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Inside deadliest US school shootings after Robb Elementary School massacre becomes worst rampage since Sandy Hook
THE Robb Elementary School massacre that claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers is the worst school rampage since Sandy Hook in 2012.
The carnage in Uvalde, Texas was the 27th school shooting in 2022 that involved injuries or deaths.
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Reports of shots fired were called in at 11.32am, according to officials.
Suspect Salvador Ramos, 18, reportedly shot his grandmother at a nearby home before crashing and abandoning his vehicle near the elementary school.
He then entered the school and began shooting, allegedly armed with some kind of long rifle, according to Texas officials.
Ramos was reportedly shot dead in a stand-off with law enforcement who responded to calls about the active shooter at Robb Elementary School.
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A total of 19 students and two teachers were dead as of late Tuesday night.
Authorities say Ramos acted alone though a motive for the shooting remains unclear.
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL: PARKLAND, FLORIDA
The Parkland shooting, which occurred on February 14, 2018, was previously the deadliest shooting since Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School left 17 students and staff members dead and 14 others injured after a gunman opened fire at the school.
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The 19-year-old was believed to be armed with an AR-15 rifle and had recently been expelled from the school, officials said at the time.
A number of survivors from the shooting have become gun reform advocates.
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL: SANTA FE, TEXAS
Ten people were killed and 13 others injured in the Santa Fe High School shooting on May 18, 2018.
The perpetrator of that shooting, who was 17 at the time, was recommitted to a mental health facility for an additional 12 months in February 2022.
The attack occurred just three months after the Parkland shooting.
Until the Uvalde massacre, Santa Fe was the deadliest school shooting in Texas.
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL: OXFORD TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN
On November 30, 2021, four students were killed and seven other students and staff members injured in a shooting at Oxford High School.
The 15-year-old shooter had previously been flagged by the school for "concerning behavior," authorities said.
In that instance, the weapon used had been purchased for the teen by his parents mere days before the shooting was carried out.
UMPQUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: ROSEBURG, OREGON
Nine people were killed and eight others injured on October 1, 2015 after a 26-year-old gunman opened fire on the Umpqua Community College campus.
SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT
The Sandy Hook shooting left 20 students and six school staffers dead on December 14, 2012.
Authorities said that a 20-year-old gunman shot and killed his mother before carrying out the attack.
At the time, the massacre was the deadliest school shooting in US history. It was also the second-deadliest mass shooting in the US.
OIKOS UNIVERSITY: OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
On April 2, 2012, a mass shooting was carried out by a nursing student at Oikos University.
Seven people were killed and three others were injured.
WEST NICKEL MINES SCHOOL: LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Five girls were shot execution-style in the West Nickel Mines School shooting on October 2, 2006.
Five others were injured before the 32-year-old gunman turned the weapon on himself.
RED LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: RED LAKE, MINNESOTA
A 16-year-old gunman carried out a shooting on March 21, 2005, killing seven classmates.
He also shot two family members before carrying out the attack.
COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL: LITTLETON, COLORADO
Two students carried out the Columbine massacre, killing 12 classmates and one teacher, on April 20, 1999.
More than 20 others were injured.
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VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY: BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA
In April 2007, a 23-year-old student killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech University.
More than 24 others were wounded in the massacre, which is one of the deadliest school shootings in US history.
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