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Event IdentificationPerpetrator DemographicsCriminal History (1st)Killed and WoundedVenu and PlanningMagazine CapacityFirearm At The SceneMental Health
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DateStateCityAttacker NameAge 1st AttackerAge 2nd AttackerRace Perp #1Race Perp #2Gender 1st AttackerGender 2nd AttackerCriminal Record or Police ContactHistory of ViolenceGang AffiliationTotal KilledKilled in publicWoundedMalesFemalesVenueGun Free ZoneCattle Pen SituationWell PlannedPerp StatusPart of other crime<10 Rounds>=10 Rounds>= 15 RoundsNotesGuns Used Obtained LegallyMultiple Guns1994 Federal Assault Weapon UsedHandgunRifleShotgunMental IllnessSeeing mental health care professionals prior to attackHospitalizedMedicationsAutismNotes on Mental Health Status
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8/20/1982FloridaMiamiCarl Robert Brown51WhiteMaleNoNoNo88362Indoors - BusinessNoYesNoKilledNoYesNoNoIthaca 37YesNoNoNoNoYesYesTBDNoNo
For years, Brown had gone on unhinged rants in his classroom. His wife left him when he wouldn't get psychiatric help and eventually he was suspended from his teaching position.
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5/3/1982AlaskaAnchorage Charles Meach34WhiteMaleYesYesNo44022OutdoorsTBDNoNoCaught or SurrenderedYesNoNo.38 revolverYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesantipsychotic meds
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8/9/1982TexasGrand PrairieJohn Parish46BlackMaleNoNoNo664WorkplaceNoNoKilledNoYesNoNo
.30-caliber M1 carbine rifle, .25-caliber automatic pistol, .38-caliber revolver
UnknownYesNoYesYesNoUnknown
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2/3/1983New YorkManhattanAlban Leacock41MaleNoYesNo4TBD1WorkplaceNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoNoNoNo.38 revolverNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
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3/1/1983AlaskaMcCarthyLouis Hastings39WhiteMaleNoNoNo6TBD2OutdoorsNoNoYesCaught or SurrenderedNo
.223-caliber Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle with collapsible stock, silencer; .22-caliber pistol with silencer; Pistol
UnknownYesUncertainYesYesNoYesNoNoUnknownSuicidality
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6/29/1984TexasDallasAbdelkrim Belachheb39ArabMaleYesYesNo6TBD1TBDTBDOtherTBDYesNoCaught or SurrenderedTBDNoYesNo
9mm Smith & Wesson Model 459 automatic pistol
No1NoYesNoNoYesTBDYesUnknownSuicidality
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7/18/1984CaliforniaSan YsidroJames Oliver Huberty41WhiteMaleYesYesNo22TBD19TBDTBDOtherTBDYesNoKilledTBDYesYesYes
9mm Israeli Military Industries Uzi Model A carbine; 12-gauge Winchester 1200 pump-action shotgun; 9mm Browning P-35 Hi-Power pistol; .45-caliber Colt pistol; 12-gauge Smith & Wesson shotgun
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoUnknownSuicidality
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5/14/1984AlaskaManley Hot SpringsMichael Silka25WhiteMaleYesNoNo6042OutdoorsNoNoNoKilledNoYesNoNo
Uncertain. Had a 30-06 rifle but had previously been found with other guns. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Silka
YesUncertainUncertainNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
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7/24/1984ArkansasHot Springs National ParkWayne Crossley33WhiteMaleYesYesNo4122Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoKilledNoYesNoNo.45 Colt pistol, 12 guage shotgunNoYesNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
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3/16/1985PennsylvaniaSouth ConnellsvilleMansel Hammett39TBDMaleNoNoNo44240WorkplaceTBDNoNoSuicideNoYesNoNo.38-caliber snub-nosed revolverUnknownNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoUnknownSuicidality
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8/20/1986OklahomaEdmondPatrick Sherrill44WhiteMaleNoYesNo15156TBDTBDWorkplaceTBDYesNoSuicideNoYesNoNo2ea 1911 .45s and a .22 Rugar MKIIYesYesNoYesNoNoUnclear NoNoNoSuicidality
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4/23/1987FloridaPalm BayWilliam Cruse59WhiteMaleYesYesNo6TBD1451OtherNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBD
.223-caliber Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle; .357-caliber Ruger Blackhawk revolver; 20-gauge Winchester pump-action shotgun
YesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoSuicidality
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2/16/1988CaliforniaSunnyvaleRichard Farley39WhiteMaleYesYesNo7TBD452WorkplaceTBDUndeterminedYesCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNo
