes He suffered from bipolar disorder, mood swings, and PTSD. Yes Unknown Two semiautomatic handguns, one revolver .45-caliber Heckler & Koch, 9mm Springfield semiautomatic handguns; .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver white Male http://laist.com/2011/10/13/seal_beach_shooter_suffered_from_ptsd.php; http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2011/10/hair_salon_seal_beach_shooting.php; http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/seal-beach-shooting-suspect-had-been-ordered-not-to-carry-guns-.html; http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/12/local/la-me-1013-seal-beach-shooting-20111013 http://laist.com/2011/10/13/seal_beach_shooter_suffered_from_ptsd.php http://laist.com/2011/10/13/seal_beach_shooter_suffered_from_ptsd.php; http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2011/10/hair_salon_seal_beach_shooting.php; http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/seal-beach-shooting-suspect-had-been-ordered-not-to-carry-guns-.html; http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/12/local/la-me-1013-seal-beach-shooting-20111013 33.741176 -118.1046356 Mass 2011
IHOP shooting Carson City, Nevada 9/6/2011 Eduardo Sencion, 32, opened fire at an International House of Pancakes restaurant and later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 5 7 12 Other 32 Yes He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a teenager and feared demons were out to get him. Yes Purchased from an individual Two rifles (both assault), one revolver AK-47 Norinco Arms variant, AK-47 Romarm Cugir variant rifles; .38-caliber Colt revolver Latino Male http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/eduardo-sencion-ihop-shooter_n_1073677.html; http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/sep/06/report-seven-shot-inside-carson-city-ihop/; http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/oct/23/nv-gun-laws-rampage-2nd-ld-writethru/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/eduardo-sencion-ihop-shooter_n_1073677.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/eduardo-sencion-ihop-shooter_n_1073677.html; http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/sep/06/report-seven-shot-inside-carson-city-ihop/; http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/oct/23/nv-gun-laws-rampage-2nd-ld-writethru/ 39.1637984 -119.7674034 Mass 2011
Tucson shooting Tucson, Arizona 1/8/2011 Jared Loughner, 22, opened fire outside a Safeway during a constituent meeting with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) before he was subdued by bystanders and arrested. 6 13 19 Other 22 Yes His symptoms pointed to various possible mental illness diagnoses, such as schizophrenia and delusional disorder. He also experimented with pot and hallucinogens. Yes Sportsmen's Warehouse in Tucson, Ariz. One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Glock 19 semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2042358,00.html; http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0110/Why-Jared-Loughner-was-allowed-to-buy-a-gun; http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09giffords.html?ref=jaredleeloughner http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2042358,00.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2042358,00.html; http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0110/Why-Jared-Loughner-was-allowed-to-buy-a-gun; http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09giffords.html?ref=jaredleeloughner 32.335941 -110.975132 Mass 2011
Hartford Beer Distributor shooting Manchester, Connecticut 8/3/2010 Omar S. Thornton, 34, shot up his Hartford Beer Distributor workplace after facing disciplinary issues, then committed suicide. 9 2 11 Workplace 34 No He apparently was driven over the edge by unaddressed, ongoing racism against him at work Yes Gun dealer in East Windsor, Conn. Two semiautomatic handguns Two 9mm Ruger SR9 semiautomatic handguns black Male http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20012557-504083.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38535909/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/dead-shooting-conn-beer-distributor/#.UFGJAqRrND4; http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/03/dead-wounded-conn-workplace-shooting/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20012557-504083.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20012557-504083.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38535909/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/dead-shooting-conn-beer-distributor/#.UFGJAqRrND4; http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/03/dead-wounded-conn-workplace-shooting/ 41.798764 -72.570068 Mass 2010
Coffee shop police killings Parkland, Washington 11/29/2009 Maurice Clemmons, 37, a felon who was out on bail for child-rape charges, entered a coffee shop on a Sunday morning and shot four police officers who had gone there to use their laptops before their shifts. Clemmons, who was wounded fleeing the scene, was later shot dead by a police officer in Seattle after a two-day manhunt. 4 1 5 Other 37 Yes He had a history of erratic, bizarre behavior. He once asked his family to get naked for 5 minutes on Sunday; he said he thought the world would end and that he was Jesus. No Stolen from an individual in Seattle. One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Glock 17 semiautomatic handgun; .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver black Male http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010385617_webmansought29.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/us/30tacoma.html?_r=1; http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2014155225_clemmons08m.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010385617_webmansought29.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010385617_webmansought29.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/us/30tacoma.html?_r=1; http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2014155225_clemmons08m.html 47.15277 -122.467308 Mass 2009
Fort Hood massacre Fort Hood, Texas 11/5/2009 Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, opened fire on an Army base in an attack linked to Islamist extremism. Hasan was injured during the attack and later arrested. 13 30 43 Military 39 Unclear Medical officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences raised concerns prior to the shooting regarding Hasan's aloof and erratic behavior and extremist Islamic views. Yes Guns Galore in Kileen, Texas One semiautomatic handgun FN Five-seven semiautomatic handgun Other Male http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2010232219_apusforthoodshooting.html; http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/21/nation/la-na-fort-hood-20101022; http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/reports-of-mass-shooting-at-fort-hood/; http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-08-14/fort-hood-rampage-trial/57050394/1 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120313570 http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2010232219_apusforthoodshooting.html; http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/21/nation/la-na-fort-hood-20101022; http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/reports-of-mass-shooting-at-fort-hood/; http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-08-14/fort-hood-rampage-trial/57050394/1 31.135557 -97.783664 Mass 2009
Binghamton shootings Binghamton, New York 4/3/2009 Jiverly Wong, 41, opened fire at an American Civic Association center for immigrants before committing suicide. 14 4 18 Other 41 Yes He apparently harbored growing paranoia toward cops. He also sent a delusional letter to a local TV station right before the shooting. Yes Gander Mountain in Johnson City, N.Y. Two semiautomatic handguns 9mm Beretta, .45-caliber Springfield semiautomatic handguns Asian Male http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/nyregion/12binghamton.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/nyregion/04hostage.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/nyregion/12binghamton.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/nyregion/12binghamton.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/nyregion/04hostage.html?pagewanted=all 42.099802 -75.917723 Mass 2009
Carthage nursing home shooting Carthage, North Carolina 3/29/2009 Robert Stewart, 45, opened fire at a nursing home where his estranged wife worked before he was shot and arrested by a police officer. 8 3 11 Other 45 Yes His estranged wife told her workplace that her husband had an "unstable mental state or (was) mentally ill." Yes Local sporting goods stores and individuals One revolver, one shotgun Winchester 1300 pump-action shotgun; .357 Magnum revolver white Male http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9845639/; http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4837676/ http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9845639/ http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9845639/; http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4837676/ 35.333434 -79.414592 Mass 2009
Atlantis Plastics shooting Henderson, Kentucky 6/25/2008 Disgruntled employee Wesley Neal Higdon, 25, shot up an Atlantis Plastics factory after he was escorted out of his workplace for an argument with a supervisor. Higdon shot the supervisor outside the factory before opening fire on coworkers inside. He then committed suicide. 6 1 7 Workplace 25 No He called his girlfriend two hours before the shooting to say he was going to kill his boss. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun .45-caliber Hi-Point semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371242,00.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25393695/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/witnesses-describe-chaotic-scene-ky-plant/#.UFEbHhhgspQ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371242,00.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371242,00.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25393695/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/witnesses-describe-chaotic-scene-ky-plant/#.UFEbHhhgspQ 37.76721 -87.5573742 Spree 2008
Northern Illinois University shooting DeKalb, Illinois 2/14/2008 Steven Kazmierczak, 27, opened fire in a lecture hall, then shot and killed himself before police arrived. 5 21 26 School 27 Yes He had a long history of mental health struggles; after high school, his parents placed him at a psychiatric treatment center. He told friends he left the Army after six months due to a psychological discharge. Yes Online and gun retailers in Champaign, Ill. Three semiautomatic handguns, one shotgun 9mm Glock 19, Hi-Point CF380, 9mm Kurz SIG Sauer P232 semiautomatic handguns; 12-gauge Remington Sportsman 48 sawed-off shotgun white Male http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-fast/steve-kazmierczak-the-sec_b_87031.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23171567/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/college-shooters-deadly-rampage-baffles-friends/#.UFEZnhhgspQ; http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/02/14/us/0214-SHOOTING_index.html?ref=schoolshooting&gwh=B62598A5487B946A532C5846B4A85156; www.niu.edu/feb14report/Feb14report.pdf http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/16/national/main3840072.shtml; http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4863/steven-kazmierczak-0808/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-fast/steve-kazmierczak-the-sec_b_87031.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23171567/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/college-shooters-deadly-rampage-baffles-friends/#.UFEZnhhgspQ; http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/02/14/us/0214-SHOOTING_index.html?ref=schoolshooting&gwh=B62598A5487B946A532C5846B4A85156; www.niu.edu/feb14report/Feb14report.pdf 41.9294736 -88.7503647 Mass 2008
Kirkwood City Council shooting Kirkwood, Missouri 2/7/2008 Charles "Cookie" Lee Thornton, 52, went on a rampage at the city hall before being shot and killed by police. 6 2 8 Other 52 No He was known for histrionics and disruptions at city council meetings. His mounting debt was a stressor. No Taken in burglary and from fallen police officer One semiautomatic handgun, one revolver .40-caliber Smith & Wesson semiautomatic handgun; .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver black Male http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/charles-lee-cookie-thornton-behind-the-smile/article_be96f13c-78b9-11df-bfdc-0017a4a78c22.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/us/08missouri.html; http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11F1CADA291472F0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/charles-lee-cookie-thornton-behind-the-smile/article_be96f13c-78b9-11df-bfdc-0017a4a78c22.html http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/charles-lee-cookie-thornton-behind-the-smile/article_be96f13c-78b9-11df-bfdc-0017a4a78c22.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/us/08missouri.html; http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11F1CADA291472F0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 38.580093 -90.40691 Mass 2008
Westroads Mall shooting Omaha, Nebraska 12/5/2007 Robert A. Hawkins, 19, opened fire inside Westroads Mall before committing suicide. 9 4 13 Other 19 Yes He had been treated in the past for depression and ADHD. No Stolen from grandfather One rifle (assault) WASR-10 Century Arms semiautomatic rifle white Male http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/dec/06/usa.usgunviolence2; http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16962485; http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/dec/08/officials-say-assault-rifles-cause-roughly-same-am/; http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mall7dec07,0,882178.story http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/dec/06/usa.usgunviolence2 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/dec/06/usa.usgunviolence2; http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16962485; http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/dec/08/officials-say-assault-rifles-cause-roughly-same-am/; http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mall7dec07,0,882178.story 41.265719 -96.067495 Spree 2007
Crandon shooting Crandon, Wisconsin 10/7/2007 Off-duty sheriff's deputy Tyler Peterson, 20, opened fire inside an apartment after an argument at a homecoming party. He fled the scene and later committed suicide. 6 1 7 Other 20 Unclear The families of victims filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county arguing that the police department should have evaluated the gunman's mental health before hiring him. Yes Issued by Forest County Sheriff's Department One rifle (assault) AR-15 SWAT semiautomatic rifle white Male http://www.rivernewsonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=47&ArticleID=368; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O-MqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u0UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724,5434155&dq=crandon+shooting&hl=en http://www.rivernewsonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=47&ArticleID=368 http://www.rivernewsonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=47&ArticleID=368; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O-MqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u0UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724,5434155&dq=crandon+shooting&hl=en 45.5719072 -88.9028922 Mass 2007
Virginia Tech massacre Blacksburg, Virginia 4/16/2007 Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho, 23, opened fire on his school's campus before committing suicide. 32 23 55 School 23 Yes A district court ruled Cho was "an imminent danger" to himself and others as a result of mental illness two years earlier, and directed Cho to seek treatment. Yes Purchased variously online and from Roanoke Firearms in Roanoke, Va. Two semiautomatic handguns 9mm Glock 19, .22-caliber Walther P22 semiautomatic handguns Asian Male http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/us/24virginia.html; http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=9&art_id=42489&sid=13196711&con_type=1&d_str=20070419&fc=10; http://smartgunlaws.org/mental-health-reporting-policy-summary/ http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3052278&page=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/us/24virginia.html; http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=9&art_id=42489&sid=13196711&con_type=1&d_str=20070419&fc=10; http://smartgunlaws.org/mental-health-reporting-policy-summary/ 37.2295733 -80.4139393 Mass 2007
