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This Is the Deadliest Year for Mass Shootings in U.S. History

Violence erupted at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas Sunday when a gunman opened fire outside the building and then proceeded inside, killing at …

This Is the Deadliest Year for Mass Shootings in U.S. History

By Chris Wilson

November 5, 2017

Violence erupted at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas Sunday when a gunman opened fire outside the building and then proceeded inside, killing at least 26 people and wounding at least 20 more.
While the casualty count is still preliminary, these figures currently bring the toll of mass shootings in 2017 to 112 deaths, according to the Mother Jones database of massacres, which generally uses the federal definition in defining such incidents. That far surpasses any other year in the recorded history of mass shootings in the U.S.
Sunday’s Sutherland Springs incident appears to be at least the fifth most deadly mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The Dec. 14, 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School claimed 27 lives. The deadliest shooting occurred in Las Vegas last month, when 58 people were killed at an outdoor music festival. Below is a graphic of every mass shooting since 1982.

Click an incident to see the details. Victim counts do not include the perpetrator. Most descriptions of events come from Mother Jones and are used with permission.

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2017: 112 killed, 531 wounded

Sutherland Springs, TX, Nov. 5

Thornton, CO, Nov. 1

Edgewood, MD, Oct. 18

Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 1

San Francisco, CA, Jun. 14

Tunkhannock, PA, Jun. 7

Orlando, FL, Jun. 5

Kirkersville, OH, May. 12

Fresno, CA, Apr. 18

Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 6

2016: 71 killed, 83 wounded

Burlington, WA, Sep. 23

Baton Rouge, LA, Jul. 17

Dallas, TX, Jul. 7

Orlando, FL, Jun. 12

Hesston, KS, Feb. 25

Kalamazoo County, MI, Feb. 20

2015: 46 killed, 43 wounded

San Bernardino, CA, Dec. 2

Colorado Springs, CO, Nov. 27

Colorado Springs, CO, Oct. 31

Roseburg, OR, Oct. 1

Chattanooga, TN, Jul. 16

Charleston, SC, Jun. 17

Menasha, WI, Jun. 11

2014: 17 killed, 28 wounded

Marysville, WA, Oct. 24

Santa Barbara, CA, May. 23

Fort Hood, TX, Apr. 3

Alturas, CA, Feb. 20

2013: 31 killed, 13 wounded

Washington, D.C., Sep. 16

Hialeah, FL, Jul. 26

Santa Monica, CA, Jun. 7

Federal Way, WA, Apr. 21

Herkimer County, NY, Mar. 13

2012: 67 killed, 68 wounded

Newtown, CT, Dec. 14

Minneapolis, MN, Sep. 27

Oak Creek, WI, Aug. 5

Aurora, CO, Jul. 20

Seattle, WA, May. 20

Oakland, CA, Apr. 2

Norcross, GA, Feb. 22

2011: 18 killed, 21 wounded

Seal Beach, CA, Oct. 14

Carson City, NV, Sep. 6

Tucson, AZ, Jan. 8

2010: 8 killed, 2 wounded

Manchester, CT, Aug. 3

2009: 38 killed, 37 wounded

Parkland, WA, Nov. 29

Fort Hood, TX, Nov. 5

Binghamton, NY, Apr. 3

Carthage, NC, Mar. 29

2008: 16 killed, 24 wounded

Henderson, KY, Jun. 25

DeKalb, IL, Feb. 14

Kirkwood, MO, Feb. 7

2007: 51 killed, 32 wounded

Omaha, NE, Dec. 5

Crandon, WI, Oct. 7

Blacksburg, VA, Apr. 16

Salt Lake City, UT, Feb. 12

2006: 18 killed, 7 wounded

Lancaster County, PA, Oct. 2

Seattle, WA, Mar. 25

Goleta, CA, Jan. 30

2005: 16 killed, 9 wounded

Red Lake, MN, Mar. 21

Brookfield, WI, Mar. 12

2004: 4 killed, 7 wounded

Columbus, OH, Dec. 8

2003: 6 killed, 8 wounded

Meridian, MI, Jul. 8

2001: 4 killed, 4 wounded

Melrose Park, IL, Feb. 5

2000: 7 killed, 0 wounded

Wakefield, MA, Dec. 26

1999: 44 killed, 54 wounded

Tampa, FL, Dec. 30

Honolulu, HI, Nov. 2

Fort Worth, TX, Sep. 15

Atlanta, GA, Jul. 29

Littleton, CO, Apr. 20

1998: 13 killed, 36 wounded

Springfield, OR, May. 21

Jonesboro, AR, Mar. 24

Newington, CT, Mar. 6

1997: 8 killed, 5 wounded

Orange, CA, Dec. 18

Aiken, SC, Sep. 15

1996: 5 killed, 1 wounded

Fort Lauderdale, FL, Feb. 9

1995: 5 killed, 0 wounded

Corpus Christi, TX, Apr. 3

1994: 4 killed, 23 wounded

Fairchild Air Force Base, WA, Jun. 20

1993: 22 killed, 34 wounded

Aurora, CO, Dec. 14

Garden City, NY, Dec. 7

Fayetteville, NC, Aug. 6

San Francisco, CA, Jul. 1

1992: 8 killed, 10 wounded

Watkins Glen, NY, Oct. 15

Olivehurst, CA, May. 1

1991: 32 killed, 26 wounded

Royal Oak, MI, Nov. 14

Iowa City, IA, Nov. 1

Killeen, TX, Oct. 16

1990: 8 killed, 6 wounded

Jacksonville, FL, Jun. 18

1989: 13 killed, 41 wounded

Louisville, KY, Sep. 14

Stockton, CA, Jan. 17

1988: 7 killed, 4 wounded

Sunnyvale, CA, Feb. 16

1987: 6 killed, 14 wounded

Palm Bay, FL, Apr. 23

1986: 14 killed, 6 wounded

Edmond, OK, Aug. 20

1984: 27 killed, 20 wounded

San Ysidro, CA, Jul. 18

Dallas, TX, Jun. 29

1982: 8 killed, 3 wounded

Miami, FL, Aug. 20