TABLE 2.
School Shootings From 1996 to 2015
| Event | Date | Location | Venue | Dead | Injured | Assailant Age | Assailant Dead | Firearm Originally Legally Obtained | Weapon | Assailant Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2/19/1997 | Bethel, Alaska | Bethel Regional HS | 2 | 2 | 16 | No | Not released | Shotgun | Male |
| 2 | 10/1/1997 | Pearl, MS | Pearl HS | 3 | 7 | 16 | No | Not released | Rifle | Male |
| 3 | 12/1/1997 | West Paducah, KY | Heath HS | 3 | 5 | 14 | No | Yes | Rifle/Shotgun/Handgun | Male |
| 4 | 3/24/1998 | Craighead, AR | Westside MS | 5 | 10 | 11 | No | Yes | Rifle/Shotgun/Handgun | Male |
| 13 | No | Yes | Rifle/Shotgun/Handgun | Male | ||||||
| 5 | 4/24/1998 | Edinboro, PA | Parker MS | 1 | 3 | 14 | No | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 6 | 5/21/1998 | Springfield, OR | Thurston HS | 4 | 25 | 15 | No | Yes | Rifle/Handgun | Male |
| 7 | 4/20/1999 | Aurora, CO | Columbine HS | 15 | 21 | 18 | Suicide | Yes | Rifle/Shotgun | Male |
| 17 | Suicide | Yes | Rifle/Handgun | Male | ||||||
| 8 | 5/20/1999 | Conyers, GA | Heritage HS | 0 | 6 | 15 | No | Yes | Rifle | Male |
| 9 | 12/6/1999 | Ft. Gibson, OK | Ft. Gibson MS | 0 | 6 | 13 | No | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 10 | 3/5/2001 | Santee, CA | Santana HS | 2 | 13 | 15 | No | Not released | Handgun | Male |
| 11 | 3/22/2001 | El Cajon, CA | Granite Hills HS | 0 | 5 | 18 | No | Not released | Shotgun | Male |
| 12 | 1/16/2002 | Grundy, VA | Appalachian School of Law | 3 | 3 | 42 | No | Not released | Handgun | Male |
| 13 | 4/14/2003 | New Orleans, LA | John McDonogh HS | 1 | 3 | 18 | No | No | Rifle/Handgun | Male |
| 17 | No | No | Rifle/Handgun | Male | ||||||
| 14 | 5/4/2004 | Randallstown MD | Randallstown HS | 0 | 4 | 17 | No | Not released | Handgun | Male |
| 23 | No | Not released | Handgun | Male | ||||||
| 15 | 3/21/2005 | Red Lake, MN | Red Lake Senior HS | 10 | 7 | 16 | Suicide | Yes | Shotgun/Handgun | Male |
| 16 | 8/24/2006 | Essex Junction, VT | Essex Elementary School | 2 | 3 | 26 | No | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 17 | 9/17/2006 | Pittsburg, PA | Duquesne College | 0 | 5 | 18 | No | Weapon not recovered | Handgun | Male |
| 18 | 10/2/2006 | Nickels Mines, PA | West Nickel Mines HS | 6 | 3 | 32 | Suicide | Yes | Rifle/Shotgun/Handgun | Male |
| 19 | 4/16/2007 | Blacksburg, VA | Virginia Tech University | 33 | 23 | 23 | Suicide | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 20 | 10/10/2007 | Cleveland, OH | SuccessTech Academy | 1 | 4 | 14 | Suicide | Not released | Handgun | Male |
| 21 | 2/14/2008 | DeKalb, IL | Norther Illinois University | 6 | 21 | 27 | Suicide | Yes | Shotgun/Handgun | Male |
| 22 | 10/6/2008 | Detroit, MI | Henry Ford HS | 1 | 3 | 15 | No | No | Handgun | Male |
| 18 | No | No | Handgun | Male | ||||||
| 23 | 1/9/2009 | Chicago, IL | Dunbar HS | 0 | 5 | 18 | No | Weapon not recovered | Handgun | Male |
| 24 | 2/12/2010 | Huntsville, AL | U of Alabama | 3 | 3 | 44 | No | No | Handgun | Female |
| 25 | 3/31/2011 | Houston, TX | Worthing HS | 1 | 5 | unsolved | No | unsolved | Handgun | unsolved |
| 26 | 2/27/2012 | Chardon, OH | Chardon HS | 3 | 3 | 17 | No | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 27 | 4/2/2012 | Oakland, CA | Oikos University | 7 | 3 | 43 | No | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 28 | 10/31/2012 | Los Angeles, CA | University of Southern California | 0 | 4 | 20 | No | Not released | Handgun | Male |
| 29 | 12/14/2012 | Newton, Conn | SH Elementary | 28 | 2 | 20 | Suicide | Yes | Rifle/Handgun | Male |
| 30 | 6/7/2013 | Santa Monica, CA | Santa Monica Community College | 6 | 4 | 23 | Killed | No | Rifle/Handgun | Male |
| 31 | 6/5/2014 | Seattle, WA | Seattle Pacific University | 1 | 3 | 26 | No | Yes | Shotgun | Male |
| 32 | 10/24/2014 | Marysville, WA | Marysville Pilchuck HS | 5 | 1 | 15 | Suicide | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 33 | 12/12/2014 | Portland, OR | Rosemary Anderson HS | 0 | 4 | 22 | No | Not released | Handgun | Male |
| 16 | No | Not released | Handgun | Male | ||||||
| 34 | 10/1/2015 | Roseburg, OR | Umpqua Community College | 10 | 9 | 26 | Suicide | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 35 | 10/9/2015 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona University | 1 | 3 | 18 | No | Yes | Handgun | Male |
| 36 | 10/22/2015 | Nashville, TN | Tennessee State University | 1 | 3 | 20 | No | Weapon not recovered | Handgun | Male |
| 20 | No | Weapon not recovered | Handgun | Male | ||||||