Trolley Square shooting Salt Lake City, Utah 2/12/2007 Sulejman Talović‡, 18, rampaged through the shopping center until he was shot dead by police. 6 4 10 Other 18 Unclear According to one relative, he was violent and had the mental capacity of a child. (But accounts from others did not indicate this about the shooter.) Unknown Purchased variously from Sportsman's Fast Cash in West Valley City, Utah and individuals One revolver, one shotgun Mossberg Maverick 88 Field shotgun; .38-caliber Smith & Wesson M36 revolver white Male http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660205647/Ex-relative-calls-Talovic-vicious-troubled.html?pg=all; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/15/national/main2480419.shtml; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-2823327.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660205647/Ex-relative-calls-Talovic-vicious-troubled.html?pg=all http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660205647/Ex-relative-calls-Talovic-vicious-troubled.html?pg=all; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/15/national/main2480419.shtml; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-2823327.html 40.7606467 -111.89109 Mass 2007
Amish school shooting Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 10/2/2006 Charles Carl Roberts, 32, shot 10 young girls in a one-room schoolhouse in Bart Township, killing 5, before taking his own life. 6 5 11 School 32 No He told his wife that he'd molested two young relatives 20 years ago. Yes Local stores in Nickel Mines, Penn. One semiautomatic handgun, one rifle, one shotgun Springfield semiautomatic handgun; .30-06 Ruger bolt-action rifle; 12-gauge Browning pump-action shotgun white Male http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O8oyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YSUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6143,1260138&dq=charles+carl+roberts+mentally+ill&hl=en;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15105305/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/th-girl-dies-after-amish-schoolhouse-shooting/#.UFD4SxhgspQ; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,217170,00.html http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/03/amish.shooting/index.html http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O8oyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YSUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6143,1260138&dq=charles+carl+roberts+mentally+ill&hl=en;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15105305/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/th-girl-dies-after-amish-schoolhouse-shooting/#.UFD4SxhgspQ; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,217170,00.html 39.9589 -76.0806 Mass 2006
Capitol Hill massacre Seattle, Washington 3/25/2006 Kyle Aaron Huff, 28, opened fire at a rave afterparty in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle before committing suicide. 7 2 9 Other 28 No Police were unable to find any record that he had been treated for mental illness or was on psychiatric medication. Yes Various sporting goods stores in Kalispell, Mont. Two semiautomatic handguns, one rifle (assault), one shotgun .40-caliber Ruger, one other semiautomatic handgun; Bushmaster XM15 E2S semiautomatic rifle; 12-gauge Winchester Defender pump-action shotgun with extended tube and pistol grip white Male http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002892043_shooter27m.html; http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002898900_huff30m.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002898900_huff30m.html http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002892043_shooter27m.html; http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002898900_huff30m.html 47.6229 -122.3165 Mass 2006
Goleta postal shootings Goleta, California 1/30/2006 Former postal worker Jennifer Sanmarco, 44, shot dead a former neighbor then drove to the mail processing plant where she used to work. Inside, she opened fire, killing six employees before committing suicide. 8 0 8 Workplace 44 Yes She was placed on retirement disability for psychological reasons. Fellow employees described her behavior as increasingly bizarre. She believed the Postal Service employees were conspiring against her. Yes Pawn shops in Grants and Gallup, N.M. One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Smith & Wesson 915 semiautomatic handgun white Female http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11167920/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/postal-killer-believed-she-was-target-plot/#.UIxy7kzLwTE; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/02/national/main1272077.shtml; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11167920/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/postal-killer-believed-she-was-target-plot/#.UNyN5cXhe75 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11167920/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/postal-killer-believed-she-was-target-plot/#.UIxy7kzLwTE; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/02/national/main1272077.shtml; 34.425571 -119.866069 Mass 2006
Red Lake massacre Red Lake, Minnesota 3/21/2005 Jeffrey Weise, 16, murdered his grandfather, who was a police officer, and grandfather's girlfriend. Weise then drove his grandfather's squad car to Red Lake Senior High School and opened fire on the reservation campus, killing another seven people before committing suicide. 10 5 15 School 16 Yes He voluntarily visited a a psychiatric ward. He was hospitalized at least once for suicidal tendencies and was taking Prozac. No Glock and Remington stolen from grandfather Two semiautomatic handguns, one shotgun .40-caliber Glock 23, .22-caliber Ruger semiautomatic handguns; 12-gauge Remington 870 shotgun Native American Male http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c4dIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_XEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5163,1527281&dq=jeffrey+weise+mental+ill&hl=en; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/24/national/main682915.shtml?source=search_story; http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050404/4redlake.htm; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151116,00.html http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/24/national/main682915.shtml?source=search_story http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c4dIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_XEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5163,1527281&dq=jeffrey+weise+mental+ill&hl=en; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/24/national/main682915.shtml?source=search_story; http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050404/4redlake.htm; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151116,00.html 47.876346 -95.0169401 Mass 2005
Living Church of God shooting Brookfield, Wisconsin 3/12/2005 Living Church of God member Terry Michael Ratzmann, 44, opened fire at a church meeting at a Sheraton hotel before committing suicide. 7 4 11 Religious 44 Yes Neighbors said he suffered from depression and had a drinking problem. Yes Gun dealer in Waukesha, Wis. One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Beretta semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-679761.html; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,150255,00.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7167861/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/relatives-struggle-answers-after-shooting/#.UN3Scko6JT4 http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-679761.html http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-679761.html; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,150255,00.html; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7167861/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/relatives-struggle-answers-after-shooting/#.UN3Scko6JT4 43.0605671 -88.1064787 Spree 2005
Damageplan show shooting Columbus, Ohio 12/8/2004 Nathan Gale, 25, possibly upset about the breakup of Pantera, gunned down former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others at a Damageplan show before a police officer fatally shot Gale. 5 7 12 Other 25 Yes He was discharged from the military because he was a paranoid schizophrenic. Yes Received as a gift from mother One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Beretta 92FS semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-659983.html; http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3417; http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86362 http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-659983.html http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-659983.html; http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3417; http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86362 39.9622601 -83.0007065 Mass 2004
