SOME OF AMERICA’S DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE OCCURRED THIS DECADE. HERE ARE THE DETAILS.
13 of the 26 mass shootings killing 10 or more people have occurred since 2010.
Author: WXIA Staff
Published: 6:45 PM EDT August 5, 2019
America has a long history with mass shootings.
The 1949 Camden, New Jersey killing spree by Howard Unruh left 13 people dead in 12 minutes.
The frequency and deadliness of those public spectacles of violence has ramped up in recent years, however.
In just the last three years, eight of the deadliest attacks in U.S. history have occurred, and half of all the mass shootings that killed 10 people or more have occurred this decade.
SOME OF AMERICA’S DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE OCCURRED THIS DECADE. HERE ARE THE DETAILS.
13 of the 26 mass shootings killing 10 or more people have occurred since 2010.
Author: WXIA Staff
Published: 6:45 PM EDT August 5, 2019
America has a long history with mass shootings.
The 1949 Camden, New Jersey killing spree by Howard Unruh left 13 people dead in 12 minutes.
The frequency and deadliness of those public spectacles of violence has ramped up in recent years, however.
In just the last three years, eight of the deadliest attacks in U.S. history have occurred, and half of all the mass shootings that killed 10 people or more have occurred this decade.
These are the details of those tragic events:
El Paso, Texas Walmart; Aug. 3, 2019
Shooter: Patrick Crusius
Age: 21
Race: White
Victim deaths: 22
Weapon: Semi-automatic rifle
Status: In custody, facing capital murder charge, potentially facing federal hate crime charge.
Virginia Beach, Virginia municipal building; May 31, 2019
Shooter: DeWayne Craddock
Age: 40
Race: Black
Victim deaths: 12
Weapon: Two semi-automatic pistols
Status: Deceased.
Parkland, Florida high school; Feb. 14, 2018
Shooter: Nikolas Cruz
Age: 19
Race: Hispanic
Victim deaths: 17
Weapon: Semi-automatic rifle
Status: Facing multiple murder charges.
Thousand Oaks, California bar; Nov. 7, 2018
Shooter: Ian David Long
Age: 28
Race: White
Victim deaths: 12
Weapon: Semi-automatic pistol
Status: Deceased.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania synagogue; Oct. 27, 2018
Shooter: Robert Bowers
Age: 46
Race: White
Victim deaths: 11
Weapon: Semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic pistols
Status: Facing federal hate crime charges.
Santa Fe, Texas high school; May 18, 2018
Shooter: Dimitrios Pagourtzis
Age: 17
Race: White
Victim deaths: 10
Weapon: Shotgun
Status: Faces state capital murder and federal charges.
as Vegas, Nevada concert; Oct. 1, 2017
Shooter: Stephen Paddock
Age: 64
Race: White
Victim deaths: 58
Weapon: Semi-automatic rifles
Status: Deceased.
Sutherland Springs, Texas church; Nov. 5, 2017
Shooter: Devin Patrick Kelley
Age: 26
Race: White
Victim deaths: 26
Weapon: Semi-automatic rifle
Status: Deceased.
Orlando, Florida nightclub; June 12, 2016
Shooter: Omar Mateen
Age: 29
Background: Afghan-American
Victim deaths: 49
Weapon: Semi-automatic rifle
Status: Deceased.
an Bernardino, California Christmas party; Dec. 2, 2015
Shooters: Syed Rizwan Farook, Tashfeen Malik
Ages: Farook, 28; Malik, 29
Background: Farook, Pakistan-American; Malik, Pakistani
Victim deaths: 14
Weapons: Semi-automatic rifles
Statuses: Both deceased.
Washington, D.C. Navy Yard; Sept. 16, 2013
Shooter: Aaron Alexis
Age: 34
Race: Black
Victim deaths: 12
Weapon: Shotgun
Status: Deceased.
Newtown, Connecticut elementary school; Dec. 14, 2012
Shooter: Adam Lanza
Age: 20
Race: White
Victim deaths: 27
Weapon: Semi-automatic rifle
Status: Deceased
Aurora, Colorado movie theater; July 20, 2012
Shooter: James Holmes
Age: 24
Race: White
Victim deaths: 12
Weapon: Multiple types of firearms
Status: Serving life sentence on murder convictions. http://www.wtol.com
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