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ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS: ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS WITH
2000–2013 THE HIGHEST CASUALTY COUNTS: 2000–2013
• All but 2 incidents involved a single shooter • Cinemark Century 16 Theater in Aurora, CO:
70 (12 killed, 58 wounded)
• In at least 9 incidents, the shooter first shot July 20, 2012
and killed a family member or members in a
residence before moving to a more public • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
location to continue shooting State University in Blacksburg, VA:
49 (32 killed, 17 wounded)
• In at least 6 incidents, the shooters April 16, 2007
were female
• Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing
• In 64 incidents (40%), the shooters committed Center in Fort Hood, TX:
suicide; 54 shooters did so at the scene of 45 (13 killed, 32 wounded)
the crime
November 5, 2009
• At least 5 shooters from 4 incidents remain • Sandy Hook Elementary School and
at large
a residence in Newtown, CT:
29 (27 killed, 2 wounded)
Blair JP, Schweit KW. A Study of Active Shooter Incidents, 2000–
2013. Texas State University and Federal Bureau of Investigation. December 14, 2012
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. 2014.
Blair JP, Schweit KW. A Study of Active Shooter Incidents, 2000–
2013. Texas State University and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. 2014.

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