Lockheed Martin shooting Meridian, Mississippi 7/8/2003 Assembly line worker Douglas Williams, 48, opened fire at his Lockheed Martin workplace in a racially motivated attack before committing suicide. 7 8 15 Workplace 48 Yes His cousin said he was depressed and "going through a lot of things." Yes Purchased from an individual One semiautomatic handgun, two rifles, one derringer, one shotgun .45-caliber Ruger P90 semiautomatic handgun; .22-caliber rifle with scope, .223-caliber Ruger Mini-14 rifle; 12-gauge Winchester 1300 shotgun; .22 Magnum derringer white Male http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-07-08-miss-shooting-main_x.htm; http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/09/us/man-kills-5-co-workers-at-plant-and-himself.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/16/us/national-briefing-south-mississippi-death-toll-rises-in-plant-shooting.html http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-07-08-miss-shooting-main_x.htm http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-07-08-miss-shooting-main_x.htm; http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/09/us/man-kills-5-co-workers-at-plant-and-himself.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/16/us/national-briefing-south-mississippi-death-toll-rises-in-plant-shooting.html 32.410842 -88.634539 Mass 2003
Navistar shooting Melrose Park, Illinois 2/5/2001 Fired employee William D. Baker, 66, opened fire at his former Navistar workplace before committing suicide. 5 4 9 Workplace 66 No He had a criminal past, including a sexual assault conviction. Yes Some purchased from Pepper Sports in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Two rifles, one revolver, one shotgun SKS 1954R, .30-caliber Winchester rifles; 12-gauge Remington pump-action shotgun; .38-caliber revolver black Male http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-02-07/news/0102070122_1_navistar-gun-law-hunting-rifle; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun010205.htm http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-02-07/news/0102070122_1_navistar-gun-law-hunting-rifle http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-02-07/news/0102070122_1_navistar-gun-law-hunting-rifle; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun010205.htm 41.908163 -87.879908 Mass 2001
Wakefield massacre Wakefield, Massachusetts 12/26/2000 Michael McDermott, 42, opened fire on co-workers at Edgewater Technology and was later arrested. 7 0 7 Workplace 42 Yes Psychiatrist guessed he had schizophrenia, but McDermott had researched how to fake a mental illness on the internet. Defense lawyer described history of suicide attempts and mental illness dating back to teen years. Jury rejected his insanity defense. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun, one rifle (assault), one shotgun .32-caliber Retolaza semiautomatic handgun; AK-47 variant semiautomatic rifle; 12-gauge Winchester 1300 pump-action shotgun white Male http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,93313,00.html; http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-22/justice/ctv.mcdermott.trial_1_michael-mcdermott-jury-deliberates-fate-mental-illness?_s=PM:LAW; http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/27/us/7-die-in-rampage-at-company-co-worker-of-victims-arrested.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun001226.htm http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-22/justice/ctv.mcdermott.trial_1_michael-mcdermott-jury-deliberates-fate-mental-illness?_s=PM:LAW; http://www.boston.com/news/daily/24/mcdermott_verdict.htm http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,93313,00.html; http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-22/justice/ctv.mcdermott.trial_1_michael-mcdermott-jury-deliberates-fate-mental-illness?_s=PM:LAW; http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/27/us/7-die-in-rampage-at-company-co-worker-of-victims-arrested.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun001226.htm 42.500429 -71.075913 Mass 2000
Hotel shooting Tampa, Florida 12/30/1999 Hotel employee Silvio Leyva, 36, gunned down four coworkers at the Radisson Bay Harbor Inn before killing a woman outside who refused to give him her car. He was arrested shortly after the shootings. 5 3 8 Workplace 36 Yes His brother called him "unbalanced" and mentally ill. Yes One purchased from Big E's in Tampa, Fla. One semiautomatic handgun, one revolver 9mm Lorcin semiautomatic handgun; .38-caliber Charter Arms revolver Latino Male http://www.sptimes.com/News/123000/news_pf/TampaBay/A_year_later__the_str.shtml; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun991230.htm; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CSUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2043,2634069&dq=silvio+leyva+shooting&hl=en http://www.sptimes.com/News/123000/news_pf/TampaBay/A_year_later__the_str.shtml http://www.sptimes.com/News/123000/news_pf/TampaBay/A_year_later__the_str.shtml; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun991230.htm; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CSUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2043,2634069&dq=silvio+leyva+shooting&hl=en 27.966479 -82.570586 Spree 1999
Xerox killings Honolulu, Hawaii 11/2/1999 Byran Koji Uyesugi, 40, a Xerox service technician, opened fire inside the building with a 9mm Glock. He fled and was later apprehended by police. 7 0 7 Workplace 40 Yes A psychiatrist, testifying for the prosecution,said he suffered from schizophrenia. Yes Hunting Supplies of Hawaii (The Armory) in Honolulu, Hawaii One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Glock 17 semiautomatic handgun Asian Male http://archives.starbulletin.com/2000/06/02/news/story2.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun991102.htm http://archives.starbulletin.com/2000/06/02/news/story2.html http://archives.starbulletin.com/2000/06/02/news/story2.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun991102.htm 21.320063 -157.876462 Spree 1999
Wedgwood Baptist Church shooting Fort Worth, Texas 9/15/1999 Larry Gene Ashbrook, 47, opened fire inside the Wedgwood Baptist Church during a prayer rally before committing suicide. 8 7 15 Religious 47 Yes His siblings decribed him as a paranoid schizophrenic. Yes Trader's Village flea market in Grand Prairie, Texas Two semiautomatic handguns .380-caliber, 9mm Ruger P85 semiautomatic handguns white Male http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/20/us/fort-worth-remembers-those-killed-at-church.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/18/us/death-in-a-church-the-overview-with-question-of-why-unanswered-fort-worth-mourns.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990915.htm http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/18/us/death-in-a-church-the-overview-with-question-of-why-unanswered-fort-worth-mourns.html http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/20/us/fort-worth-remembers-those-killed-at-church.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/18/us/death-in-a-church-the-overview-with-question-of-why-unanswered-fort-worth-mourns.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990915.htm 32.664511 -97.384246 Mass 1999
Atlanta day trading spree killings Atlanta, Georgia 7/29/1999 Day trader Mark O. Barton, 44, who had recently lost a substantial sum of money, went on a shooting spree through two day-trading firms. He started at the All-Tech Investment Group, where he worked, then went on to Momentum Securities. He fled and hours later, after being cornered by police outside a gas station, committed suicide. (Two days before the spree, he killed his wife and two children with a hammer.) 9 13 22 Workplace 44 Yes In letters, he details his deep depression and downward spiral. Yes Glock purchased from gun store in Warner Robins, Ga. Three semiautomatic handguns, one revolver .45-caliber Colt 1911-A1, 9mm Glock 17, .25-caliber Raven Arms MP-25 semiautomatic handguns; .22-caliber Harrington & Richardson revolver white Male http://www.independent.co.uk/news/i-dont-plan-to-live-much-longer-just-long-enough-to-kill-the-people-that-greedily-sought-my-destruction-1109610.html; http://articles.cnn.com/1999-07-30/us/9907_30_atlanta.shooting.06_1_gladys-barton-debra-spivey-barton-note?_s=PM:US; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990729.htm http://www.independent.co.uk/news/i-dont-plan-to-live-much-longer-just-long-enough-to-kill-the-people-that-greedily-sought-my-destruction-1109610.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/i-dont-plan-to-live-much-longer-just-long-enough-to-kill-the-people-that-greedily-sought-my-destruction-1109610.html; http://articles.cnn.com/1999-07-30/us/9907_30_atlanta.shooting.06_1_gladys-barton-debra-spivey-barton-note?_s=PM:US; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990729.htm 33.850116 -84.377839 Mass 1999
