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18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 11:37am On Apr 28, 2022
Las Vegas, October 1, 2017 — 59 dead, more than 850 wounded

In October 2017, gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest festival from his 32nd-floor room at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Casino.

The rampage lasted more than 15 minutes as panicked concertgoers tried to take cover, unaware of where the fire was coming from. By the end of it, 58 people were killed, and more than 850 were injured.

A police SWAT unit broke into Paddock's room and found the gunman dead by suicide.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 11:39am On Apr 28, 2022
Orlando, June 12, 2016 — 50 dead, 53 wounded



Before Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in US history was the 2016 shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Gunman Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded at least 53 at the nightclub before he was killed by Orlando police. As the club was hosting a "Latin Night," many of the victims were Latino.

During the shooting, Mateen called Orlando police and swore allegiance to the ISIS, although authorities found no evidence of communication between the terrorist group and the attacker. Still, the shooting drew swift condemnation from American Muslims. It remains the deadliest act of terror in the US since September 11



This Monday, July 11, 2016 photo shows a makeshift memorial outside the Pulse nightclub, a month after the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. Associated Press/John Raoux

Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 11:41am On Apr 28, 2022
Virginia Tech University, April 16, 2007 — 32 dead, 17 wounded

The 2007 mass shooting on Virginia Tech University's campus remains the deadliest school shooting in US history.

Gunman Seung-Hui Cho, a senior at the school, killed more than 30 students and instructors in two separate attacks about two hours apart before committing suicide. Seventeen students were wounded.


Students embrace during a memorial service at the football stadium on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., April 17, 2007. AP Photo/Amy Sancetta

Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 11:43am On Apr 28, 2022
Sutherland Springs, Texas, November 5, 2017 — 26 dead, 20 wounded

A gunman wearing tactical gear and wielding a semiautomatic rifle opened fire in November 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a tiny town of 600 east of San Antonio.

At least 26 parishioners were killed in the attack. Victims ranged in age from 18 months to 72 years. The gunman was found dead after a brief car chase.

The shooting supplanted the 2015 shooting at a Charleston, South Carolina, church as the deadliest mass shooting to take place at a house of worship in the United States


Mourners participate in a candlelight vigil held for the victims of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. AP Photo/Darren Abate

Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by Nobody: 11:45am On Apr 28, 2022
Gun violence. That's why Nigeria is scared of legalising it.
One coke head ll just misbehave & kill anyhow.
Gun that's to be reserved for criminals only.
Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by josh123(m): 11:46am On Apr 28, 2022
Depression
Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 11:51am On Apr 28, 2022
Sandy Hook Elementary School, December 14, 2012 — 26 dead, two wounded


Twenty students and six teachers were killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. Each student casualty was between the ages of 6 and 7.

Minutes before he went to the school, the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, fatally shot his mother at their home. Lanza committed suicide as first responders arrived at the school

Carlee Soto uses a phone to get information about her sister, Victoria Soto, a teacher at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., after gunman Adam Lanza killed 26 people inside the school, including 20 children. Victoria Soto, 27, was among those killed. AP Photo/Jessica Hill

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 11:52am On Apr 28, 2022
josh123:
Depression
Nope cowardice

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by Nobody: 11:53am On Apr 28, 2022
They are all psychopath,I love this,the pain.
Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 11:54am On Apr 28, 2022
Killeen, Texas, October 16, 1991 — 23 dead, 27 wounded

In 1991, George Hennard drove his pickup truck through the glass front window of a Luby's restaurant in Killeen, Texas, and began a shooting rampage on patrons and staff inside.

He killed 23 people and injured 27 more before fatally shooting himself.





Police officers gather outside Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, at the scene where a gunman killed 23 people including himself, with semi-automatic gunfire. AP Photo/Rick McFarland

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 12:16pm On Apr 28, 2022
San Ysidro, California, July 18, 1984 — 20 dead, 16 wounded


James Huberty, 41, shot 36 people at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro district of San Diego in 1984. The casualties included an 8-month-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, and the wounded included a 4-month-old girl.

The rampage ended when Huberty was shot by a San Diego SWAT Team sniper perched on a nearby roof. The shooting prompted changes to the police department in how it responded to mass-shooter scenarios

A woman is removed on a stretcher at the scene of a shooting rampage at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, Calif., July 19, 1984. AP Photo/Greg Vojtko

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 12:18pm On Apr 28, 2022
Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 — 17 dead, 17 wounded

Gunman and former student Nikolas Cruz, 19, shot and killed 17 people and injured 17 more, armed with at least one AR-15.