Sentinel revolver; .357-caliber Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver; 9mm Browning semi-automatic pistol; 12-gauge Benelli Riot semi-automatic shotgun; Smith & Wesson pistol; .22-250 rifle with scope; Pump-action shotgun; Semiautomatic pistol
YesYesNo
Brought, Not Used
Brought, Not Used
YesYesYesNoUnknownSuicidality
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7/17/1988North CarolinaWinston SalemMichael Hayes24WhiteMaleYesYes44522OutdoorsNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNo.22-caliber rifle; .38-caliber revolverUnknownYesNoSuicide Use OnlyYesNoYesNoNoUnknownThought Disorder
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1/17/1989CaliforniaStocktonPatrick Purdy26WhiteMaleYesYesNo6TBD29TBDTBDK12 SchoolTBDNoYesSuicideTBDTBDTBDTBDYesYesYesYesYesNoYesTBD
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9/14/1989KentuckyLouisvilleJoseph T. Wesbecker47WhiteMaleNoNoNo9TBD12TBDTBDWorkplaceTBDNoYesSuicideTBDTBDTBDTBD
Sig-Sauer used for suicide, other pistols not used. .380-caliber Intratec MAC-11 semi-automatic machine pistol, .38-caliber snub-nose revolver, 9mm Sig-Sauer pistol, 7.62mm AK-47 semi-automatic rifle
NoYesYesSuicide Use OnlyYesNoYesTBD
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6/18/1990FloridaJacksonvilleJames Edward Pough42BlackMaleYesYesYes10TBD4TBDTBDOtherTBDYesNoSuicideTBDTBDTBDTBD9mm used for suicideNoYesNoSuicide Use OnlyYesNoNoTBD
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10/16/1991TexasKilleenGeorge Hennard35WhiteMaleYesYesNo24TBD20TBDTBDOtherTBDYesYesSuicideTBDTBDTBDTBDYesYesNoYesNoNoNoTBD
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11/1/1991IowaIowa CityGang Lu28AsianMaleNoNoNo6TBD141CollegeTBDNoYesSuicideNoYesNoNo
Taurus .38-caliber revolver; Jennings J-22 .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol
YesYesNoYesNoNoUnclearTBDNoNoNo
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11/9/1991KentuckyHarrodsburgRobert Daigneau45MaleYesYesNo44041OutdoorsNoNoNoSuicideNoYesNoNo.357 Magnum revolverYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesUnknown
admitted himself into a PTSD treatment program
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11/14/1991MichiganRoyal OakThomas McIlvane31WhiteMaleYesYesNo45422WorkplaceTBDNoNoSuicideNoTBDTBDTBD
.22-caliber Ruger sawed-off semi-automatic carbine rifle
YesNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoUnknownSuicidality
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5/1/1992CaliforniaOlivehurstEric Houston20WhiteMaleNoNoNo441022K12 SchoolTBDNoYesCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNo
.22-caliber rifle with stock sawed-off and pistol grip; 12-gauge Maverick pump-action shotgun
YesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoUnknown
Suicidality, Mood disorder, Thought Disorder
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10/15/1992New YorkWatkins GlenJohn T. Miller50WhiteMaleYesYesNo5TBD0TBDTBDOtherTBDNoNoSuicideTBDYesNoNo
9mm Llama semi-automatic pistol; .32-caliber revolver; 12-gauge shotgun
Yes1NoYesNoYesYesYesNoUnknown
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7/1/1993CaliforniaSan FranciscoGian Luigi Ferri55WhiteMaleNoNoNo9TBD653OtherTBDNoNoSuicideTBDTBDTBDTBDTEC-DC9 pistols; Norinco M1911 pistolYesYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoUnknownSuicidality
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8/6/1993North CarolinaFayettevilleKenneth Junior French22WhiteMaleNoNoNo4TBD831Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNo
12-gauge pump-action shotgun; 12-gauge shotgun; .22-caliber rifle
UnknownYesNoNo
Brought, Not Used
YesNoNoNoUnknownSuicidality
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10/14/1993CaliforniaEl CajonJames Buquet19WhiteMaleNoNoNo44222Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoSuicideNoYesNoNo12-gauge shotgunYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoUnknownSuicidality
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12/7/1993New YorkGarden CityColin Ferguson35BlackMaleYesYesNo6TBD19TBDTBDOtherYesYesYesCaught or SurrenderedTBDNoNoYesRuger P89 in 9mmYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNoParanoid personality disorder
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12/14/1993ColoradoAuroraNathan Dunlap19BlackMaleYesYesNo4TBD113WorkplaceTBDNoNoCaught or SurrenderedMixedTBDTBDTBD.25 cal pistolNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesUnknownSuicidality and brain damage
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6/20/1994WashingtonFairchild Air Force BaseDean Allen Mellberg20WhiteMaleNoNoNo4TBD2331MilitaryTBDNoYesKilledNoNoNoYesMAK-90 (AK-47 variant)YesNoYesNoYesNoYesYesYesUnknownYes
Had been diagnosed with mild autism, generalized anxiety disorder and paranoid personality disorder.
