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Las Vegas shooting: Deadliest US mass shootings

Recent US history is littered with mass shootings claiming huge death tolls.

A group of women wait following The Las Vegas mass shooting. PictureLYasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun
A group of women wait following The Las Vegas mass shooting. PictureLYasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun

The Las Vegas shooting is the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, but it is the latest in a long history of violence.

Orlando nightclub, 49 killed, June 2016

A gunman who pledged allegiance to IS opened fire inside a gay nightclub in the city of Orlando.

Virginia Tech, 32 killed, April 2007

A 23-year-old student goes on a rampage at Virginia Tech University in the town of Blacksburg, killing 27 students and five teachers before committing suicide.

Sandy Hook, 26 killed, December 2012

A 20-year-old man kills his mother before shooting dead 20 young children and six adults at Sandy Hook elementary school. He commits suicide.

Luby’s shooting, 22 dead, October 1991

A man shoots dead 22 people in a restaurant in the Texan town of Killeen and then kills himself.

San Bernardino, 14 dead, December 2015

A radicalised Muslim couple storm a Christmas office party and gun down 14 people, wounding 22 others. They are shot dead by police.

Fort Hood military base, 13 dead, November 2009

A US army psychiatrist opens fire at the military base where he worked, killing 13 people and wounding 42 before being overpowered by police.

New York, 13 dead, April 2009

A Vietnamese immigrant shoots dead 13 people at a civic center in Binghamton before killing himself.

Marines, 12 dead, September 2013

A former serviceman shoots randomly at workers at the Washington Navy Yard headquarters, killing 12 people before he was shot dead by officers.

Denver cinema, 12 dead, July 2012

A young man storms a cinema showing a late-night premiere of a Batman film, opening fire and releasing tear gas. Twelve people are killed and 70 are wounded.

Columbine High School, 12 dead, April 2009

Two teenage boys kill 12 classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado before killing themselves.

Remy Varga
Remy VargaSenior Journalist

Remy Varga is a Senior Journalist based in Sydney for the National News Network who writes investigations and national stories. She has covered crime and courts, state and federal politics and human interest stories. Contact Varga at remy.varga@news.com.au

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