The dead included students and adults. Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.

"It's a horrific situation. It's just a horrible day for us," Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said. "It's a day that you pray every day that you get up that you will never have to see. It is in front of us, and I ask the community for your prayers, your support for these children and these families."

Many of the student survivors became outspoken activists for gun control legislation, launching the March for Our Lives movement.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by coolegbo(m): 12:21pm On Apr 28, 2022
Oh I remember all! Maybe you should add "In US History".


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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 12:48pm On Apr 28, 2022
Police have charged 21-year-old Patrick Crusius with capital murder in the shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas on August 3, 2019. At least 22 people were killed and 24 were injured.

Police say Crusius, who lived 650 miles away from the Walmart, posted a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto on 8chan, an online message board. It appeared 20 minutes before the attacks, and talks about a "Hispanic invasion of Texas," and turning Texas into a "Democrat stronghold."

The shooting is being treated as domestic terrorism and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:07pm On Apr 28, 2022
San Bernardino, California, December 2, 2015 — 14 dead, 22 wounded


In 2015, married couple Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik opened fire at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, where Farook worked as a health inspector. Police said the couple also planted three homemade pipe bombs in the building, though they failed to detonate.

The couple fled the scene in a vehicle and were killed by police four hours later. The FBI found that the two US citizens were "homegrown violent extremists" and were inspired by foreign terrorist groups

Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:08pm On Apr 28, 2022
Edmond, Oklahoma, August 20, 1986 — 14 dead, 7 wounded



Part-time mail carrier Patrick Sherrill shot 21 postal workers, killing 14 of them, at a US Post Office in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1986. The attack ended when Sherrill fatally shot himself in the head.

The gruesome attack was the first of a string of homicides by postal workers between 1986 and 1999, and inspired the expression "going postal."

An postal worker in Edmond, Okla. weeps following a shooting spree at the post office in 1986. AP Photo/David Longstreath

Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:10pm On Apr 28, 2022
Fort Hood, Texas, November 5, 2009 — 13 dead, 30 wounded



In 2009, Nidal Hasan, a US Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and wounded 30 others at Ford Hood, an army base near Killeen, Texas. It was the deadliest mass shooting to take place on a US military base.

A civilian police sergeant shot Hasan, paralyzing him from the waist down and ending the shooting. Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 and remains in prison to this day.

Five years later, in 2014, Fort Hood was the site of a shooting spree that left three people dead and 14 wounded


Sgt. Anthony Sills, right, comforts his wife as they wait outside the Fort Hood Army Base near Killeen, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. AP Photo/Jack

Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:14pm On Apr 28, 2022
Bleep
Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:15pm On Apr 28, 2022
Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 31, 2019 – 12 dead, four wounded


Police said public utilities employee DeWayne Craddock, 40, killed 12 people, after he opened fire on multiple levels of a municipal center in Virginia Beach, where he had worked for 15 years. Eleven of the victims were employees.

He had a semi-automatic pistol with a sound suppressor, and a rifle, and engaged in a gun fight with police. He was shot dead at the scene

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:17pm On Apr 28, 2022
Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, October 27, 2018 – 11 dead, six wounded

Armed with an assault rifle and three handguns, police said 46-year-old truck driver Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life synagogue and killed 11 people on October 27, 2018.

When he was arrested, Bowers told officers that "all Jews need to die." He was a frequent user of a social network called Gab, which attracted people on the right right, where he posted anti-Semitic messages.

It is thought to be the deadliest attack on Jewish people in US history.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:20pm On Apr 28, 2022
Santa Fe High School, Texas, May 18, 2018 – 10 dead, 13 injured

On a Friday morning, a gunman opened fire at Santa Fe High School in Texas, killing 10 and injuring 13. Authorities charged 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis with capital murder. His trial is still proceeding through the court system.

Police said he used a shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver, both legally owned by his father. Police later found a journal that outlined Pagourtzis' plan for his attack and later suicide, but he ended up being taken into custody.

Police also discovered four pipe bombs at the high school, and a Molotov cocktail at his house.



Monsters comes in different Sizes it seems

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by Dorwadora(f): 1:22pm On Apr 28, 2022
OYIBO dey quick succumb to depression....

Yeye.... It's because of their yeye ideologies and how cultureless they are.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:28pm On Apr 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES — A gunman who killed six University of California, Santa Barbara students searched online for ways to silently kill before using knives to stab to death his first three victims, one of them 94 times, according to a sheriff’s department report.