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12/31/1994North CarolinaRaefordRodriguez Ferguson18BlackMaleYesYesNo441TBDTBDIndoors - BusinessNoUndeterminedNoCaught or SurrenderedYesTBDTBDTBD9mm handgunUnknownNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoUnknown
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4/3/1995TexasCorpus ChristiJames Daniel Simpson28WhiteMaleNoNoNo6TBD032WorkplaceTBDUndeterminedNoSuicideNoTBDTBDTBDRuger 9mm pistol and a .32 revolverYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNoSuicidality
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7/19/1995CaliforniaLos AngelesWillie Woods42BlackMaleNoNoNo4040WorkplaceNoNoYesCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBDGlock 9mm, model number YBDYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoUnknown
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12/19/1995New YorkBronxMichael Vernon22BlackMaleYesYesNo5332Indoors - BusinessTBDYesNoCaught or SurrenderedNoNoNoYes9mm CZ Model 85 pistolNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesSchizophrenia
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2/9/1996FloridaFort LauderdaleClifton McCree41BlackMaleNoNoNo6TBD150WorkplaceTBDNoNoSuicideNoNoYesNo9mm Glock pistol; .32-caliber revolverYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNoNoUnknownSuiciality
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4/24/1996MississippiJacksonKenneth Tornes32BlackMaleNoNoNo4331WorkplaceTBDNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDYes
.45-caliber semi-automatic pistol; Ingram MAC-11 machine pistol; 9mm Intratec TEC-9 automatic pistol; .223-caliber Colt AR-15 rifle; 9mm Ruger P85 pistol
UnknownYesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoSuicidality
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9/15/1997South CarolinaAikenHastings Arthur Wise43BlackMaleYesYesNo4TBD331WorkplaceTBDNoYesCaught or SurrenderedTBDYesNoNo9mm w/ 8-round magsNoNoNoYesNoNoYesTBDNoSuicideality
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12/18/1997CaliforniaOrangeArturo Reyes Torres41LatinoMaleNoYesNo4TBD340WorkplaceTBDYesUnknownKilledNoTBDTBDTBDAK47SYesYesYes
Brought, Not Used
Yes
Brought, Not Used
YesNoNoSuicideality
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12/3/1997FloridaBartowNelson Serrano59LatinomaleNoNoNo4031Indoors - BusinessNoNoUnknownCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBD.32-caliber handgun; .22-caliber gunUnknownYesNoYesNoNoNo
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3/7/1998ConnecticutNewingtonMatthew Beck35WhiteMaleYesNoNo44031WorkplaceYesNoYesSuicideNoNoTBDYes19-round magazineYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYes
Beck had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals and had attempted suicide several times in the past.
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3/24/1998ArkansasJonesboro
Mitchell Scott Johnson; Andrew Douglas Golden
1311WhiteWhiteMaleMaleNoYesNo551005K12 SchoolYesNoYesCaught or SurrenderedNoNoYesYes
.380-caliber FIE pistol
.30-06 Remington 742 rifle with scope
.38-caliber Charter Arms revolver
.38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver
.380-caliber Star pistol
.30-caliber Universal M1 carbine replica rifle
.357-caliber Ruger Security Six revolver
.22-caliber Double Deuce Buddie two-shot derringer
.44 Magnum Ruger rifle
.38-caliber Davis Industries two-shot derringer
NoYesNo
Brought, Not Used
YesNoNoNono sign for mental issue
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4/20/1999ColoradoColumbineEric Harris; Dylan Klebold1718WhiteWhiteMaleMaleYesYesNo13132494K12 SchoolYesYesNoSuicideNoNoYesYes
High-capacity magazines (capacity unstated)
NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were radically different individuals, with vastly different motives and opposite mental conditions.
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7/29/1999GeorgiaAcworthMark Barton44WhiteMaleYesYesNo991390WorkplaceYesNoUnknownSuicideNoTBDTBDTBD
Colt 1911A1 (.45)
Glock 17 (9mm)
H&R Revolver (.22)
Raven MP-25 (.25)capacity unstated; After Barton's suicide, investigators found in his minivan a duffel bag stuffed with 200 rounds of ammunition and the two handguns used in the shootings -- a 9mm Glock that Barton had purchased in November 1993 and was legally registered to him, and a Colt .45-caliber handgun that was not, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
YesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
His mental health continued to deteriorate and he began to suffer from severe depression and paranoid delusions.