Columbine High School massacre Littleton, Colorado 4/20/1999 Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, opened fire throughout Columbine High School before committing suicide. 13 24 37 School 17 Yes Harris was an alleged psychopath; Klebold was depressed and suicidal. No Purchased variously at Tanner Gun Show in Denver, Colo. and from an individual One semiautomatic handgun (assault), one rifle (assault), two shotguns 9mm Intratec DC-9 semiautomatic handgun; 9mm Hi-Point 995 carbine rifle; 12-gauge sawed-off Savage Stevens 311D, 12-gauge sawed-off Savage Springfield 67H pump-action shotguns white Male http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-myths_N.htm; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990420.htm; http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2004/04/the_depressive_and_the_psychopath.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2004/04/the_depressive_and_the_psychopath.html http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-myths_N.htm; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun990420.htm; http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2004/04/the_depressive_and_the_psychopath.html 39.604034 -105.074103 Mass 1999
Thurston High School shooting Springfield, Oregon 5/21/1998 After he was expelled for having a gun in his locker, Kipland P. Kinkel, 15, a freshman at Thurston High, went on a shooting spree, killing his parents at home and two students at school. Five classmates wrestled Kipland to the ground before he was arrested. 4 25 29 School 15 Yes Doctors testified that he was a paranoid schizophrenic who suffered from hallucinations No Purchased variously from friend and father, and stolen from father Two semiautomatic handguns, one rifle 9mm Glock, .22-caliber Ruger semiautomatic handguns, .22-caliber Ruger rifle white Male http://www.katu.com/news/local/8082147.html; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/kip/cron.html; http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/05/the_suspect_kipland_kinkels_da.html; http://articles.cnn.com/2000-01-21/us/kinkel.revisited_1_kip-kinkel-thurston-high-school-oregon-school-shooting?_s=PM:US http://articles.cnn.com/2000-01-21/us/kinkel.revisited_1_kip-kinkel-thurston-high-school-oregon-school-shooting?_s=PM:US http://www.katu.com/news/local/8082147.html; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/kip/cron.html; http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/05/the_suspect_kipland_kinkels_da.html; http://articles.cnn.com/2000-01-21/us/kinkel.revisited_1_kip-kinkel-thurston-high-school-oregon-school-shooting?_s=PM:US 44.0462362 -123.0220289 Mass 1998
Westside Middle School killings Jonesboro, Arkansas 3/24/1998 Mitchell Scott Johnson, 13, and Andrew Douglas Golden, 11, two juveniles, ambushed students and teachers as they left the school; they were apprehended by police at the scene. 5 10 15 School 11 No Boys displayed unruly and aggressive behavior. They picked on kids and made threats about killing people. No Stolen from grandfather and father Two semiautomatic handguns, two rifles, three revolvers, two derringers FIE 380, .380-caliber Star semiautomatic handguns; .44 Magnum Ruger, .30-06 Remington 742, .30-caliber Universal M-1 carbine replica rifles; .38-caliber Charter Arms, .357-caliber Ruger Security Six, .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolvers; .22-caliber Double Deuce Buddie two-shot, .38-caliber Davis Industries two-shot derringers white Male http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun980324.htm http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/29/us/from-wild-talk-and-friendship-to-five-deaths-in-a-schoolyard.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun980324.htm; https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/18/us/jonesboro-dazed-by-its-darkest-day.html 35.8209895 -90.6682606 Mass 1998
Connecticut Lottery shooting Newington, Connecticut 3/6/1998 Lottery worker Matthew Beck, 35, gunned down four bosses over a salary dispute before committing suicide. 5 1 6 Workplace 35 Yes He had been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons and had a history of depression Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun 9mm semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/07/nyregion/rampage-connecticut-overview-connecticut-lottery-worker-kills-4-bosses-then.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/11/us/hole-in-gun-control-law-lets-mentally-ill-through.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/11/us/hole-in-gun-control-law-lets-mentally-ill-through.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/07/nyregion/rampage-connecticut-overview-connecticut-lottery-worker-kills-4-bosses-then.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/11/us/hole-in-gun-control-law-lets-mentally-ill-through.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm 41.6856325 -72.72983827 Mass 1998
Caltrans maintenance yard shooting Orange, California 12/18/1997 Former Caltrans employee Arturo Reyes Torres, 41, opened fire at a maintenance yard after he was fired for allegedly selling government materials he'd stolen from work. He was shot dead by police. 5 2 7 Workplace 41 No He was disgruntled after being fired. Yes B&B Gun Sales in Orange County, Calif. One rifle (assault) 7.62mm AK-47 Chinese variant semiautomatic rifle Latino Male http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/20/news/mn-431; http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/22/local/me-1156; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun971218.htm; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DitZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LEcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6705,2243998&dq=arturo+reyes+torres+caltrans&hl=en http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/20/news/mn-431 http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/20/news/mn-431; http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/22/local/me-1156; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun971218.htm; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DitZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LEcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6705,2243998&dq=arturo+reyes+torres+caltrans&hl=en 33.7877944 -117.8531119 Spree 1997
R.E. Phelon Company shooting Aiken, South Carolina 9/15/1997 Ex-con Hastings Arthur Wise, 43, opened fire at the R.E. Phelon Company in retaliation for being fired after an argument with a supervisor. He attempted suicide by ingesting insecticide, failed, and was executed by the state of South Carolina eight years later. 4 3 7 Workplace 43 No An ex-con, he had been freed from prison, although he displayed violent tendencies. No Unknown One semiautomatic handgun 9mm semiautomatic handgun black Male http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun970915.htm; http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/09/18/met_214833.shtml http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/09/18/met_214833.shtml http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun970915.htm; http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/09/18/met_214833.shtml 33.5598586 -81.721952 Mass 1997
Fort Lauderdale revenge shooting Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2/9/1996 Fired city park employee Clifton McCree, 41, opened fire on former coworkers he called "racist devils" inside their municipal trailer in an act of revenge after failing a drug test. He then committed suicide. 6 1 7 Workplace 41 Yes Co-workers complained about his threats and verbal abuse. His supervisors asked him to get a psychiatric evaluation. He lost his job, which relatives said drove his depression. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun, one revolver 9mm Glock semiautomatic handgun; .32-caliber revolver black Male http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/11/us/florida-killer-said-victims-were-racists-police-say.html; http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-02-10/news/9602090635_1_million-firearms-multiple-guns-reloading http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-02-11/news/9602110026_1_beach-crew-maintenance-fort-lauderdale http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/11/us/florida-killer-said-victims-were-racists-police-say.html; http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-02-10/news/9602090635_1_million-firearms-multiple-guns-reloading 26.119269 -80.104119 Spree 1996
