News background | The top ten shooting incidents in American history
News background | The top ten shooting incidents in American history On July 20, a vicious shooting occurred in a theater near Denver, the capital of Colorado...
On July 20, a vicious shooting occurred in a theater near Denver, the capital of Colorado, killing at least 14 people and injuring 50 others.
On December 14, a man in Connecticut broke into Sandy Hook Elementary School with a gun and shot and killed 20 students and 6 teachers.
>2011
On January 8, a shooting incident occurred in Tucson, Arizona, killing 6 people and injuring 12 others. Among the injured was Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Fouts.
>2010
On January 19, several shooting incidents occurred in southern Virginia, killing at least 8 people and injuring several others.
On August 3, a shooting occurred at a beer company in Manchester, Connecticut, resulting in the deaths of nine people, including the murderer.
>2009
On March 10, an Alabama man shot and killed 10 people before committing suicide. The victims included his mother, grandmother, uncle and two cousins.
On April 3, a shooting incident occurred in Binghamton, New York, killing 14 people, including the murderer, and injuring 4 others.
On November 5, a shooting occurred at the Fort Hood Army Base in Texas, killing 13 people and injuring 30 others. It became one of the most serious shootings at a US military base in history.
>2007
On April 16, a shooting incident occurred at Virginia Tech University. A student opened fire on the campus, killing 33 people including the murderer, and injuring 23 others.
(Editors: Wang Yuran, Cao Kun)
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