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9/15/1999TexasFort WorthLarry Gene Ashbrook47WhiteMaleYesYesNo77734ChurchYesYesNoSuicideNoNoYesYes
.380-caliber AMT semi-automatic pistol
9mm Ruger P85 semi-automatic pistolThree 15-round magazines
YesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
Thought disders. Had a history of paranoia and mental instability
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11/2/1999HawaiiHonoluluByran Koji Uyesugi40AsianMaleYesYesNo77170WorkplaceYesNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoNoYesYes
Three 15-round magazines. 9mm Glock 17 pistol
NoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
In 1993, he was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation and anger management courses after he kicked in and damaged an elevator door for which he was arrested. The psychiatrist who examined him at the time of this arrest found that Uyesugi suffered from a delusional disorder and paranoia, but found him not to be dangerous. He felt like he was being poked by someone, sometimes all day long, for years before the shooting. He was paranoid and believed that his coworkers had killed his pet fish and were sabotaging his work. He was afraid he would lose his job if he couldn't master a new training. He saw dark shadows when trying to sleep. He heard voices and threatened his coworkers.
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12/30/1999FloridaTampaSilvio Izquierdo-Leyva36BlackMaleYesNoNo55332WorkplaceNoYesNoCaught or SurrenderedNoUnknownUnknownUnknownNoYesNoYesNoNoYesMood disorder
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6/3/1999NevadaLas VegasZane Floyd23WhiteMaleYesYesNo4140Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNo
Mossberg 500 Cruiser 12-gauge 8-shot pump-action shotgun[1]
YesNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
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12/26/2000MassachusettsWakefieldMichael McDermott42WhiteMaleYesNoNo77034WorkplaceYesNoYesCaught or SurrenderedNoNoYesYes
60-round, large-capacity feeding device
NoYesYes
Brought, Not Used
YesYesYesYesYesYes
McDermott was undergoing psychiatric treatment and taking medication.
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3/20/2000TexasIrvingRobert Wayne Harris28BlackMaleYesYesNo5141WorkplaceNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedYesTBDTBDTBD9mm handgunNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoMood disorder
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2/5/2001IllinoisMelroseWilliam Baker66BlackMaleYesYesNo44440WorkplaceYesNoNoSuicideNoYesNoNo
.30-30 Marlin rifle with scope; 7.62mm SKS 1954R rifle; .38-caliber special revolver; Remington H70 shotgun. None has 10+ capacity.
YesYesTBDYesYes
Brought, Not Used
YesYesNo
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7/3/2001ColoradoRifleSteven Stagner42WhiteMaleYesYesNo4331OtherNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNo.38-caliber Charter Arms revolverUnknownNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYes
He had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for schizophrenia for 20 years. He had a recurring delusion that he was Michael the Archangel and he was on a mission to rid the world of wicked people. He was witnessed doing other bizarre things indicative of psychosis shortly before the shooting.
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3/22/2002IndianaSouth BendWilliam Lockey54MaleYesNoNo4540WorkplaceNoNoNoSuicideNoYesNoNo12-gauge sawed-off shotgun
.22-caliber rifle
YesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
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2/25/2003AlabamaHuntsvilleEmanuel Burl Patterson23BlackMaleYesNoNo44140Indoors - OtherYesYesNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBD9mm handgun, model unknownNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
A man accused of murdering four people at a day-labor office earlier this week has mental problems and was once committed for treatment.
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7/8/2003MississippiMeridianDoug Williams48WhiteMaleNoYesNo66842WorkplaceYesNoNoSuicideYesNoNo
Shotgun only weapon used - 12-gauge shotgun
.223-caliber Ruger Mini-14 rifle
.22-caliber Magnum derringer
.45-caliber Ruger pistol
.22-caliber rifle with scope
YesYesNo
Brought, Not Used
Brought, Not Used
YesYesYesNoYes
Williams's cousin described him as being depressed.
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8/27/2003IllinoisChicagoSalvador Tapia36HispanicMaleYesYesNo66060WorkplaceYesYesNoKilled by PoliceNoYesNoNo.380-caliber Walther PP pistolNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNoSuicidality
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10/24/2003IdahoOldtownRalph Reeves53WhiteMaleNoNoNo4031Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoSuicideNoTBDTBDTBDGlock 9mm, model unknownUnknownNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoSuicidality
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7/2/2004MissouriKansas CityElijah Brown21WhiteMaleNoNoNo55250WorkplaceYesNoNoSuicideNoTBDTBDTBDcapacity unstated, Revolver
9mm semi-automatic pistol
NoYesNoYesNoNoYesNoSuicidality
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11/21/2004WisconsinBirchwoodChai Soua Vang36AsianMaleYesYesNo66251Outdoors - OtherNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoNoYesYes20-round magazineNoNoUncertainNoYesNoNoNo
He had no prior criminal record nor mentalhealth problems.
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12/8/2004OhioColumbusNathan Gale25WhiteMaleYesYesNo44340NightclubYesYesNoKilled by PoliceNoNoNoYes
capacity unstated; Ohio nightclub shooter had 35 rounds when he was killed. 9mm Beretta pistol, all of which are standard at 15 rounds aside from special "resztricted" models
TBDNoNoYesNoNoYesYesNoYes
Meds unspecified. While in the USMC, he was given medications for his mental problems. Writings found in Gale's possession indicate that he may have suffered from schizophrenia.