Stab and slash marks on a fitted sheet and several pillows suggest 22-year-old Elliot Rodger rehearsed his actions. In a final handwritten journal entry dated that day, he wrote: “This is it. In one hour I will have my revenge on this cruel world. I HATE YOU ALLLL! DIE.”

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office released the 64-page report Thursday summarizing the results of their investigation into the May 23 rampage and providing new details on how Rodger, the son of a Hollywood director, killed his two roommates and their friend in his apartment, gunned down two women outside a sorority and killed a sixth person. Fourteen people were also injured.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:29pm On Apr 28, 2022
Rodger used two long fixed-blade knives, including a nearly 9-inch boar hunting knife, to kill roommates James Hong and Weihan “David” Wang, both 20, and a visiting friend, George Chen, 19. Chen was stabbed 94 times, according to the report. Rodger had been randomly assigned to share the Isla Vista apartment with Hong and Wang.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:30pm On Apr 28, 2022
Dorwadora:
OYIBO dey quick succumb to depression....

Yeye.... It's because of their yeye ideologies and how cultureless they are.
Nigerians equally have you seen a frustrated Nigerian (police ) with a gun on random rampage? Its not news here only mildy documented as drunk spree killings

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:31pm On Apr 28, 2022
Rodger raced through Isla Vista in his black BMW, engaging deputies in two separate shootouts and leaving a trail of bloodshed that ended with him shooting himself in the head before crashing into a parked car. Inside the car deputies found three semi-automatic handguns with 400 unspent rounds. All were purchased legally.

The rampage happened hours after he looked into a video camera and warned in a disturbing Internet video that he would slaughter those with a good life — especially women who shunned him, leaving him a 22-year-old virgin, authorities said.


He also left a 137-page manifesto in which he detailed his life and his disappointments with his family and women.

A representative for Rodger’s family did not immediately comment on the report’s release.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies were criticized for not searching Elliot Rodger’s apartment for weapons during a welfare check weeks prior to the rampage when his parents became concerned about his postings on YouTube.

The incident spurred state lawmakers to enact the nation’s first law that allows family members to ask a judge to remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat. And lawmakers also bolstered firearm safety and added rules for ammunition sales.

The new laws include required law enforcement agencies to develop policies that encourage officers to search the state’s database of gun purchases when checking on whether someone may be a danger to themselves or others.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 1:35pm On Apr 28, 2022
Sheriff Bill Brown said in a write-up prefacing the report that the case was very unusual because of the detailed written and video-taped records that indicated he “clearly suffered from significant mental illness that ultimately resulted in homicidal and suicidal rage.” Brown said he hoped a review of the findings by mental health professionals and the FBI’s Behavior Research and Instruction Unit will help develop better practices to ID, intervene and treat such issues.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by Dorwadora(f): 1:46pm On Apr 28, 2022
TheSourcerer:
Nigerians equally have you seen a frustrated Nigerian (police ) with a gun on random rampage? Its not news here only mildy documented as drunk spree killings
believe me it's not as worst as "Dem civilized west"
Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by TheSourcerer: 2:25pm On Apr 28, 2022
Dorwadora:
believe me it's not as worst as "Dem civilized west"
yeah Gun laws , if Nigerians were Gun-enabled , it really wouldn't be that bad ...... Our ancestors used guns freely and there were no prevalence gun violence historically documented cases.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by PrinceofAgoAre(m): 2:32pm On Apr 28, 2022
Dorwadora:
OYIBO dey quick succumb to depression....

Yeye.... It's because of their yeye ideologies and how cultureless they are.
Dont make me laugh
Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by PrinceofAgoAre(m): 2:45pm On Apr 28, 2022
TheSourcerer:
yeah Gun laws , if Nigerians were Gun-enabled , it really wouldn't be that bad ...... Our ancestors used guns freely and there were no prevalence gun violence historically documented cases.
enable guns to Nigerians.. We would record more death dan any other gun enabled countries.. Nigerians wey as little as 20n fit cause serious wahala.

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Re: 18 Deadliest Mass Shooting In Recent History by Dorwadora(f): 5:01pm On Apr 28, 2022
TheSourcerer:
yeah Gun laws , if Nigerians were Gun-enabled , it really wouldn't be that bad ...... Our ancestors used guns freely and there were no prevalence gun violence historically documented cases.
That's what I'm talking about .... We have histories to back up the fact that our fore father's were not deranged but the Oyibos are otherwise... You self see the dates nah .... It's as if been mentally unbalanced comes with their white skin.

I don't even support the legalism of gun in Nigeria.... Too much Colorado addicts roaming the street nowadays.

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