Friday, 18 may, 17-year-old Dimitrios Phorcys opened fire on the territory of the secondary school in Santa Fe (TX). The attack killed 10 people: 9 students and 1 teacher.
This case — already the second week and the third month was the 23rd in a series of incidents involving firearms in schools since the beginning of the year, in total took the lives of over 30 people. This is the highest figure since 1999.
From the tragedy in Parkland to today’s events in Santa Fe: all the incidents of firing on the territory of educational institutions of the USA from the beginning of 2018.
May 18: Santa Fe, TX
9 students and 1 teacher killed in the shooting at Santa Fe High School. The suspect, who is now under arrest, the students described as a loner and keep aloof from the rest.
16 may: Dixon, Illinois
19-year-old took a few shots at the gym Dixon High School. The only person injured was himself the assailant, having been wounded in a shootout with security.
May 11: San Diego, California
14-year-old student opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle in his former Highland High school. The incident 1 teen was shot in the shoulder.
April 20: Ocala, FL
17-year-old Forest High School student was shot in the ankle shortly before the rally against gun violence. The suspect is a former student.
April 12: Raytown, mo
A man was shot in the abdomen in the Parking lot Raytown South Middle School.
April 9: Gloversville, new York
One of the students at Gloversville Middle School shot a classmate.
March 20: Lexington Park, Maryland
Student Great Mills High School wounded two people, one of whom — 16-year-old Jalynn Willy — disconnected from life support a few days. The shooter killed himself.
13 March: Seaside, Oregon
Seaside High School teacher accidentally fired his gun during a lesson on public safety, injuring the student.
March 8: mobile, al
One person was hospitalized in a shooting in a building on the campus of the University of South Alabama.
March 7: Birmingham, al
One student was wounded and one was killed in the incident at Huffman High School. According to police, the shooting was discovered by chance.
March 7: Jackson, Mississippi
One of the students shot in the dormitory Jackson State University. The injuries were not serious.
March 2: mount pleasant, mi
Two people were killed on the campus of Central Michigan University. According to authorities, the incident has nothing to do with the University or someone from the students.
27 Feb: Norfolk, Virginia
In Norfolk State University student was shot when he was doing homework. The wounds were not life-threatening.
February 27: Itta Bena, Mississippi
On the territory of the Mississippi Valley State University was wounded. He was not a student, his life was out of danger.
24 February: Savannah, GA
Died in hospital of people wounded in the territory of Savannah State University on the same day. Neither he nor the shooters were not students of this institution.
February 14: the Parkland, FL
The former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 19-year-old Nicolas Cruz opened fire on the school grounds, killing 17 people and injuring another 17. This incident became one of the bloodiest in U.S. history.
Feb 9: Nashville, tn
Student in high school, was shot five times in the Parking lot of the Pearl-Cohn High School.
5 Feb: Oxon hill, MD
In the high school student was shot in the Parking lot of Oxon Hill High. The victim survived, in connection with the incident were arrested two other teenagers.
February 1: Los Angeles, CA
The shooting injured two people: a 15-year-old student was shot in the head, and 15-year — old in the wrist. The incident, which police described as an accident, happened to Sal Castro Middle School.
Jan 31: Philadelphia, PA
In a shooting in the Parking lot of Lincoln High School was fatally shot 32-year-old man.
23 Jan: Benton, ky
15-year-old student opened fire at a Marshall County High School, injuring 18 people, two of them fatally. He was charged with murder and assault.
January 22: Italy, TX
As a result of shooting at high school in Italy, was wounded 15-year-old student. The suspect, his age, managed to hold out almost immediately.
20 Jan: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Member of the football team, Winston-Salem State University Naji Ali Baker was shot during a party, held on the campus of Wake Forest University.
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Since the mass murder at the school «Columbine» in April 1999, which claimed the lives of 13 people, there were 220 incidents of shooting in schools. It has affected more than 214 thousand pupils in 216 schools.
This number includes both dead and wounded, and those who had suffered serious psychological trauma.
According to statistics, in cases when it was possible to establish where the gunman took the weapon, it was revealed that 85% of the attackers were brought from home or borrowed from friends and relatives.