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3/12/2005WisconsinBrookfieldTerry Ratzmann45WhiteMaleNoNoNo77461ChurchYesYesNoSuicideNoNoYesNoTwo 13-round magazinesYesNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Police have said Ratzmann had no diagnosed mental health problems, but several congregants reported that he seemed depressed in recent weeks.
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3/21/2005MinnesotaRed LakeJeffrey Weise16
American Indian
MaleNoNoNo77545K12 SchoolYesNoNoSuicideNoYesNoYesGlock is 15 roundsNoYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
He was under treatment for depression, and had been prescribed Prozac as an anti-depressant.
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1/30/2006CaliforniaGoleta Jennifer San Marco44WhiteFemaleYesNoNo77016WorkplaceYesNoNoSuicideNoNoNoYes15-round magazineYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
A spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office speculated that San Marco's paranoia and history of mental illness may have motivated her to commit the murders.
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3/24/2006WashingtonSeattle Kyle Aaron Huff28WhiteMaleYesYesNo66342Indoors - OtherNoNoYesSuicideNoYesNoNo
Rugar P94 (10 round) and pump shotgun, several bandoliers (over 300 rounds) worth of ammunition for the guns
YesYesNoYes
Brought, Not Used
YesNoNo
Mood and thought disorders, Police were unable to find any record that he had been treated for mental illness or was on psychiatric medication.
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10/2/2006PennsylvaniaNickel MinesCharles Carl Roberts IV33WhiteMaleNoNoNo55505K12 SchoolYesNoYesSuicideNoYesNoYes
12-gauge Browning shotgun
9mm XD Springfield Arms semi-automatic pistol (16 round capacity)
.30-06 Ruger bolt-action rifle. ; with a 9 mm handgun, 12 gauge shotgun, .30-06 bolt-action rifle, about 600 rounds of ammunition, cans of black powder, a stun gun, two knives, a change of clothes, an apparent truss board and a box containing a hammer, hacksaw, pliers, wire, screws, bolts and tape
YesYesNoYes
Brought, Not Used
YesYesNo
all those years of undealt-with depression resulted in a psychotic break; Mr. Roberts had no criminal record or history of psychiatric illness.
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5/21/2006LouisianaEast Baton Rouge ParishAnthony Bell25BlackMaleYesYesNo5113ChurchNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNoRevolverUnknownNoNoYesNoNoYesMood disorder
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2/12/2007UtahSalt Lake CitySulejman Talovic19WhiteMaleYesYesNo55423Shopping MallYesNoNoKilled by PoliceNoYesNoNo
Mossberg Maverick Arms M88 shotgun with a pistol grip, .38 Special Smith & Wesson M36 revolver
NoYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
Available information indicates that Talovic was socially isolated and may have suffered from mental health issues, that he was using marijuana and possibly other drugs in the months prior to the attack.
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4/16/2007VirginiaBlacksburgSeung-Hui Cho23AsianMaleYesYesNo3232251814CollegeYesYesYesSuicideNoNoYes15-round magazinesYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Cho had previously been diagnosed with a severe anxiety disorder. He continued receiving mental health therapy as well until his junior year, when Cho rejected further therapy.
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10/7/2007WisconsinCrandonTyler James Peterson20WhiteMale66124Indoors - OtherYesYesNoSuicideNoNoYesYes
Peterson left and got a police-style AR-15 rifle from his truck, forced his way back into the apartment and fired about 30 rounds at about 2:45 a.m.
UnknownNoUncertainYesYesNoNoNo
No psychological screening was performed in his hiring.
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12/5/2007NebraskaOmahaRobert A. Hawkins19WhiteMaleYesYesNo88435Shopping MallYesNoNoSuicideNoNoNoYes
Two 30-round magazines taped together
NoNoYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
He was attending therapy sessions, taking medication and being hospitalized for depression by the time he was 6 years old. Throughout most of his life, he and his family were plagued by his psychiatric problems. The day after he turned 14, he was sent to a mental health treatment center for threatening to kill his stepmother Candace Hawkins with an axe. Four months later, he became a ward of the State of Nebraska, which lasted nearly four years. He had undergone two psychiatric hospitalizations, and was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, an unspecified mood disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and parent-child relationship problems. His extensive treatments cost the state USD$265,000.
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2/7/2008MissouriKirkwoodCharles Lee Thornton52BlackMaleYesYesNo66151Indoors - OtherYesYesNoKilled by PoliceNoYesNoYes
One revolver and one .40 S&W (16 rounds)
NoYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
Suicidality, and he was known for histrionics and disruptions at city council meetings. His mounting debt was a stressor.