Walter Rossler Company massacre Corpus Christi, Texas 4/3/1995 Disgruntled former metallurgist James Daniel Simpson, 28, opened fire throughout the Walter Rossler Company where he had worked before exiting the building and committing suicide. 6 0 6 Workplace 28 No He was likely angry because he was given an assignment at work he didn't like. But acquaintances didn't know why he'd come back and kill. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun, one revolver 9mm Ruger semiautomatic handgun; .32-caliber revolver unclear Male http://web.caller.com/2000/april/03/today/local_ne/4127.html http://web.caller.com/2000/april/03/today/local_ne/4127.html http://web.caller.com/2000/april/03/today/local_ne/4127.html 27.828025 -97.548198 Mass 1995
Air Force base shooting Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington 6/20/1994 Former airman Dean Allen Mellberg, 20, opened fire inside a hospital at the Fairchild Air Force Base before he was shot dead by a military police officer outside. 5 23 28 Military 20 Yes He was repeatedly diagnosed with emotional problems during his two years of service. Yes Gun dealer in Spokane, Wash. One rifle (assault) MAK-90 semiautomatic rifle white Male http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-22/news/mn-7137_1_air-force; http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/22/us/an-airman-s-revenge-5-minutes-of-terror.html http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-22/news/mn-7137_1_air-force http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-22/news/mn-7137_1_air-force; http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/22/us/an-airman-s-revenge-5-minutes-of-terror.html 47.61864486 -117.6483587 Mass 1994
Chuck E. Cheese's killings Aurora, Colorado 12/14/1993 Nathan Dunlap, 19, a recently fired Chuck E. Cheese's employee, went on a rampage through his former workplace and was arrested the following day. He now awaits execution on death row. 4 1 5 Workplace 19 Unclear While he was in prison awaiting trial, he started acting bizarre by stripping naked and playing with his feces, apparently to avoid the death penalty. A state doctor testified that Dunlap was was faking his mental illness. Unknown Unknown One semiautomatic handgun .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun black Male http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20218952/aurora-chuck-e-cheese-killers-appeal-cites-mental; http://abcnews.go.com/US/auroras-massacre-victims-20-year-wait-justice/story?id=16847013; http://www.5280.com/magazine/2008/12/politics-killing?page=0,6 http://www.5280.com/magazine/2008/12/politics-killing?page=0,6 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20218952/aurora-chuck-e-cheese-killers-appeal-cites-mental; http://abcnews.go.com/US/auroras-massacre-victims-20-year-wait-justice/story?id=16847013; http://www.5280.com/magazine/2008/12/politics-killing?page=0,6 39.675599 -104.844845 Mass 1993
Long Island Rail Road massacre Garden City, New York 12/7/1993 Colin Ferguson, 35, opened fire on an eastbound Long Island Rail Road train as it approached a Garden City station. He was later arrested. 6 19 25 Other 35 Yes Psychiatrists and others said he suffered from racial paranoia and was obsessed with nonexistent conspiracies. His landlord said he had "delusions of grandeur." Yes Turner's Outdoorsman in Signal Hill, Calif. One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Ruger P89 semiautomatic handgun black Male http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/nyregion/tormented-life-special-report-long-slide-privilege-ends-slaughter-train.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun931207.htm http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/nyregion/tormented-life-special-report-long-slide-privilege-ends-slaughter-train.html http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/nyregion/tormented-life-special-report-long-slide-privilege-ends-slaughter-train.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun931207.htm 40.7267682 -73.6342955 Spree 1993
Luigi's shooting Fayetteville, North Carolina 8/6/1993 Army Sgt. Kenneth Junior French, 22, opened fire inside Luigi's Italian restaurant while ranting about gays in the military before he was shot and arrested by police. 4 8 12 Other 22 No He had an abusive father, who committed suicide. Yes Unknown One rifle, two shotguns .22-caliber rifle; two 12-gauge shotguns white Male http://articles.latimes.com/1993-08-08/news/mn-21847_1_kills-army-french; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0AhPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6505,2482529&dq=kenneth+junior+french&hl=en http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0AhPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6505,2482529&dq=kenneth+junior+french&hl=en http://articles.latimes.com/1993-08-08/news/mn-21847_1_kills-army-french; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0AhPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6505,2482529&dq=kenneth+junior+french&hl=en 35.0529931 -78.8787058 Mass 1993
101 California Street shootings San Francisco, California 7/1/1993 Failed businessman Gian Luigi Ferri, 55, opened fire throughout an office building before he committed suicide inside as police pursued him. 9 6 15 Other 55 No He was down on his luck because of failed business decisions. One acquaintance said,"He was the least likely guy you can imagine doing something like that." His ex-wife said he "hated violence." No Super Pawn and Pacific Tactical Weapons, both in Las Vegas, Nev. Three semiautomatic handguns (two assault) Two Intratec DC-9, .45-caliber Colt semiautomatic handguns white Male http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-03/news/mn-10731_1_mortgage-business/2; http://www.motherjones.com/print/16316; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun930701.htm http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-03/news/mn-10731_1_mortgage-business http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-03/news/mn-10731_1_mortgage-business/2; http://www.motherjones.com/print/16316; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun930701.htm 37.792968 -122.397973 Mass 1993
Watkins Glen killings Watkins Glen, New York 10/15/1992 John T. Miller, 50, killed four child-support workers in a county office building before turning the gun on himself. Miller was upset about a court order garnishing his paycheck to cover overdue child-support payments. 5 0 5 Other 50 Yes The day before the shooting, he told child-support collection office workers that he was considering suicide. He had been convicted of felonious assault for pointing a revolver at police officers responding to a domestic violence report at this girlfriend's apartment. Yes Mumford Sports in Litchfield, Ohio One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Llama semiautomatic handgun white Male http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/17/nyregion/shooting-followed-tougher-efforts-to-collect-child-support.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/16/nyregion/gunman-kills-4-who-collected-child-payments.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/24/nyregion/watkins-glen-killings-called-planned.html http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/24/nyregion/watkins-glen-killings-called-planned.html http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/17/nyregion/shooting-followed-tougher-efforts-to-collect-child-support.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/16/nyregion/gunman-kills-4-who-collected-child-payments.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/24/nyregion/watkins-glen-killings-called-planned.html 42.3810555 -76.8705777 Mass 1992
Lindhurst High School shooting Olivehurst, California 5/1/1992 Former Lindhurst High School student Eric Houston, 20, angry about various personal failings, killed three students and a teacher at the school before surrendering to police after an eight-hour standoff. He was later sentenced to death. 4 10 14 School 20 No He suffered violent physical abuse as a child. He claimed a teacher had sexually abused him, but the truth of that allegation was contested. Yes Local gun retailer One rifle, one shotgun .22-caliber sawed-off rifle; 12-gauge pump-action shotgun white Male http://www.schoolshooters.info/PL/Subject-Houston_files/Nine%20Brief%20Sketches.pdf; http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/school-47104-shooting-eckardt.html; http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0D9D91FC593A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM; http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Death-verdict-OKd-for-school-slaughter-3758444.php http://www.schoolshooters.info/PL/Subject-Houston_files/Nine%20Brief%20Sketches.pdf http://www.schoolshooters.info/PL/Subject-Houston_files/Nine%20Brief%20Sketches.pdf; http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/school-47104-shooting-eckardt.html; http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0D9D91FC593A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM; http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Death-verdict-OKd-for-school-slaughter-3758444.php 39.07868761 -121.5475762 Mass 1992
