List of mass shootings in the United States (2000–2009)

This is a list of mass shootings in the United States from 2000-2009.

Mass shootings are incidents involving several victims of firearm-related violence. The precise inclusion criteria are disputed, and there is no broadly accepted definition.[1][2]

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] The Congressional Research Service narrows that definition further, only considering what it defines as "public mass shootings", and only considering victims as those who are killed, excluding any victims who survive.[2] The Washington Post and Mother Jones use similar definitions, with the latter acknowledging that their definition "is a conservative measure of the problem", as many rampages with fewer fatalities occur.[4][5] The crowdsourced Mass Shooting Tracker project uses a definition even looser than the Gun Violence Archive's definition: four people shot in one incident regardless of the circumstances.[6]

Larger documentation of mass shootings in the United States has occurred through independent and scholarly studies such as the Stanford University Mass Shootings in America Data Project.[4][2]

Definitions

There are varying definitions of a mass shooting. Listed roughly from most broad to most restrictive:

Stanford MSA Data Project: 3+ shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time, excluding organized crime, as well as gang-related and drug-related shootings.[7]
Mass Shooting Tracker: 4+ shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time.[8]
Gun Violence Archive/Vox: 4+ shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at one location, at roughly the same time.[9]
Mother Jones: 3+ shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at a public place, excluding gang-related killings.[10]
The Washington Post: 4+ shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at a public place, excluding gang-related killings.[11]
Congressional Research Service: 4+ shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at a public place, excluding gang-related killings, acts carried out that were inspired by criminal profit, and terrorism.[12]

Only shootings that have Wikipedia articles of their own are included in this list. Detailed lists of mass shootings can be found per-year at their respective pages.

List of mass shootings (2000-2009)

2009
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
November 20, 2009 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 5[n 1] 9 14 2009 Saipan shooting: A gunman shot at people throughout Saipan, before committing suicide at the edge of a cliff.[13]
November 5, 2009 Fort Hood, Texas 14[n 2] 33[n 1] 47 Fort Hood Military Base shooting: A U.S. army psychiatrist opened fire and killed thirteen individuals and injured 33 others.
August 4, 2009 Collier Township, Pennsylvania 4[n 1] 9 13 Collier Township shooting: A man entered a woman's aerobics class and opened fire, killing three people and injuring nine before committing suicide.[14]
April 4, 2009 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3 3[n 1] 6 2009 Shooting of Pittsburgh Police Officers: A man opened fire on police officers responding to a domestic violence 9-1-1 call, killing three and injuring two before he was arrested.[15]
April 3, 2009 Binghamton, New York 14[n 1] 4 18 New York immigration center shooting: A man shot and killed thirteen people at a civic center in Binghamton, New York before committing suicide.
March 29, 2009 Carthage, North Carolina 8 3[n 1] 11 Carthage nursing home shooting: A man attacked the workplace of his estranged wife, killing eight people and wounding two others before being arrested.
March 10, 2009 Geneva, Alabama and Samson, Alabama 11[n 1] 6 17 Geneva County massacre: A man killed ten people and wounded six others in a shooting spree before committing suicide.[16]

2008
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
December 24, 2008 Covina, California 10[n 1] 3 13 Covina massacre: A man entered his former in-laws' home armed with four handguns and a homemade flamethrower. He killed nine people and injured three before committing suicide.[17]
September 2, 2008 Skagit County, Washington 6 2 8 Skagit County Shooting Spree (2008): A man killed six people and wounded two others in several locations before being arrested by police.
February 14, 2008 DeKalb, Illinois 6[n 1] 21 27 Northern Illinois University shooting: A former graduate student entered a lecture hall and opened fire, killing five people and wounding twenty-one before committing suicide.
February 7, 2008 Kirkwood, Missouri 7[n 1] 1 8 Kirkwood City Council shooting: A man opened fire during a public city council meeting, killing six people and injuring one other before being shot and killed by police.[18]
February 2, 2008 Tinley Park, Illinois 5 1 6 Lane Bryant shooting: Four customers and the stores manager were killed at a clothing store, and a part-time worker was injured in a robbery gone awry.[19]

2007
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
December 9, 2007 Avada, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado 5[n 1] 5 10 Youth with a Mission and New Life Church shooting: A man stormed a dormitory at the Youth With A Mission organization in Arvada, Colorado before driving to Colorado Springs and attacking the New Life Church. He killed four people and wounded five others before committing suicide.
December 5, 2007 Omaha, Nebraska 9[n 1] 6 15 Westroads Mall shooting (2007): A 19-year old killed eight people and wounded four in a Von Maur department store at the Westroads Mall before committing suicide.
October 7, 2007 Crandon, Wisconsin 7[n 1] 1 8 Crandon, Wisconsin, duplex shooting (2007): An off-duty sheriff's deputy entered a homecoming party at a duplex with a semiautomatic rifle and killed six people and wounded one. He killed himself later that day.
April 16, 2007 Blacksburg, Virginia 33[n 1] 17 50 Virginia Tech shooting: A 23-year old student killed thirty-three students and teachers, and wounded seventeen others. Other people were injured attempting to escape. When police stormed the building he was in, the shooter killed himself.
February 12, 2007 Salt Lake City, Utah 6[n 1] 4 10 Trolley Square shooting: A man opened fire in a parking garage and shopping mall and killed five people and injured four others before being killed by police.