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2/14/2008IllinoisDeKalbSteven Phillip Kazmierczak27WhiteMaleYesYesNo55014CollegeYesYesYesSuicideNoYesNoYes
1st two used: 9mm Glock 19 pistol, 12-gauge Remington Sportsman 48 sawed-off shotgun, 9mm short Kurz SIG Sauer P232 pistol, .380-caliber Hi-Point CF380 pistol
YesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesMood and thought disorders
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6/25/2008KentuckyHendersonWesley Neal Higdon25WhiteMaleYesYesNo55132WorkplaceYesNoNoSuicideNoYesNoNo
Hi-Point Model JHP .45-caliber, 9-round
YesNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Suicidality, He called his girlfriend two hours before the shooting to say he was going to kill his boss.
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3/18/2008CaliforniaSanta MariaLee Leeds31WhiteMaleYesYesNo4040Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBDUnknownNoNoYesNoNoYesYesNoYes
He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia 10 years before the shootings.
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3/29/2009North CarolinaCarthageRobert Stewart45WhiteMaleYesNoNo88335WorkplaceYesYesNoCaught or SurrenderedNoYesNoNo12-gauge Winchester 1300 shotgun
.357 Magnum revolver
.22 Magnum semi-automatic pistol
YesYesNo
Brought, Not Used
NoYesYesNoYes
Stewart's defense team argued that Stewart suffered from mental illness including depression and borderline personality disorder, and that he had been taking regular doses of the prescription sleep aid Ambien far in excess of the recommended limit. Combined with prescriptions for an antidepressant and anti-anxiety drug, they argued, it made Stewart essentially a lethal sleepwalker.
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4/3/2009New YorkBinghamtonJiverly A. Wong41AsianMaleYesNoNo13134211Indoors - OtherYesYesYesSuicideNoNoNoYes
30-round magazine; Allegedly fired 98 rounds during the attack. At least one magazine with a
30 round capacity was recovered at the scene.
YesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
Mr. Wong displayed no outward sign of mental illness. But it now appears that he was harboring a growing paranoia, with a fixation on law enforcement rooted in a few brief encounters that seemed to convince Mr. Wong that the police were out to do him in. Just before setting off on his massacre, he sent a two-page delusional rant to a Syracuse television station saying the police were spying on him, sneaking into his home and trying to get into car accidents with him. Nga said that she did not recognize the letter’s handwriting as being her brother’s, and that he had not told the familyabout his paranoia about the police. The letter might be a sign that he had “lost his rational thinking,” she said. People who knew Wong said he exhibited no outward signs of mental instability, although a letter he wrote that was delivered to a newspaper after the shooting indicated he was paranoid and suffering from mental illness.
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11/5/2009TexasFort HoodNidal Malik Hasan39
Middle Eastern
MaleNoNoNo131330103MilitaryYesYesYesCaught or SurrenderedYesNoYes
30- and 20-round magazines; Hasan fired at least 220 rounds of ammunition and has 200 rounds in his
pocket when he was detained.
YesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
Psychiatrist Dr. Steven Dinwiddie said among solo mass murderers, mental illness usually attracts and twists religious beliefs -- not the other way around.
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11/29/2009WashingtonParklandMaurice Clemmons37BlackMaleYesYesNo44031ResturantYesNoNoKilled by PoliceNoNoNoYesGlock 17, 17 round defaultNoYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
About six months before the shooting, he became delusional, assaulted police officers, and sexually assaulted his stepdaughter. He believed that he was Jesus Christ, that he had been cursed, that his wife could get $37 billion from an online church, and that he could fly and would save the world. . During a court-ordered mental health evaluation, Clemmons told psychologists he had experienced hallucinations in May 2009 of "people drinking blood and people eating babies, and lawless on the streets, like people were cannibals". He claimed the visions had since passed. He also claimed to have no faith in the American justice system and thought he was being "maliciously persecuted because I'm black and they believe the police". The evaluation, completed by two psychologists from the Western State Hospital on October 19, concluded Clemmons was dangerous and presented an increased risk of future criminal acts. After a mental evaluation, a psychologist concluded Clemmons was competent to stand trial on the charges, which eliminated him as a candidate for involuntary commitment. An attorney for Clemmons notified the court he planned to pursue an insanity or diminished-capacity defense.
