TABLE 3.
Top 20 Deadliest Mass US Shootings
| Event | Location | Date | Fatalities | Injured | Assailant Age | Assailant Sex | Firearm Originally Legally Obtained | No. Weapons | Semiautomatic | No. Weapons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | 4/16/2007 | 32 | 23 | 23 | Male | Yes | 2 | Yes | Handgun |
| SH | Newtown, Connecticut | 12/14/2012 | 27 | 2 | 20 | Male | No | 4 | Yes | Rifle/shotgun/Handgun |
| Luby | Killeen, Texas | 10/16/1991 | 24 | 20 | 35 | Male | Yes | 2 | Yes | Handgun |
| San Ysidro McDonald’s | San Ysidro, California | 7/18/1984 | 22 | 19 | 41 | Male | Yes | 3 | Yes | Rifle/shotgun/Handgun |
| US Postal | Edmond, Oklahoma | 8/20/1986 | 15 | 6 | 44 | Male | Yes | 3 | Yes | Handgun |
| San Bernardino | San Bernardino, California | 12/2/2015 | 14 | 21 | 28 | Male & Female | Yes | 4 | Yes | Rifle/Handgun |
| Binghamton | Binghamton, New York | 4/3/2009 | 14 | 4 | 41 | Male | Yes | 2 | Yes | Handgun |
| Fort Hood | Fort Hood, Texas | 11/5/2009 | 13 | 30 | 39 | Male | Yes | 1 | Yes | Handgun |
| Columbine High School | Littleton, Colorado | 4/20/1999 | 13 | 24 | 17 | Male | No | 4 | Yes | Rifle/shotgun/Handgun |
| Aurora Theater | Aurora, Colorado | 7/20/2012 | 12 | 70 | 24 | Male | Yes | 4 | Yes | Rifle/shotgun/Handgun |
| Washington Navy Yard | Washington, D.C. | 9/16/2013 | 12 | 8 | 34 | Male | Yes | 2 | Yes | Shotgun/Handgun |
| Geneva County | Geneva County, AL | 3/9/2009 | 10 | 6 | 28 | Male | Yes | 4 | Yes | Rifle/shotgun/Handgun |
| Red Lake | Red Lake, Minnesota | 3/21/2005 | 10 | 5 | 16 | Male | No | 3 | Yes | Shotgun/Handgun |
| GMAC | Jacksonville, Florida | 6/18/1990 | 10 | 4 | 42 | Male | Yes | 2 | Yes | Rifle/Handgun |
| Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia | 7/29/1999 | 9 | 13 | 44 | Male | Yes | 4 | Yes | Handgun |
| Standard Gravure | Louisville, Kentucky | 9/14/1989 | 9 | 12 | 47 | Male | Yes | 5 | Yes | Rifle/Handgun |
| Umpqua Community College | Roseburg, Oregon | 10/1/2015 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Male | Yes | 6 | Yes | Rifle/Handgun |
| 101 California St. | San Francisco, California | 7/1/1993 | 9 | 6 | 55 | Male | No | 3 | Yes | Handgun |
| Westroads Mall | Omaha, Nebraska | 12/5/2007 | 9 | 4 | 19 | Male | No | 1 | Yes | Rifle |
| Hartford Beer | Manchester, Connecticut | 8/3/2010 | 9 | 2 | 34 | Male | Yes | 2 | Yes | Handgun |
| Charleston Church | Charleston, South Carolina | 6/17/2015 | 9 | 1 | 21 | Male | Yes | 1 | Yes | Handgun |