2006
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
October 2, 2006 Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 6[n 1] 5 11 West Nickel Mines School shooting: A man took hostages in an Amish schoolhouse, and killed five schoolgirls and injured five others before committing suicide.
July 28, 2006 Seattle, Washington 1 6[n 2][n 3] 7 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting: The perpetrator forced his way into the building, repeatedly shouting that he was angry at Israel and wanted to make a statement, he killed one and injured six.[20]
March 25, 2006 Seattle, Washington 7[n 1] 2 9 Capitol Hill massacre: A guest returned to a house party armed with a shotgun and a semiautomatic handgun. He shot indiscriminately, killing six people and injuring two, before committing suicide.
January 30, 2006 Goleta, California 8[n 1] 0 8 Goleta postal facility shootings: A woman killed her neighbor before driving to the mail processing plant, where she shot and killed six people before committing suicide.

2005
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
November 20, 2005 Tacoma, Washington 0 6 6 Tacoma Mall shooting: A man attempted suicide by cop by opening fire in a shopping mall with an illegal MAK 90 semi-automatic rifle and a pistol. He injured six people and took four hostages before surrendering to a SWAT team.
March 21, 2005 Red Lake, Minnesota 10[n 1] 5 15 Red Lake Indian Reservation shooting: A 16-year old student killed nine people and wounded five others before committing suicide.
March 12, 2005 Brookfield, Wisconsin 8[n 1] 4 12 Living Church of God shooting: A man shot and killed seven members of his church and wounded four others, before committing suicide in a Sheraton hotel.[21]

2004
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
December 8, 2004 Columbus, Ohio 5 3 8 Columbus nightclub shooting: A deranged fan killed four, including musician Dimebag Darrell, and wounded three others before being killed by police.
November 21, 2004 Meteor, Wisconsin 6 2 8 Hunting Trip (2004): A man shot eight people while on a hunting trip in northern Wisconsin; six were killed and two were wounded.
March 12, 2004 Fresno, California 9 0 9 Wesson family murders: A man convicted of the molestation and murders of his children and nieces shot and killed nine members of his family during a standoff over a child custody dispute.[22]

2003
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
July 8, 2003 Meridian, Mississippi 7[n 1] 8 15 Lockheed Martin shooting: A man opened fire at his workplace, killing six and wounding eight before committing suicide.[23]
June 14, 2003 Madison County, Montana 1 10[n 1] 11 Ennis shooting: A man opened fire on a group of people outside of a bar, and then engaged in a high speed chase and shootout with law enforcement, he killed one and injured 10 including himself.[24]
April 14, 2003 New Orleans, Louisiana 1 3 4 John McDonogh High School shooting: Two perpetrators opened fire in the school gymnasium and killed one student and wounded three others.[25]

2002
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
February 16 - October 23, 2002 Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and Arizona 17 10 27 DC Sniper Attacks: Over ten months the two perpetrators killed seventeen people and injured ten others in robberies and sniper attacks in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area and along Interstate I-95.
July 4, 2002 Los Angeles, California 3[n 1] 5[n 4] 8 Los Angeles International Airport shooting: The gunman opened fire at a line of passengers at a ticket counter, he killed two and injured five before being killed by a security officer.[26]
January 16, 2002 Grundy, Virginia 3 3 6 Appalachian School of Law shooting: A former student opened fire after a meeting with a professor in the offices of the dean of students and a professor, killing them and a student and injured three other students before he was subdued by a Marine veteran.[27]

2001
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
March 5, 2001 Santee, California 2 13 15 Santana High School shooting: A 15-year-old student entered a boys bathroom and shot another student then left and began to fire widely, another student was killed and thirteen were injured.[28]
January 10, 2001 Nevada County, California 3 2 5 Nevada County shooting: The perpetrator opened fire with a semi-automatic pistol in two separate areas and killed three people and injured two others, before he returned home and confessed to the incidents via telephone to his brother, a Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy.[29]
February 5, 2001 Melrose Park, Illinois 5[n 1] 4 9 [30]

2000
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
December 26, 2000 Wakefield, Massachusetts 7 0 7 Wakefield massacre: Michael McDermott, an application support employee, shot and killed seven co-workers.
May 24, 2000 New York City, New York 5 2 7 Wendy's Massacre: Two robbers locked seven employees in the restaurant freezer and shot and killed five and wounded two during a robbery.[31]
April 28, 2000 Scott Township, Robinson Township, Center Township and Pittsburgh (Carnegie), Pennsylvania 5 0 5 Richard Baumhammers killing spree: A man went on a killing spree and murdered a Jewish woman before setting her house on fire and firing upon a synagogue vandalizing it with swastikas, killed an Indian man who would die from his injuries at a grocery store, shot up another synagogue, killed two at a Chinese restaurant, and an African-American exercising with his White American friend.[32]
March 1, 2000 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania 3 2 5 2000 Wilkinsburg Shooting spree: After having a heated argument with 2 maintenance workers, 39-year-old Ronald Taylor killed one of the maintenance men before later Killing 2 others at Burger King & McDonald's restaurants.

Notes
  1. Including perpetrator or suspect
  2. Including an unborn child
  3. Five by gunfire
  4. One injured by a knife

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