Columbine, Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech Major school shootings in the United States in the last ٢٠ years By Reuters PUBLISHED ١٦ ٢٨ EDT, ١٤ February ٢٠١٨ UPDATED ١٩ ١١ EDT, ١٤ February ٢٠١٨ e mail ٨٦٤ shares ٣٧٦ View comments The bloodshed in Florida was the latest outbreak of gun violence that has become a regular occurrence at U.S. schools and colleges. Below are some of the worst U.S. school shootings in the last ٢٠ years BENTON, Kentucky, Jan. ٢٣, ٢٠١٨ Gabe Parker, ١٥, kills two fellow students, both also ١٥, at Marshall County High School in western Kentucky with a pistol and wounds ١٤ others. Four other high schoolers suffered non gunshot wounds in the ensuing panic. Gabe Parker is marched out of Marshall County High School on January ٢٣, ٢٠١٨ after killing two fellow students, both also ١٥, and wounding ١٤ others +٥ Gabe Parker is marched out of Marshall County High School on January ٢٣, ٢٠١٨ after killing two fellow students, both also ١٥, and wounding ١٤ others AZTEC, New Mexico, Dec. ٧, ٢٠١٧ William Atchison, a ٢١ year old man, disguised as a student enters the local high school, kills two students and then shoots himself to death. SAN BERNARDINO, California, April ١٠, ٢٠١٧ Cedric Anderson dies of a self inflicted gunshot wound after killing his estranged wife at North Park Elementary School where she worked. An ٨ year old student is also shot to death. ROSEBURG, Oregon, Oct. ١, ٢٠١٥ Chris Harper Mercer, ٢٦, opens fire on the campus of Umpqua Community College, killing nine people before he is shot dead by police. MARYSVILLE, Washington, Oct. ٢٤, ٢٠١٤ Freshman student Jaylen Fryberg, ١٥, at Marysville Pilchuck High School fatally wounds four students in the cafeteria before killing himself. SANTA MONICA, California, June ٧, ٢٠١٣ A onetime digital media student, John Zawahri, ٢٣, fatally shoots his father and brother, sets their house on fire, and then kills three people at Santa Monica College. The gunman kills himself. NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Dec. ١٤, ٢٠١٢ Adam Lanza, ٢٠, fatally shoots his mother, then kills ٢٠ children and six adults before killing himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It was the deadliest mass shooting at either a high school or grade school in US history and prompted renewed debate about gun control in the United States. Two Connecticut State Police officers accompany a class of elementary school students and two adults out of Sandy Hook Elementary School on December ١٤, ٢٠١٢ +٥ Two Connecticut State Police officers accompany a class of elementary school students and two adults out of Sandy Hook Elementary School on December ١٤, ٢٠١٢ Adam Lanza, ٢٠, fatally shot his mother, then killed ٢٠ children and six adults before killing himself Adam Lanza, ٢٠, fatally shot his mother, then killed ٢٠ children and six adults before killing himself OAKLAND, California, April ٢, ٢٠١٢ One L Goh, a former nursing student, kills seven people and wounds three at Oikos University, a Korean Christian college. CHARDON, Ohio, Feb. ٢٧, ٢٠١٢ Seventeen year old student Thomas 'T.J' Lane at Chardon High School kills three students and wounds three in school cafeteria. He received three life sentences on March ١٩, ٢٠١٣. In ٢٠١٤, Lane, along with two other inmates, escaped from Allen Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio, but he was recaptured the following day. HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. ١٢, ٢٠١٠ Amy Bishop, a biology professor at the University of Alabama at Huntsville opens fire during a staff meeting, killing three faculty members and wounding three. DEKALB, Illinois, Feb. ١٤, ٢٠٠٨ Steve Kazmierczak, a former graduate student, kills five students and wounds ١٦ at Northern Illinois University before taking his own life. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. ٨, ٢٠٠٨ Nursing student Latina Williams at Louisiana Technical College kills two classmates and herself in a classroom. BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April ١٦, ٢٠٠٧ Gunman Seung Hui Cho slaughters ٣٢ people and kills himself at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech. At the time it was the deadliest shooting carried out by a single gunman in US history. Police officers gather in front of McBryde Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech University after a shooting left at least ٣٢ dead April ١٦, ٢٠٠٧ in Blacksburg, Virginia +٥ Police officers gather in front of McBryde Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech University after a shooting left at least ٣٢ dead April ١٦, ٢٠٠٧ in Blacksburg, Virginia Cho Seung Hui, a ٢٣ year old South Korean undergraduate student at Virginia Tech, was responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre NICKEL MINES, Pennsylvania, Oct. ٢, ٢٠٠٦ Gunman Charles Carl Roberts IV took hostages and shot eight out of ١٠ girls, killing five in a one room Amish schoolhouse, before killing himself. SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. ٢, ٢٠٠٦ ٤٩ year old Douglas Pennington shoots himself and his two sons Logan, ٢٦, and Benjamin, ٢٤, to death during a visit to the campus of Shepherd University. RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, Minnesota, March ٢١, ٢٠٠٥ A ١٦ year old high school student Jeffrey Weise, kills seven people including his grandfather, a tribal police officer, and wounds several others in a shooting rampage after killing two people off campus. He then kills himself. COLD SPRING, Minnesota, Sept. ٢٤, ٢٠٠٣ Fifteen year old student John Jason McLaughlin, fatally shoots a freshman and a senior at Rocori High School. TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. ٢٩, ٢٠٠٢ Failing student Robert S Flores Jr, ٤١, shoots and kills three professors and then himself at the University of Arizona School of Nursing. GRUNDY, Virginia, Jan. ١٦, ٢٠٠٢ Nigerian immigrant Peter Odighizuwa, a recently dismissed graduate student aged ٤١, kills a dean, a professor and a student at the Appalachian School of Law and wounds three others. SANTEE, California, March ٥, ٢٠٠١ Charles Andrew Williams, a student at Santana High School kills two students, wounds ١٣. He is currently serving life in prison. LITTLETON, Colorado, April ٢٠, ١٩٩٩ Two teenagers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold rampage through Columbine High School, fatally shooting ١٢ students and a teacher and wounding more than ٢٠ others before killing themselves. The personal journals of the duo document that they wanted their actions to rival that of the Oklahoma City bombing. Eric Harris (L) and Dylan Klebold examine a sawed off shotgun at a makeshift shooting range March ٦, ١٩٩٩ in Douglas County, CO in this image from video released by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department +٥ Eric Harris (L) and Dylan Klebold examine a sawed off shotgun at a makeshift shooting range March ٦, ١٩٩٩ in Douglas County, CO in this image from video released by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Littleton, Colorado Students run out of the Columbine High School as ٢ gunmen went on a shooting spree killing fifteen, including themselves +٥ Littleton, Colorado Students run out of the Columbine High School as ٢ gunmen went on a shooting spree killing fifteen, including themselves JONESBORO, Arkansas, March ٢٤, ١٩٩٨ Two boys Mitchell Johnson, ١٣, and Andrew Golden, ١١, fire on their middle school from woods, killing four girls and a teacher and wounding ١١ others. Read more Follow us on Twitter DailyMail on Facebook ما يقرب من ٨ سنوات فى LA Review