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11/1/2009North CarolinaMount AiryMarcos Gonzalez,29HispanicMaleYesYesNo44040Outdoors - BusinessNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedTBDTBDTBDTBDNoNoTBDNoYesNoNo
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6/6/2010FloridaHialeahGerardo Regalado37HispanicMaleYesYesNo44304Outdoors - OtherYesYesNoSuicideNoUnknownUnknownUnknown.45 Glock, model number unknownYesNoNoYesNoNoNono sign for mental issue
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8/3/2010ConnecticutManchesterOmar Sheriff Thornton34BlackMaleYesNoNo88280WorkplaceYesNoNoSuicideNoNoTBDYes
17- and 15-round magazines, though unsure about the smaller handgun
YesYesNoYesNoYesYesSuicidality
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4/3/2010CaliforniaNorth HollywoodNerses Galstyan28HispanicMaleYesNoNo44240Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBD9mm Glock, model TBDUnknownNoNoYesNoNoNo
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8/14/2010New YorkBuffalo Riccardo McCray23BlackMaleYesNoYes44431Indoors - BusinessNoNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBD9mm handgunUnknownNoNoYesNoNoNo
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9/11/2010KentuckyJacksonStanley Neace47WhiteMaleYesYesNo5014Indoors and OutdoorsNoNoNoSuicideNoYesNoNoPump shotgunsUnknownNoNoNoNoYesYesNoSuicidality
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1/8/2011ArizonaTucsonJared Lee Loughner22WhiteMaleYesNoNo661333Outdoors - OtherNo#N/AYesCaught or SurrenderedNoNoYes
The FBI said that Loughner had a second thirty-round magazine, and two standard mags (15 rounds apiece).
YesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
Interviews with Loughner's parents revealed they were deeply concerned about their son's increasingly angry and erratic behavior. His mother, Amy Loughner, said he no longer used alcohol and had tested negative for drugs. The papers also reveal Loughner did not seek mental health treatment. When he was expelled from college, his parents were urged to have him evaluated, but they never followed up. Loughner was rejected from enlisting in the Army in 2008 because he admitted he had used drugs. Loughner had a history of mental illness and drug use. He was rejected from Army enlistment in 2008 after failing a drug test and admitting to drug use on his U.S. Army medical history application form, which should have prohibited Loughner from buying a gun for at least one year.
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9/6/2011NevadaCarson City Eduardo Sencion32HispanicMaleNoYesNo44722ResturantNoNoNoSuicideNoNoYesYes
20- and 30-round magazines; Police recovered 450 rounds of AK-47 ammunition from Sencion’s van and “box upon box” of additional ammunition at his home.
NoNoYesSuicide Use OnlyYesNoYesYesYesYes
South Lake Tahoe police said the department took Sencion into protective custody during a mental health commitment in April 2000 and that he fought with officers. He was not charged. Sencion was taken into protective custody during a mental health commitment in April 2000 but no court order was involved and it remains unclear if a record of the incident was reported to the NICS database.
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10/12/2011CaliforniaSeal BeachScott Evans Dekraai41WhiteMaleYesYesNo88126Indoors - BusinessYesYesNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBD
.44 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver, .45-caliber Heckler & Koch pistol, 9mm Springfield pistol, extra magazines and ammunition; 75 rounds fired
YesYesNoYesNoNoYesYesNoYes
The Associated Press reports that the incident left the ex-Marine with post-traumatic-stress disorder. His ex-wife, who was a stylist at the salon, had claimed that her husband was unstable and physically abusive during their marriage and prior to the accident, according to the AP. Her friend Sharyn White told the AP that Michelle Fournier Dekraai said that her ex-husband had stopped by the salon weeks prior and threatened to kill her and the others at the salon. Though White said her friend told her that everyone else at the salon laughed off the threat, she took it seriously. Dekraai had been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and during a custody suit his ex-wife had filed court papers claiming that he was mentally unstable and had threatened to kill himself or someone else at least once.
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8/7/2011OhioAkronMichael Hance51WhiteMaleYesNoNo7143Indoors - HomesNoNoNoKilled by PoliceNoYesNoNo
.45-caliber Hi-Point ACP pistol, .357 Magnum six-shot revolver
YesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
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2/20/2012GeorgiaNorcrossJeong Soo Paek59AsianMale44022Indoors - BusinessYesNoNoSuicideNoTBDTBDTBDUnknownNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
One family friend called Paek an aggressive and violent personality. Song described her brother’s mental health as deteriorating in the 2006 paperwork, noting that he was suicidal. Korean media members translated statements by people who knew Paek and said he’d lost his right eye when he was the victim of a shooting in Virginia.
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4/2/2012CaliforniaOaklandOne L. Goh43AsianMaleNoYesNo77316CollegeYesYesNoCaught or SurrenderedNoNoYesNo
a gunman opened fire with a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun with four fully loaded 10-round magazines on the university's campus
YesNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
“He wasn’t showing any signs of violence or anything toward anyone,” the official said. “He didn’t show any mental illness. He seemed like a regular, ordinary guy. He was quiet.”
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5/30/2012WashingtonSeattleIan Lee Stawicki40WhiteMaleYesYesNo44131Indoors - BusinessYesYesNoSuicideNoTBDTBDTBDYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNoYes
Thought disorders. Members of the suspect's family tell a newspaper they're not surprised, as he suffered a mentally illness. Stawicki had a history of mental illness.
