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Largest massacre to have taken place on what is today United States territory, occurring after the Battle of Refugio and the Battle of Coleto; 425–445 prisoners of war from the Texian Army of the Republic of Texas were executed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Mexican Texas, (not the Republic of Texas), which is today in Texas ...
Timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States Year Incident Location Deaths Injuries Ref; 1949 Camden shootings: Camden, New Jersey: 13 3 1966 University of Texas tower shooting† Austin, Texas: 17 31 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre† San Diego, California: 22 19 1991 Luby's shooting† Killeen, Texas: 23 27 2007 Virginia ...
The Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group that tracks shootings and their characteristics in the United States, defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, excluding the perpetrator(s), are shot in one location at roughly the same time, [3] with the FBI having a minimum of three.
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator 1 March 8, 1782 Massacre 96 2 Gnadenhutten, Ohio (then part of the Indian reserve / Ohio Country) : Gnadenhutten massacre – Pennsylvania militia round up and execute 96 unarmed pacifist Christian Delaware (Lenape) Indians, including 69 women and children, as revenge for raids against settlers (carried out by other Indians) as well as in ...
The pair committed suicide at the end of the massacre. [10] [11] July 26, 1764: Greencastle, Pennsylvania: 11: 1: Enoch Brown school massacre: Perhaps the earliest shooting to happen in school or college property, in what would become the United States, was the notorious Enoch Brown school massacre during the Pontiac's War.
The # symbol indicates the massacre's ranking by number of deaths (since this list is sorted by death toll, not by date or by number of overall casualties).. The W column gives a basic description of the weapons used:
Hazelwood massacre Eight people were shot to death in a house on Hazelwood Street in Detroit. The massacre remains unsolved. August 7, 1970 San Rafael, California: 4 [n 1] 2 6: Marin County Civic Center attacks: The 17-year-old perpetrator took hostages in a court room in an attempt to coerce the release of the Soledad Brothers. Three prisoners ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Incidents involving multiple victims of firearm violence For a more comprehensive list, see List of mass shootings in the United States. Memorials for some of the deadliest mass shootings that occurred in the United States. Clockwise from top left: The 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the ...