Factbox-Grim chronology of mass shootings in the United States -Breaking
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© Reuters. The victims’ shooting victim at TOPS Supermarket in Buffalo (New York), U.S.A May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid(Reuters) – A white teenager dressed in camouflage and body armor opened fire on Saturday in a grocery store in a Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people in an attack authorities are calling an act of “violent extremism” motivated by race.
The police say that the white man drove approximately 200 km (320 km), from his Binghamton, home to the store. There he set up the apparent random attack. Twitch then live-streamed and streamed the chaos on social media.
The latest of several high-profile mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent months is this rampage. This marks the second incident of its kind in New York.
Here is a listing of major mass shootings that occurred in recent years:
NEW YORK, CITY, APRIL 12, 2022 – 23 were hurt when a 62year old activated a fire alarm and set fire to a subway train. The next day, he was arrested.
MICHIGAN. Nov. 30, 2021. Four teens opened fire at an Oxford high school, Michigan. This was the most violent school shooting that occurred in America last year.
INDIANAPOLIS (April 16, 2021) – An ex-FedEx employee, NYSE:, shot 8 people and injures several more at an Indiana facility, before taking his own lives, authorities stated.
CALIFORNIA. MARCH 31, 2021 – Four victims, including a young child, were shot and killed in a shootout at an office building located in Los Angeles.
COLORADO, 22 March 2021: A massacre at Boulder’s supermarket left 10 dead including a cop.
ATLANTA, 16 March 2021: Eight persons, six of them of Asian descent were killed in an attack on day spas around Atlanta. One male suspect was also arrested.
MILWAUKEE. February 26, 2020 – Gunman opens fire on the Molson Coors (NYSE:) Five coworkers were killed at the Milwaukee Beverage Co. before he took his own life.
ILLINOIS – On February 15, 2019, a man fired from a factory in Illinois opened fire, killing five employees before he was shot dead by police.
EL PASO on Aug. 3, 2019, 22 people were shot to death at a Walmart (NYSE) in El Paso. The suspect is believed to have written a statement calling the attack “a reaction to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.” The shooter was arrested by authorities.
DAYTON, August 4, 2019, 9:09 p.m. – In downtown Dayton in Ohio, a gunman wearing body armor opened fire, killing 9 people, including his sister. Officers killed the gunman.
VIRGINIA Beach, May 31, 2019, 12 killed by a disgruntled employee of a public utility before being fatally shot and killed by officers.
THOUSAND OAKS (Nov. 7, 2018) – Twelve people were murdered by a former Marine combat veteran in Thousand Oaks California. This is a suburb near Los Angeles. He later committed suicide.
– TREE of Life, Oct. 27, 2018. – An attacker broke into Tree of Life near Pittsburgh, firing on the assembled Sabbath worshippers, killing 11.
SANTA FE Texas, 18 May 2018 – A Texas high school student shot at nine of his classmates and a teacher outside Houston before surrendering to authorities.
PARKLAND, February 14, 2018, 17 former students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland (Florida) were killed by a gunman.
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS. November 5, 2017, 26 victims were killed by a man who was expelled from the U.S. Air Force after beating his wife, child and mother. He also shot at a Texas rural church where his parents worshipped.
LAS VEGAS, October 1, 2017, 58 victims were killed when a gunman stormed a country music festival in Las Vegas from a suite on the 32nd floor of a hotel.
ORLANDO, 12 June 2016: A gunman shot and killed 49 gay clubgoers at Pulse before being shot by officers.
SAN BERNARDINO – Dec. 2, 2015 – A husband-and-wife killed 14 people during a holiday party at their workplace in San Bernardino, California. They then died in a gun battle with police.
ROSEBURG, October 1, 2015 — A gunman stormed into an Oregon college campus, opened fire and killed nine students before officers shot him.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 17, 2015 – Nine Black churchgoers were killed by a White supremacist at a Charleston church. He was sentenced.
WASHINGTON D.C. 16 September 2013: Twelve people were shot and killed at Washington Navy Yard by an ex-Navy reservist. Police shot him to death.
NEWTOWN, December 14, 2012. 26 people were shot and killed, including 20 children between five and ten years of age, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
AURORA on July 20, 2012 – Twelve people were killed by a masked gunman at a Aurora cinema, Colorado. Multiple life sentences were given to him.
– FORT Hood (NASDAQ) – Nov. 5, 2009: A Major in the Army and a psychiatrist opened fire on Fort Hood, an American Army base located in Texas. 13 were killed.
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