According to the nonprofit tracking group the Gun Violence Archive, Tuesday’s massacre that left 21 people — including 19 children — dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was the 213th mass shooting in the United States this year.


What You Need To Know

  • According to the nonprofit tracking group the Gun Violence Archive, Tuesday’s massacre that left 21 people — including 19 children — dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was the 213th mass shooting in the United States this year

  • Those shootings — averaging nearly 1.5 a day — have resulted in 242 deaths and 912 injuries

  • In Buffalo, New York, a gunman marched into the Tops Friendly Market and fatally shot 10 people and injured three others in what authorities say was a racist attack

  • Brooklyn, New York; Milwaukee; Sacramento, California; and Laguna Woods, California are among other communities that have seen mass shootings in 2022 

Those shootings — averaging nearly 1.5 a day — have resulted in 242 deaths and 912 injuries. The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as having at least four victims. 

Here is a look at 10 other mass shootings this year.

Feb. 26, Las Vegas: Hookah lounge shooting kills 1, injures 13 others

A dispute between two men at a Las Vegas hookah lounge led to one man being killed and 13 people being wounded, authorities said.

Police believe five shooters might have been involved in the incident. Thirty-five bullet casings were found inside the club, they said. 

A suspect, Lee Frank Wilson, accepted a plea deal earlier this month, pleading guilty to a weapons charge. 

March 19, Dumas, Arkansas: 1 killed, 26 hurt at car show

An argument at a car show erupted in gunfire, leaving one man dead and 26 people with gunshot wounds, police said. The incident appears to be gang-related, according to authorities.

Brandon Deandra Knight, 22, was arrested four days later as he was being discharged from the hospital with injuries. He is charged with first-degree murder, battery and aggravated assault.

At least five of the wounded were children ranging in ages from 19 months to 11 years, police said.

Investigators search for evidence in the area of a mass shooting in Sacramento, Calif., on April 3. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Investigators search for evidence in the area of a mass shooting in Sacramento, Calif., on April 3. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

April 3, Sacramento, California: Apparent gang shooting kills 6

Rival gangs got into a shootout in the heart of the city’s entertainment district, leaving six people dead and 12 injured, police said.

Three people have each been charged with three counts of murder. (Police are not considering three of the deaths to be murder because they say the deceased also fired shots.) 

One of the suspects remains at large.

April 3, Dallas Texas: 1 killed, 16 injured at concert

A mass shooting at a trail ride and concert in Dallas left one man dead and 16 people wounded.

Police say two men fired handguns after a fight broke out at the event. The suspects have been arrested and face charges of felony deadly conduct.

Dallas has seen a couple of other mass shootings this year. Three weeks before the concert shooting, 10 people were injured and one person was killed when someone opened fire outside an event center. 

And earlier this month, a man was arrested for allegedly shooting three women of Asian descent at a hair salon in the city’s Koreatown area. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the suspect’s girlfriend told police he has delusions that Asian Americans are trying to harm him.

April 10, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: 2 dead, 10 wounded at nightclub

Two men opened fire inside the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, killing a man and a woman and injuring 10 others, one who was in critical condition, police said.

Two suspects were later arrested and charged with a number of offenses, including murder and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. 

Police say surveillance video shows one of the suspects, Timothy Ladell Rush, fatally shooting the mother of his child. Rush also allegedly shot a man in the head.

The nightclub had 100 to 150 people inside at the time, authorities said.

April 12, Brooklyn, New York: 10 injured in subway shooting

A man wearing a construction vest and helmet tossed two smoke grenades on the floor of a crowded subway car and then fired nearly three dozen shots, injuring 10 people, police said. 

The suspect, Frank James, fled. Police took him into custody more than 24 hours later in lower Manhattan. He reportedly called authorities to tip them off about his location.

Before the attack, James had posted videos online that were critical of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. 

James has pleaded not guilty to terrorism and other charges.

May, 13, Milwaukee: 21 injured in multiple shootings near Bucks arena

Three separate shootings in the same night near the downtown entertainment district known as the Deer District left 21 people injured. 

The district of bars and restaurants sits just outside the Fiserv Forum, home of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, and it hosts game watch parties that attract thousands of people. The night of the shootings, the Bucks were playing the Boston Celtics at home in a playoff game. 

Police say the shootings started after two feuding groups ran into each other. Eleven people ages 19 to 30 were arrested, two of whom police said were shooters. Police recovered 11 guns, nine of which they said were fired at the scene.

No one was killed in the gunfire. 

Investigators work the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 16. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Investigators work the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 16. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

May 14, Buffalo, New York: 10 killed at supermarket

In what authorities say was a racist, livestreamed attack, a gunman marched into the Tops Friendly Market and fatally shot 10 people and injured three others. Nearly all the victims were Black.

Shortly after the shooting spree, a manifesto believed to have been posted online by the 18-year-old alleged shooter, Payton Gendron, surfaced. It contained racist, anti-immigrant views. A Black racial slur also was seen scrawled on the barrel of the gun. 

Gendron, who police say drove 200 miles from his home in Conklin, New York, to carry out the shooting, was arrested at the scene and is charged with murder. He has pleaded not guilty.

May 15, Laguna Woods, California: Gunman targets church

A man motivated by hatred of Taiwanese people fatally shot one person and injured five others at a church luncheon, police said.

The suspect, David Chou — an American citizen who authorities say grew up in Taiwan — attended the lunch and mingled with his victims at Geneva Presbyterian Church before he turned on them, authorities said. He chained the doors shut and opened fire before one man, Dr. John Cheng, tackled him, allowing others to subdue Chou, according to police. Cheng was wounded and died. 

Chou is charged with one count of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder, among other offenses.

May 15, Houston: 2 dead, 3 hurt in flea market shooting

An altercation at a busy open-air flea market turned deadly, leading to five people being shot and two of them dying from their injuries, authorities said.

The sheriff’s office said it appeared that all of the wounded were involved in the fight and that no innocent bystanders were hurt. There were thousands of people at the market at the time.

Two pistols were recovered at the scene, police said.

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