Royal Oak postal shootings Royal Oak, Michigan 11/14/1991 Laid-off postal worker Thomas McIlvane, 31, opened fire at his former workplace before committing suicide. 5 5 10 Workplace 31 Yes Police revoked his CCW permit after determining he was mentally unstable. Yes Local gun store One rifle .22-caliber Ruger sawed-off semiautomatic rifle white Male http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/15/us/ex-postal-worker-kills-3-and-wounds-6-in-michigan.html; http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/11/monday_ceremony_marks_20_years.html http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/15/us/ex-postal-worker-kills-3-and-wounds-6-in-michigan.html http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/15/us/ex-postal-worker-kills-3-and-wounds-6-in-michigan.html; http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/11/monday_ceremony_marks_20_years.html 42.4894801 -83.1446485 Mass 1991
University of Iowa shooting Iowa City, Iowa 11/1/1991 Former graduate student Gang Lu, 28, went on a rampage on campus and then committed suicide at the scene. 6 1 7 School 28 Unclear He was described as darkly disturbed and isolated. Yes Fin & Feather in Iowa City, Iowa One revolver .38-caliber Taurus revolver Asian Male http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/03/us/gunman-in-iowa-wrote-of-plans-in-five-letters.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://thegazette.com/2011/11/01/gang-lu-shootings-at-ui-remembered-20-years-later/; http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/04/us/iowa-gunman-was-torn-by-academic-challenge.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/03/us/gunman-in-iowa-wrote-of-plans-in-five-letters.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/03/us/gunman-in-iowa-wrote-of-plans-in-five-letters.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://thegazette.com/2011/11/01/gang-lu-shootings-at-ui-remembered-20-years-later/; http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/04/us/iowa-gunman-was-torn-by-academic-challenge.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm 41.6606893 -91.5302214 Spree 1991
Luby's massacre Killeen, Texas 10/16/1991 George Hennard, 35, drove his pickup truck into a Luby's cafeteria and opened fire before committing suicide. 24 20 44 Other 35 No Acquaintances described him as troubled, unstable, combative, and misogynistic. He made convenience store employees "nervous." Yes Mike's Gun Shop in Henderson, Nev. Two semiautomatic handguns 9mm Glock 17, 9mm Ruger P89 semiautomatic handguns white Male http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/18/us/portrait-of-texas-killer-impatient-and-troubled.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/7048182.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/20/weekinreview/dead-23-texans-and-1-anti-gun-measure.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun911016.htm http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/20/weekinreview/dead-23-texans-and-1-anti-gun-measure.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/18/us/portrait-of-texas-killer-impatient-and-troubled.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/18/us/portrait-of-texas-killer-impatient-and-troubled.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm; http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/7048182.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/20/weekinreview/dead-23-texans-and-1-anti-gun-measure.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun911016.htm 31.1171194 -97.7277959 Mass 1991
GMAC massacre Jacksonville, Florida 6/18/1990 James Edward Pough, 42, opened fire at a General Motors Acceptance Corporation office before committing suicide. (The day prior, Pough killed a pimp and prostitute and injured two others. Those victims are not included in the mass murder count.) 10 4 14 Other 42 No Police speculated he had a "grudge" against the people he killed. Yes Unknown One rifle, one revolver .30-caliber Universal M1 carbine rifle; .38-caliber revolver black Male http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/19/us/florida-gunman-kills-8-and-wounds-6-in-office.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/20/us/hazy-records-helped-florida-gunman-buy-arms.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun900618.htm; http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/19/us/florida-gunman-kills-8-and-wounds-6-in-office.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/20/us/hazy-records-helped-florida-gunman-buy-arms.html http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/19/us/florida-gunman-kills-8-and-wounds-6-in-office.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/20/us/hazy-records-helped-florida-gunman-buy-arms.html; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun900618.htm; http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/19/us/florida-gunman-kills-8-and-wounds-6-in-office.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm 30.3321838 -81.655651 Mass 1990
Standard Gravure shooting Louisville, Kentucky 9/14/1989 Joseph T. Wesbecker, 47, gunned down eight people at his former workplace before committing suicide. 9 12 21 Workplace 47 Yes Prior to the shooting, he had voluntarily checked into hospitals for mental problems at least twice and attempted suicide three times. Yes AK-47 purchased from Tilford's Gun Sales in Louisville, Ky. Three semiautomatic handguns (two assault), one rifle (assault), one revolver Two Intratec MAC-11, 9mm SIG Sauer semiautomatic handguns; AK-47 Chinese variant semiautomatic rifle; .38-caliber revolver white Male http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73C025033DC82&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM; http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/16/us/disturbed-past-of-killer-of-7-is-unraveled.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/16/us/disturbed-past-of-killer-of-7-is-unraveled.html http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73C025033DC82&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM; http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/16/us/disturbed-past-of-killer-of-7-is-unraveled.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm 38.2542376 -85.759407 Mass 1989
Stockton schoolyard shooting Stockton, California 1/17/1989 Patrick Purdy, 26, an alcoholic with a police record, launched an assault at Cleveland Elementary School, where many young Southeast Asian immigrants were enrolled. Purdy killed himself with a shot to the head. 6 29 35 School 26 Yes He told a mental health professional he was "struggling to resist actions on thoughts which are destructive in nature." He also suffered from alcoholism. Yes Sandy Trading Post in Sandy, Ore.; Hunter Loan and Jewelry Co. in Stockton, Calif. One semiautomatic handgun, one rifle (assault) 9mm Taurus semiautomatic handgun; AK-47 Chinese variant semiautomatic rifle white Male http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090118/A_NEWS/901170304; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N8IzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6930,6475926&dq=patrick+purdy&hl=en; http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,151105,00.html http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090118/A_NEWS/901170304 http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090118/A_NEWS/901170304; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N8IzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6930,6475926&dq=patrick+purdy&hl=en; http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,151105,00.html 37.9577016 -121.2907796 Mass 1989
ESL shooting Sunnyvale, California 2/16/1988 Former ESL Incorporated employee Richard Farley, 39, gunned down seven people at his former workplace, after stalking and harassing a coworker he was romantically interested in. He was later arrested and now sits on death row at San Quentin. 7 4 11 Workplace 39 Yes He stalked and harassed his colleague Laura Black for four years until she was granted a temporary restraining order aginst him. Before he was fired for his bizarre behavior, he was ordered to undergo psychological counseling. Yes Various sporting goods and gun stores in Northern California Two semiautomatic handguns, one rifle, two revolvers, two shotguns .380 ACP Browning, 9mm Smith & Wesson semiautomatic handguns; Ruger M-77 .22-250 bolt-action rifle with scope; Mossberg 12-gauge pump-action, 12-gauge Benelli semiautomatic shotguns; .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson, .22 Sentinel WMR revolvers white Male http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-18/news/mn-43514_1_mr-farley-richard-farley-sunnyvale-public-safety-department; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uqxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=2425,5898911&dq=richard+farley+shooting&hl=en; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FmYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7028,576811&dq=richard+farley+shooting&hl=en http://books.google.com/books?id=JiQUkwBnzgYC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=richard+farley+ESL+psychological&source=bl&ots=PqxDlDtznK&sig=K-p8vEN7M2AEdRC0KpxVHjXZN7M&hl=en#v=onepage&q=richard%20farley%20ESL%20psychological&f=false; http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1295931.html http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-18/news/mn-43514_1_mr-farley-richard-farley-sunnyvale-public-safety-department; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uqxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=2425,5898911&dq=richard+farley+shooting&hl=en; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FmYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7028,576811&dq=richard+farley+shooting&hl=en 37.3688301 -122.0363496 Mass 1988
Shopping centers spree killings Palm Bay, Florida 4/23/1987 Retired librarian William Cruse, 59, was paranoid neighbors gossiped that he was gay. He drove to a Publix supermarket, killing two Florida Tech students en route before opening fire outside and killing a woman. He then drove to a Winn-Dixie supermarket and killed three more, including two police officers. Cruse was arrested after taking a hostage and died on death row in 2009. 6 14 20 Other 59 Yes He suffered from paranoid delusions. A judge found that he suffered from "extreme mental illness." Yes Gun store in Norwood, Ohio; The Oaks Trading Post in Melbourne, Fla. One rifle, one revolver, one shotgun Sturm, Ruger Mini-14 semiautomatic rifle; 20-gauge Winchester pump-action shotgun; .357 Ruger Blackhawk revolver white Male http://articles.latimes.com/1987-04-25/news/mn-990_1_palm-bay-police (Supreme Court of Florida Document) http://www.murderpedia.org/male.C/images/cruse_william_b/op-74656.pdf http://articles.latimes.com/1987-04-25/news/mn-990_1_palm-bay-police 28.0331886 -80.6429695 Spree 1987
United States Postal Service shooting Edmond, Oklahoma 8/20/1986 Postal worker Patrick Sherrill, 44, opened fire at a post office before committing suicide. 15 6 21 Workplace 44 Unclear He was worried he had inherited mental problems and rebuffed a pastor's suggestion he seek psychiatric counseling. His family members denied he had a history of mental illness. Yes Issued by Oklahoma National Guard, where Sherrill served, for target competition Three semiautomatic handguns .22-caliber, two .45-caliber Colt Model 1911-A1 semiautomatic handguns white Male http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dm8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2297,4870051&dq=patrick+sherrill&hl=en http://newsok.com/sherrill-feared-mental-illness-rejected/article/2177416 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dm8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2297,4870051&dq=patrick+sherrill&hl=en 35.6672015 -97.42937037 Mass 1986
San Ysidro McDonald's massacre San Ysidro, California 7/18/1984 James Oliver Huberty, 41, opened fire in a McDonald's restaurant before he was shot dead by a police officer. 22 19 41 Other 41 Yes The day before the shooting, he tried to make an appointment at a mental health clinic. Yes Unknown One semiautomatic handgun, one rifle (assault), one shotgun 9mm Browning P35 Hi-Power semiautomatic handgun; 9mm Israeli Military Industries Uzi Model A carbine semiautomatic rifle; 12-gauge Winchester 1200 pump-action shotgun white Male http://www.utsandiego.com/san-ysidro-massacre/; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun840718.htm http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/article_2ba4343e-7009-54ce-98df-79a23ff8d0d7.html http://www.utsandiego.com/san-ysidro-massacre/; http://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun840718.htm 32.5520013 -117.0430813 Mass 1984
Dallas nightclub shooting Dallas, Texas 6/29/1984 Abdelkrim Belachheb, 39, opened fire at an upscale nightclub after a woman rejected his advances. He was later arrested. 6 1 7 Other 39 Yes During his last meal with his wife, he confessed he was depressed and had visited psychiatric hospitals in Belgium. No Hines Boulevard Pawn Shop in Dallas, Texas One semiautomatic handgun 9mm Smith & Wesson 459 semiautomatic handgun white Male http://books.google.com/books?id=Hr3OBwP-lbUC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Abdelkrim+Belachheb+mental&source=bl&ots=D56pgdNnnl&sig=grAT08P9HLfPoHVgwlXt8RfPHz0&hl=en&; http://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/30/us/6-die-in-dallas-club-as-enraged-man-fires-wildly.html; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gKQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WO8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1236,2915759&dq=abdelkrim+belachheb&hl=en; http://books.google.com/books?id=Hr3OBwP-lbUC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=%22hine+pawnshop%22+gun&source=bl&ots=D55vgfTsnk&sig=zDxr5nohKnNQWvLrUFmZGYQ5ar4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9WZSUN2FN-XZigKN-oGoCA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22hine%20pawnshop%22%20gun&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=Hr3OBwP-lbUC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=%22hine+pawnshop%22+gun&source=bl&ots=D55vgfTsnk&sig=zDxr5nohKnNQWvLrUFmZGYQ5ar4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9WZSUN2FN-XZigKN-oGoCA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22hine%20pawnshop%22%20gun&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=Hr3OBwP-lbUC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Abdelkrim+Belachheb+mental&source=bl&ots=D56pgdNnnl&sig=grAT08P9HLfPoHVgwlXt8RfPHz0&hl=en&; http://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/30/us/6-die-in-dallas-club-as-enraged-man-fires-wildly.html; http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gKQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WO8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1236,2915759&dq=abdelkrim+belachheb&hl=en; http://books.google.com/books?id=Hr3OBwP-lbUC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=%22hine+pawnshop%22+gun&source=bl&ots=D55vgfTsnk&sig=zDxr5nohKnNQWvLrUFmZGYQ5ar4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9WZSUN2FN-XZigKN-oGoCA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22hine%20pawnshop%22%20gun&f=false 32.925166 -96.838676 Mass 1984
Welding shop shooting Miami, Florida 8/20/1982 Junior high school teacher Carl Robert Brown, 51, opened fire inside a welding shop and was later shot dead by a witness as he fled the scene. 8 3 11 Other 51 Yes His second wife left him because he refused to seek psychological help. He had become increasingly isolated. One former student said he was "off his rocker." Yes Garcia Gun Center in Hialeah, Fla. One shotgun Mossberg 500 Persuader pump-action shotgun with pistol grip white Male http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/21/us/gunman-in-miami-kills-8-in-rampage.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/24/us/no-charges-planned-against-miami-man-who-shot-gunman.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/14/us/florida-city-rescinds-law-on-buying-guns.html http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uuYLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C1kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4879,1435085&dq=carl+robert+brown http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/21/us/gunman-in-miami-kills-8-in-rampage.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/24/us/no-charges-planned-against-miami-man-who-shot-gunman.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/14/us/florida-city-rescinds-law-on-buying-guns.html 25.796491 -80.226683 Mass 1982
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