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List of shootings in Texas

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This is a list of shootings in Texas resulted in death. This list contains notable homicides committed with firearms and alike within the U.S. state of Texas that have a Wikipedia article for the killing, the killer, or a related subject.

Incident Location Date Deaths Description
Assassination of John F. Kennedy Dallas November 22, 1963 2 While traveling in an open car, President John F. Kennedy was killed by a lone sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, who then murdered J. D. Tippit, a Dallas police officer who had spotted him in a local neighborhood.
Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald Dallas November 24, 1963 1 As Oswald was being escorted by police through the Dallas Police Headquarters basement to a waiting armored car that was to take him to the county jail, he was fatally shot in the abdomen, at close range, by Dallas nightclub operator Jack Ruby. The shooting was broadcast live on network television.
University of Texas tower shooting Austin August 1, 1966 18 A student, sniper, Charles Whitman, barricaded himself atop a campus tower, shooting at the people down below before being shot by Austin police officers.
San Antonio parade shooting San Antonio April 27, 1979 3 64-year-old Ira Attebury opened fire on the spectator crowd at the Battle of Flowers parade in San Antonio
Daingerfield church shooting Daingerfield June 22, 1980 5 Religious hate crime
Grand Prairie shooting Grand Prairie August 9, 1982 6 Workplace violence
1984 Dallas nightclub shooting Dallas June 29, 1984 6 Mass shooting
Luby's shooting Killeen October 16, 1991 24 Inconclusive (predominant theory is misogyny but others include misanthropy, rejection and isolation)
Waco siege Axtell February 28, 1993 22 Suspected weapons violations by religious cult, botched police warrant search
Murder of Selena Corpus Christi March 31, 1995 1 Entertainer murdered by her fan club president
Wedgwood Baptist Church shooting Fort Worth September 15, 1999 8 Religious hate crime
2007 NASA Johnson Space Center Houston April 20, 2007 2 Work Place Violence triggered by unsatisfactory job review. Hostage taking, with eventual suicide by perpetrator
2009 Fort Hood shooting Fort Hood November 5, 2009 14 Terrorist attack perpetrated by on-base US Army major
University of Texas Library shooting Austin September 28, 2010 1 A student, Colton Tooley, fired shots from an AK-47 before killing himself in the Perry–Castañeda Library.[1]
2012 College Station shooting College Station August 13, 2012 3 Shootout with the police, when served with a summons to appear in court over unpaid back rent
2014 Fort Hood shootings Fort Hood April 2, 2014 4 Workplace violence
2014 Harris County shooting Spring July 9, 2014 6 Domestic violence
Curtis Culwell Center attack Garland May 3, 2015 2 Two attackers were the only fatalities
2015 Waco shootout Waco May 17, 2015 9 Large, confused shootout with Bandidos, Cossacks, and allies
2015 attack on Dallas police Dallas/Hutchins June 13, 2015 1 Attack on police headquarters, followed by a chase that resulted in the attacker being killed.
2015 Harris County shooting near Houston August 8, 2015 8 Domestic violence
2016 shooting of Dallas police officers Dallas July 7, 2016 6 A single attacker ambushed a group of policemen.
2017 Plano shooting Plano September 10, 2017 9 Domestic violence
Sutherland Springs church shooting Sutherland Springs November 5, 2017 27 Deadliest mass shooting in Texas history. Deadliest shooting in an American place of worship in modern history.
2018 Santa Fe High School shooting Santa Fe May 18, 2018 10 School shooting
2019 El Paso shooting El Paso August 3, 2019 23 Shooting inside a Walmart and its surrounding area. The shooter, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, was arrested by the police. 22 others were injured.
Midland–Odessa shootings Odessa and Midland August 31, 2019 8 Spree shooting at multiple locations in the Midland–Odessa area
West Freeway Church of Christ shooting White Settlement December 29, 2019 3 Gunman opened fire during Sunday morning church service, killing two, before being killed by an armed member of the congregation.
Robb Elementary School shooting Uvalde May 24, 2022 22 Gunman shot grandmother at home, then drove to an elementary school and opened fire, killing 21 people, before being killed by police.
2023 Cleveland, Texas shooting Cleveland April 28, 2023 5 Gunman shot neighbors, killing 5 people, before fleeing into a wooded area.
2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting Allen May 6, 2023 9 Gunman shot eight people before being shot by police.
2023 Austin shootings Austin, Texas December 4-5 2023 6 Gunman killed six people in a spree shooting before being arrested.

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References

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  1. ^ "Shooter at University of Texas was a student - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.