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School Shooting Tracker: Counting school shootings since 2013

NBC News is tracking school shootings that involve active shooters. Here’s what we found.
Illustration of children evacuating school.
Illustration of children evacuating school.

Suspect in custody after series of freeway shootings injure Seattle-area travelers

The suspect was arrested after a short pursuit. Authorities said it’s possible there are more victims who didn’t realize their vehicle had been struck.
shooting investigation emergency vehicles
shooting investigation emergency vehicles

Man arrested in fatal shooting of title-winning college gymnast in Wisconsin

Kara Welsh, 21, was fatally shot near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater after an altercation with a man she knew, police said.
Kara Welsh
Kara Welsh

11-year-old boy confessed to killing former Louisiana mayor and his daughter, police say

Joe Cornelius Sr., 82, and Keisha Miles, 31, were found dead Sunday morning after officers were dispatched to Cornelius' home in the city of Minden.
Joe Cornelius Sr.
Joe Cornelius Sr.

4 killed in shooting on Chicago-area train appeared to be sleeping, police say

A suspect was later arrested in connection with the shootings, which took place on two train cars.
Chicago Train Shooting
Chicago Train Shooting

49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall released from hospital after being shot during robbery attempt

Police said Pearsall and a suspect were hospitalized after the gunfire Saturday in the city's Union Square community.
San Francisco 49ers first round draft pick Ricky Pearsall speaks at an NFL news conference April 26, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif.
San Francisco 49ers first round draft pick Ricky Pearsall speaks at an NFL news conference April 26, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif.

Student fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide at Rice University

Victim Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a junior, missed a class Monday, so police moved forward with a welfare check, during which her body was found.
A Rice University Police vehicle sits parked at Jones College
A Rice University Police vehicle sits parked at Jones College

California school resource officer pleads no contest in 2021 fatal shooting of 18-year-old

Former Long Beach Unified School District safety officer Eddie Gonzalez has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and faces three to six years in prison.
Eduardo Gonzalez
Eduardo Gonzalez

Maine mass shooting report exposes failure in Army, law enforcement and hospital responses

A state commission was tasked to "find the facts" in a shooting by an Army reservist whose mental health had deteriorated in the previous months.
Makeshift memorial outside Sparetime Bowling Alley
Makeshift memorial outside Sparetime Bowling Alley

Jury finds parents of Texas student accused in deadly 2018 school shooting not negligent

The lawsuit from shooting victims and families of the deceased alleged the parents failed to provide necessary support for their son’s mental health and didn’t do enough to prevent him from accessing their guns.
Image: parents santa fe alleged shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis
Image: parents santa fe alleged shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis

1 dead and 7 injured in shootout at Baltimore gathering, police say

Investigators recovered multiple firearms, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said.
Baltimore shooting
Baltimore shooting

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