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7/20/2012ColoradoAuroraJames Eagan Holmes24WhiteMaleNoNoNo12127084Indoors - BusinessYesYesYesCaught or SurrenderedNoNoYesYes
100-round magazine. 12-gauge pump-action Remington 870 shotgun, .40-caliber Glock pistol
.40-caliber Glock pistol, .223 Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR-15 style rifle
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Alleged Aurora, Colo, shooter James Holmes met with not one, but at least three mental health professionals at the University of Colorado prior to the massacre. His name was brought to the attention of the university's Behavior Evaluation and Threat Assessment team or BETA for short. A flow chart released by the university shows guidelines for action that could be followed if a person is deemed a direct threat. While a student at the University of Colorado, Holmes was treated by the school psychiatrist, who expressed concern about his behavior and referred him to the university Behavioral Evaluation and Threat Assessment (BETA) team. They took no further action and he was never adjudicated mentally ill.
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8/5/2012WisconsinOak CreekWade Michael Page40WhiteMaleYesYesYes66351ChurchYesYesNoSuicideNoNoNoYesThree 19-round magazinesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Suicidality. "None of that would have been enough to satisfy authorities that Page should be detained for a mental health evaluation for his own safety or the safety of others, Dunn said. But the suicide scare of 1997 would have been enough to alert Army doctors that Page had mental illness and was unfit for duty, said John Liebert, a psychiatrist who does fitness exams for the military and has written an academic text on suicidal mass murderers."
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9/27/2012MinnesotaMinneapolisAndrew Engeldinger36WhiteMaleYesNoNo66260WorkplaceYesTBDNoSuicideNoNoNoYes
Two 15-round magazines; Engeldinger fired at least 46 bullets during the shooting. At his home,
police recovered packaging for 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
YesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
Andrew Engeldinger's parents pushed him for two years to seek treatment for what they suspected was mental illness, but even though he became increasingly paranoid and experienced delusions, there was nothing more they could do. Engeldinger was never formally diagnosed with a mental illness, but his family was concerned enough by their son's behavior, which included claims that he was being followed, to enroll in a free, 12-week "Family to Family" course offered by the Minnesota National Alliance for loved ones of people with mental illness before he cut off contact in late 2010. His family suspected he had paranoid schizophrenia and two years before the shooting they reached out on his behalf to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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12/14/2012ConnecticutNewtownAdam Peter Lanza20WhiteMaleNoNoNo27262918K12 SchoolYesYesYesSuicideNoNoNoYes
30-round magazines; 5.56mm Bushmaster XM15-E2S AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle, 10mm Glock 20 pistol, 9mm SIG Sauer P226 pistol, .22-caliber Savage Mark II bolt-action rifle, 12-gauge Izhmash Saiga semi-automatic shotgun
NoYesYesSuicide Use OnlyYes
Brought, Not Used
YesYesYes
Adam Peter Lanza had Asperger's Syndrome, a disorder on the autism spectrum that makes social interaction difficult. Adam struggled with a sensory disorder from a young age. As Adam got older, he "was not open to therapy" and "did not want to talk about problems and didn’t even admit he had Asperger’s". However, the doctors who saw him didn't think he had a propensity for violence. Lanza’s mental health was also scrutinized after the shooting, and while his social isolation had been noted, we did not find evidence that concerns had been brought to the attention of a public authority.
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5/4/2013Puerto RicoAguas BuenasUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown44622ResturantYesUndeterminedAt LargeDrive-byUnknownUnknownUnknowncapacity unstatedUnknownNoUnknownYesNoNoNoNono sign for mental issue
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9/16/2013Washington D.C.WashingtonAaron Alexis34BlackMaleYesYesNo1212893MilitaryYesYesNoKilled by PoliceNoYesNoYes
Barretta M9 has 15 round capacity; a Remington 870 Express shotgun 6+1
YesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesNoYes
Aaron Alexis was treated for insomnia but never sought help for mental illness. According to VA records, he never sought an appointment from a mental health specialist, and had previously either canceled or failed to show up for primary care appointments and claims evaluations examinations he had scheduled at VA medical centers. He had also received treatment for mental health conditions at two VA hospitals beginning in August, 2013 following an incident where he called Newport Rhode Island Police to report hearing voices.
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4/21/2013WashingtonFederal Way Dennis Clark27BlackMaleYesYesNo4031Indoors - HomesNoNoNoKilled by PoliceNoYesTBDTBD
.40-caliber Taurus pistol, Mossberg 500 shotgun with pistol grip
YesYesNoYesNoYesNo
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7/26/2013FloridaHialeahPedro Alberto Vargas42HispanicMaleYesYesNo6233Indoors - HomesnoNoNoKilled by PoliceNoNoNoYesGlock 17 Gen 4YesNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
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2/20/2014CaliforniaAlturas Cherie Lash a.k.a Cherie Roads44WhiteFemaleYesNoNo44231Indoors - OtherYesNoNoCaught or SurrenderedNoTBDTBDTBDUnknownYesNoYesNoNoNoNono sign for mental issue