The worst mass shootings in US history

A shooting spree by a heavily armed man at a nightclub in Florida left 50 people dead, making it the worst mass shooting in US history. Here are some of the worst such incidents in recent years, ranked by the number of dead, including the gunman.

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Fifty people die and another 53 are injured when a heavily-armed gunman opens fire and seizes hostages at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Fifty people die and another 53 are injured when a heavily-armed gunman opens fire and seizes hostages at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
A gunman slaughters 32 people and kills himself at Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg, Virginia.
A gunman slaughters 32 people and kills himself at Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg, Virginia.
A gunman shoots his mother to death, then kills 20 children, six adults and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
A gunman shoots his mother to death, then kills 20 children, six adults and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
A husband and wife kill 14 people at a workplace holiday party in San Bernardino in Southern California before being killed in a shootout with police.
A husband and wife kill 14 people at a workplace holiday party in San Bernardino in Southern California before being killed in a shootout with police.
Two heavily armed teenagers go on a rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, shooting 12 students and a teacher to death and wounding more than 20 others before taking their own lives.
Two heavily armed teenagers go on a rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, shooting 12 students and a teacher to death and wounding more than 20 others before taking their own lives.
A gunman storms onto the campus of Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon and opens fire, killing nine people before police shoot him to death.
A gunman storms onto the campus of Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon and opens fire, killing nine people before police shoot him to death.
Man kills his daughter and six grandchildren in Bell, Florida, and then kills himself.
Man kills his daughter and six grandchildren in Bell, Florida, and then kills himself.
A former student kills seven students at Oikos University, a small Christian school in Oakland, California. The suspect is awaiting trial.
A former student kills seven students at Oikos University, a small Christian school in Oakland, California. The suspect is awaiting trial.
A man goes on a shooting spree at an apartment complex in Hialeah, Florida, killing six people. The shooter is killed by police.
A man goes on a shooting spree at an apartment complex in Hialeah, Florida, killing six people. The shooter is killed by police.
Then-US Representative Gabrielle Giffords is the target of an assassination attempt by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona, in which six people are killed and 13, including Giffords, are wounded.
Then-US Representative Gabrielle Giffords is the target of an assassination attempt by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona, in which six people are killed and 13, including Giffords, are wounded.
A gunman kills five girls in a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, before killing himself.
A gunman kills five girls in a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, before killing himself.
A gunman storms a Planned Parenthood health clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing three people and wounding nine. Police arrest the gunman.
A gunman storms a Planned Parenthood health clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing three people and wounding nine. Police arrest the gunman.
A reporter and a cameraman are fatally ambushed by a former employee of their Roanoke, Virginia, television station while they are interviewing a woman on live TV. The woman is wounded. The gunman later kills himself as police pursue him on a highway hours after the shooting.
A reporter and a cameraman are fatally ambushed by a former employee of their Roanoke, Virginia, television station while they are interviewing a woman on live TV. The woman is wounded. The gunman later kills himself as police pursue him on a highway hours after the shooting.
A Vietnamese immigrant opens fire at an immigrant services center in Binghamton, New York, killing 13 people and wounding four. He then kills himself.
A Vietnamese immigrant opens fire at an immigrant services center in Binghamton, New York, killing 13 people and wounding four. He then kills himself.
A gunman opens fire at Fort Hood, a US Army base in Texas, killing 13 people. The gunman, an Army major and psychiatrist, was sentenced to death for the rampage.
A gunman opens fire at Fort Hood, a US Army base in Texas, killing 13 people. The gunman, an Army major and psychiatrist, was sentenced to death for the rampage.
Two men ambush 13 people, killing 10 of them, in a string of sniper-style shootings that terrorize the Washington area.
Two men ambush 13 people, killing 10 of them, in a string of sniper-style shootings that terrorize the Washington area.
A masked gunman kills 12 people and wounds 70 when he opens fire on moviegoers at a midnight premiere of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, a Denver suburb. A former graduate student is sentenced to life in prison for the rampage.
A masked gunman kills 12 people and wounds 70 when he opens fire on moviegoers at a midnight premiere of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, a Denver suburb. A former graduate student is sentenced to life in prison for the rampage.

Published: Mon 13 Jun 2016, 12:51 PM

Last updated: Mon 13 Jun 2016, 1:09 PM

A former Navy reservist working as a government contractor kills 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard. The gunman was killed by police.
A former Navy reservist working as a government contractor kills 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard. The gunman was killed by police.

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