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U.S. Mass Shootings On This Date
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A daily listing of historical mass shootings in the U.S. as compiled at http://massshootingtracker.site

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(🧵1/30) On this date (Jan. 8) in 2011, a 22-yr-old man shot and killed 6 people (including a 9-yr-old girl) and wounded 13 during an assassination attempt on U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords. She was gravely wounded, but survived (Tucson, Ariz.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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(🧵1/31) On this date (Jan. 7) in 1973, over the course of 10 hours a 23-yr-old black nationalist, who had previously killed 2 police officers, fatally shot 7 people and wounded 10 before being killed by police (New Orleans, La.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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(🧵1/35) On this date (Jan. 6) in 2017, a schizophrenic man – with a concealed-carry permit – shot 11 people, killing 5, at an airport before running out of ammunition; 36 others were injured in the panic (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 7, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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(🧵1/30) On this date (Jan. 5) in 2018, a man shot and killed his wife and 2 children at home, then fatally shot himself (Santa Clarita, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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(🧵1/33) On this date (Jan. 4) in 2023, a man accused of child abuse and going through a divorce fatally shot his wife, 5 children, and mother-in-law before fatally shooting himself (Enoch, Utah): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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(🧵1/27) On this date (Jan. 3) in 2024, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his 7-months-pregnant wife and 2 young children at home, then fatally shot himself (West Greenwich, R.I.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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(🧵1/26) On this date (Jan. 2) in 1932, 2 brothers shot 9 police officers, 6 fatally, who attempted to apprehend them and then fled; they later shot and killed themselves while confronted by police in Texas (Brookline, Mo.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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(🧵1/79) On this date (Jan. 1) in 1981, a man shot and killed his wife and 5 children at home, then drove to South Dakota, where he fatally shot himself (Delmar, Iowa): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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(🧵1/42) On this date (Dec. 31) in 1971, a 32-yr-old woman shot and killed her husband and 4 young children at home, then fatally shot herself (Corpus Christi, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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January 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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(🧵1/32) On this date (Dec. 30) in 1987, a 40-yr-old man shot and killed his 6 closest relatives as they sat down to a holiday meal at his elderly parents’ house, then fatally shot himself (Algona, Iowa): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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(🧵1/12) On this date (Dec. 29) in 1890, U.S. Army soldiers massacred about 300 Lakota men, women, and children on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Although celebrated in the press at the time, it is now remembered as a horrific atrocity: 💔😡💔
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December 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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(🧵1/14) On this date (Dec. 28) in 2018, a man shot and killed his girlfriend, her 2 young children, and her mother, then shot at responding police while fleeing (Saint Charles, Mo.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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(🧵1/16) On this date (Dec. 27) in 2021, a white supremacist and misogynist shot 7 people, killing 5, before being killed by police. All the victims were acquaintances of the gunman (Denver, Colo.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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(🧵1/21) On this date (Dec. 26) in 2000, a man armed with an AK-47 entered his workplace and fatally shot 7 co-workers (Wakefield, Mass.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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(🧵1/20) On this date (Dec. 25) in 2011, a man dressed as Santa fatally shot his 6 family members at home, then fatally shot himself (Grapevine, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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(🧵1/24) On this date (Dec. 24) in 2008, a disgruntled ex-husband – dressed as Santa and armed with 4 guns – fatally shot his ex-wife and 8 of her family (and wounded 3 others), before fatally shooting himself (Covina, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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(🧵1/26) On this date (Dec. 23) in 2018, a 51-yr-old man with a history of domestic violence shot and killed his wife and father-in-law at home, then fatally shot himself (Fort Pierce, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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(🧵1/34) On this date (Dec. 22) in 1987, a former military sharpshooter fatally shot 6 members of his family and 2 other people, and wounded another 4; he also strangled 8 of his children and grandchildren (Dover, Ark.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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(🧵1/27) On this date (Dec. 21) in 2002, a man shot and killed his pregnant wife and 2 young sons, fatally stabbed his young daughter, then fled before being arrested (Tillamook Co., Ore.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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(🧵1/24) On this date (Dec. 20) in 2014, a man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, her two young children, and her new boyfriend (Rockford, Ill.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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(🧵1/33) On this date (Dec. 19) in 2018, a county deputy – hired to provide elementary school security – fatally shot his wife, daughter, and 6-yr-old granddaughter, contacted authorities, then killed himself (Valrico, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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(🧵1/27) On this date (Dec. 18) in 2024, a 24-yr-old man fatally shot his old college roommate, his roommate’s sister, and his roommate’s mother, and was later killed during a shootout with police (Mahomet, Ill.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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(🧵1/35) On this date (Dec. 17) in 2016, two men entered an acquaintance’s home and shot 5 people, including a pregnant woman; 4 died immediately and a 5th victim – a 19-yr-old woman – died after 10 months in a coma (Chicago, Ill.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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(🧵1/26) On this date (Dec. 16) in 2011, a woman shot and killed her live-in boyfriend and 3 young children before fatally shooting herself; the woman’s father shot his wife to death during an argument in 1971 (Emington, Ill.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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(🧵1/29) On this date (Dec. 15) in 2014, a 35-yr-old man fatally shot his ex-wife and her mother, grandmother, sister, and brother-in-law, and fatally stabbed her niece and nephew, before killing himself (Lansdale, Pa.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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December 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM