Children and adults killed and wounded in school and campus shootings since 1996
Date
Location
Deaths (incl perpetrator)
Injured
Shooter suicide?
Circumstances
2 Feb 1996
Moses Lake, Washington, US
14yo dressed as a cowboy turned a hunting rifle on his algebra class at Frontier Junior High School, killing 2classmates and a teacher. Anotherstudent was shot in the arm.
2 Feb 1996
Atlanta, Georgia, US
12yo shot and killed a teacher in the hallway of his school.
Yes
16 children and their teacher shot dead, + another 12 children and 2 teachers wounded, at Dunblane Primary School by a licensed handgun owner who then shot himself. This tragedy led to handguns being banned in the UK
13 March 1996
Dunblane, Scotland (18) (14)
15 August 1996
San Diego State University, US
36yo defending his graduate thesis shot and killed his 3 professors with a handgun.
27Jan 1997
West Palm Beach, Florida, US
13yo shot and killed another student in front of his school.
19 Feb 1997
Bethel, Alaska, US
16yo student opened fire with a shotgun at Bethel High School, killing the school principal and one student, and wounding 2 others.
30 Mar 1997
Sana’a, Yemen
Perpetrator with an assault rifle attacked hundred of students in two schools (8)
1 Oct 1997
Pearl, Mississippi, US
16yo stabbed his mother, then took a rifle to Pearl High School and shot 9 students. (7)
1 Dec 1997
West Paducah, Kentucky, US
14yo carried 5 loaded guns to Heath High School, shot at a prayer group, killing 3 students and wounding another 5. One girl was paralysed for life.
15 Dec 1997
Stamps, Arkansas, US
14yo boy hid in woods and shot the students as they stood in the parking lot.
24 Mar 1998
Jonesboro, Arkansas, US
Two boys, 13 and 11yo, stole 3 rifles and 4 handguns from their grandfather's house. The boys started the fire alarm and then shot at the students as they emerged from the school, killing 4 girls and their teacher. (10)
24 Apr 1998
Edinboro, Pennsylvania, US
14yo went