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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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(🧵1/37) On this date (Nov. 13) in 1974, a 23-yr-old man shot and killed his parents and 4 siblings. The case inspired the book and film versions of “The Amityville Horror” (Amityville, N.Y.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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(🧵1/34) On this date (Nov. 12) in 1966, an 18-yr-old male, inspired by a recent mass shooting at the University of Texas, shot 7 females at a cosmetology college, killing 5; the victims included 2 baby girls (Mesa, Ariz.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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(🧵1/25) On this date (Nov. 11) in 2018, an intoxicated 22-yr-old man armed with an AR-15 shot 4 people outside a bar, killing 3 and wounding another woman (Globe, Ariz.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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(🧵1/30) On this date (Nov. 10) in 1898, white supremacists carried out America’s only “successful” coup d'état of a democratically elected government, massacring 60 to 300 Black people and displacing an estimated 2,000 more (Wilmington, N.C.): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate
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November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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(🧵1/24) On this date (Nov. 9) in 1971, a man shot and killed his wife, mother, and 3 teenage children in a belief that he needed to save their souls through death; he was arrested in 1989 (Westfield, N.J.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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(🧵1/35) On this date (Nov. 8) in 2004, a man and a woman shot and killed a man, his wife, his 3-yr-old child, his mother-in-law, and his housekeeper in a drug-related mass murder (Moultrie, Ga.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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(🧵1/34) On this date (Nov. 7) in 2018, a former U.S. Marine Corps veteran with PTSD shot 12 people at a bar, 11 fatally, before killing himself. A sheriff’s deputy was also killed by stray police gunfire (Thousand Oaks, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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(🧵1/40) On this date (Nov. 6) in 1948, a man – enraged that an acquaintance didn’t pay up on a bet – shot 11 people in his neighborhood, killing 8, then fatally shot himself (Chester, Pa.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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(🧵1/37) On this date (Nov. 5) in 2017, a man with an AR-15 shot 48 people at his wife’s church, killing 26 (including 8 children & an unborn baby). He fatally shot himself after crashing a car (Sutherland Springs, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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On this date (Nov. 5) in 2017, a man with an AR-15 shot 48 people at his wife’s church, killing 26 (including 8 children & an unborn baby). He fatally shot himself after crashing a car (Sutherland Springs, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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(🧵1/33) On this date (Nov. 4) in 2022, a 28-yr-old man shot and killed his 21-yr-old ex-girlfriend, her younger brother, her mother, and a family friend, and wounded a 26-yr-old woman, then fatally shot himself (La Plata, Md.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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(🧵1/32) On this date (Nov. 3) in 1979, Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party terrorists shot 17 people, 5 fatally, during of a march against racism; 8 suspects were later acquitted by all-white juries (Greensboro, N.C.): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate
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November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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(🧵1/31) On this date (Nov. 2) in 1920, a mob organized by the KKK killed 30-80 Black people on election day because two men wanted to vote. The mob seized all Black-owned property and drove the Black population out (Ocoee, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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(🧵1/42) On this date (Nov. 1) in 1991, a former grad student at the University of Iowa attended a research group before fatally shooting 5 faculty members and wounding a 23-yr-old woman, then killing himself (Iowa City, Iowa): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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The worst U.S. shootings on this date (Oct. 31) are listed below.

The worst: 1) a shooting at a Halloween block party; 2) a domestic-related familicide shooting; 3) a shooting perpetrated by a man open-carrying while walking down a street: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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(🧵1/38) On this date (Oct. 31) in 2019, 9 people were shot, 5 fatally at a block party attended by over 100 people (Orinda, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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(🧵1/38) On this date (Oct. 31) in 2019, 9 people were shot, 5 fatally at a block party attended by over 100 people (Orinda, Calif.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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November 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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(🧵1/42) On this date (Oct. 30) in 2022, a 21-yr-old man with a history of domestic violence shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, her husband, her father, and a neighbor (Aurora, Colo.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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The worst U.S. shootings on this date (Oct. 29) are listed below.

The deadliest 2 shootings both directly involved domestic violence: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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(🧵1/33) On this date (Oct. 29) in 2013, a man involved in a child custody dispute fatally shot his ex-girlfriend, her parents, and two young children at home, then fatally shot himself (Bradley, S.C.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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(🧵1/33) On this date (Oct. 29) in 2013, a man involved in a child custody dispute fatally shot his ex-girlfriend, her parents, and two young children at home, then fatally shot himself (Bradley, S.C.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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(🧵1/38) On this date (Oct. 28) in 2013, an intoxicated man went on a shooting spree, killing 5 people – including his mother and his aunt – and also fired shots into his girlfriend’s home (Terrell, Texas): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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(🧵1/34) On this date (Oct. 27) in 2018, a white nationalist – a concealed-carry permittee with an AR-15 – fatally shot 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue and wounded 6 others, including 4 police officers (Pittsburgh, Pa.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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(🧵1/29) On this date (Oct. 26) in 2023, 5 people were shot and killed inside a residence; two men were charged a year later (Clinton, N.C.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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(🧵1/36) On this date (Oct. 25) in 2023, a 40-yr-old former Army grenade instructor, who suffered brain damage from repeated blast exposure, shot 31 people, 18 fatally, before killing himself (Lewiston, Maine): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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(🧵1/24) On this date (Oct. 24) in 2014, a 15-yr-old boy shot 5 students (including his 2 cousins), killing 4, at school before killing himself; the gunman’s father was convicted of illegally purchasing the gun (Marysville, Wash.): 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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(🧵1/25) On this date (Oct. 23) in 2002, a man and a 17-yr-old boy were arrested for shooting 16 people, 10 fatally, in AR-15 sniper attacks in the Baltimore-DC area over a month; they were also responsible for 11 other shootings, 7 fatal: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
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October 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM