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1 | Incident_ID | Sources | Number_News | Media_Attention | Reliability | Date | Quarter | School | City | State | School_Level | Location | Location_Type | During School | Time Period | First Shot | Summary | Narrative | Situation | Targets | Accomplice | Hostages | Barricade | Officer_Involved | Bullied | Domestic_Violence | Gang_Related | Preplanned | Shots_Fired | Active_Shooter_FBI |
2 | 19741118SCCAC | https://www.newspapers.com/image/68536508/?terms=school%2Bshooting | 2 | 1974-11-18 | Fall | C A Brown High School | Charleston | SC | High | Outside on School Property | Outside on School Property | Yes | Dismissal | 3:00 PM | Non-student shot by rival gang members | Non-student gang member shot at school by rival gang members. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | <10 | |||
3 | 19741125SCCAC | https://www.newspapers.com/image/68536508/?terms=school%2Bshooting | 2 | 1974-11-25 | Fall | C A Brown High School | Charleston | SC | High | Outside on School Property | Outside on School Property | No | After School | 3:00 PM | Shots fired at group of student/gang members in retaliation for previous week shooting | 2 shooters (students) fired shots fired at group of students in retaliation for shooting the prior week. No injuries. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 6 | |||
4 | 19841030SCPEP | https://www.newspapers.com/image/190761964/?terms=teacher%2Bshot | 2 | 1984-10-30 | Fall | Pendleton High School | Pendleton | SC | High | Hallway | Inside School Building | Yes | Lunch | 12:45 PM | Shooter at school to see girlfriend - was told to leave, detained, during fight with teachers he shot gun | Shooter (non student) was at the school to see his girlfriend (student) - School staff told him to leave as no visitors allowed. He ran down hallway and was detained by school staff who call police. While waiting for police, shooter began to fight with teachers, pulled gun from pants and shot three times, one bullet hit teacher in groin. Another teacher injured his hand when he put it in between hammer of gun. | Escalation of Dispute | Both | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 3 | |||
5 | 19871031SCANA | https://www.newspapers.com/image/594514129/?terms=shooting%20high%20school%20football&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/556002291/?terms=shooting%20high%20school%20football&match=1 | 100 | National | 4 | 1987-10-31 | Fall | Andrews High School | Andrews | SC | High | Football Field/Track | Outside on School Property | No | Sport Event | 20:00:00 | 8 students wounded when someone fired shotgun into bleachers | A students seated in the band section of the bleachers were wounded when someone fired a shotgun near the end of the high school football game. Shooter fled. No arrests made. | Indiscriminate Shooting | Random Shooting | No | No | No | No | null | No | No | null | 1 | No |
6 | 19880831SCWEA | https://www.newspapers.com/image/69768900/?terms=Dennis%2BRay%2BHepler | 2 | 1988-08-31 | Summer | West Franklin Elementary School | Anderson | SC | Elementary | Beside Building | Outside on School Property | Yes | Night | 10:00 PM | Principal shot during robbery outside of school | Principal shot in the head during robbery outside of school. Three suspects charged. Shooter sentenced to death. | Illegal Activity | Victims Targeted | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | |||
7 | 19880926SCOAG | https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article262307282.html https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/30/us/second-victim-dies-after-school-shooting-incident.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Elementary_School_shooting | null | National | 4 | 1988-09-26 | Fall | Oakland Elementary School | Greenwood | SC | Elementary | Cafeteria | Inside School Building | Yes | Lunch | 11:30:00 | Man with gun walked into cafeteria and started shooting | 19-year-old carried pistol into cafeteria of school and fired at random students. Shooter walked around school firing at random teachers and students until he was detained by police. Shooter had significant mental health history including being institutionalized. Lived isolated life with grandfather. Unemployed. Shooter had been taking xanax of anxiety and had lost health insurance coverage so he stopped taking medication. | Psychosis | Random Shooting | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | null | Yes |
8 | 19891212SCCHC | https://www.newspapers.com/image/192086573/?terms=STUDENT%2BSHOT | 2 | 1989-12-12 | Winter | Chester High School | Chester | SC | High | Courtyard | Outside on School Property | Yes | Dismissal | Targeted victim after fight | Escalation of Ongoing argument - victim was shot in the back with a .45 caliber while he waited in school courtyard for bus - suspect eventually arrested | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | ||||
9 | 19910314SCWOP | https://www.newspapers.com/image/192033170/?terms=Woodmont%2BHigh%2BSchool%2Bshooting https://www.newspapers.com/image/192382156/?terms=Lincoln%2BHigh%2BSchool%2Bshooting | 3 | 1991-03-14 | Spring | Woodmont High School | Piedmont | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | No | School Event | Following talent show, large fight broke out in school parking lot. 2 shooters fired during fight. | Large fight broke out over a rap performance at the school talent show. Shots were fired by two shooters who fled the scene. Armed police officers were present before and during the incident. | Escalation of Dispute | Both | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||
10 | 19910411SCNOR | https://www.columbine-angels.com/School_Violence_1990-1991.htm | 1 | 1991-04-11 | Spring | Northwest High School | Rock Hill | SC | High | Cafeteria | Inside School Building | Yes | School Start | 8:00 AM | Student commit suicide in school cafeteria after break-up with gf | Shooter had just broken up with girlfriend and we upset. Attempted suicide 2 weeks prior. Took .22 pistol out of his book bag and put it to his head in the cafeteria with about 100 other students present. Student tried to stop him. Shooter pointed the gun at the other student and pulled the trigger but it misfired. Pointed the gun at his own head, pulled trigger second time, and was fatally shot. | Suicide/Attempted | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | |||
11 | 19911015SCWOW | https://www.newspapers.com/image/191964993/?terms=Woodruff%2BHigh%2BSchool%2Bshooting | 2 | 1991-10-15 | Fall | Woodruff High School | Woodruff | SC | High | Hallway | Inside School Building | Yes | Lunch | 12:30 PM | Shooter fired shots into the air while being harassed by two bullies. Fled scene after firing. | Two students had bullied shooter. Shooter pulled out pistol and fired shots into the air then fled the scene. Shooter was arrested at a nearby apartment building. | Bullying | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | <5 | |||
12 | 19920117SCGRG | https://www.newspapers.com/image/69815372/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/752371201/?terms=shot%20at%20school&match=1 | 2 | Regional | 4 | 1992-01-17 | Winter | Greenwood High School | Greenwood | SC | High | Cafeteria | Inside School Building | Yes | Lunch | 12:00:00 | Student shot another student during a dispute near the cafeteria | A 16-year-old student shot an 18-year-old student in the stomach and leg during a dispute near the cafeteria. Both students were expelled. Shooter charged as an adult with multiple felonies. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 2 | No |
13 | 19930203SCLEL | https://www.newspapers.com/image/752371201/?terms=shot%20at%20school&match=1 | 1 | Regional | 3 | 1993-02-03 | Winter | Lexington High School | Lexington | SC | High | Outside on School Property | Outside on School Property | Yes | null | null | Student shot at high school | 17-year-old male student was shot by another student at the school. Critically injured. Shooter arrested. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | null | No | null | No |
14 | 19930203SCGAC | https://www.newspapers.com/image/752371201/?terms=shot%20at%20school&match=1 | 1 | Local | 3 | 1993-02-03 | Winter | Garrett High School | Charleston | SC | High | Front of School | Outside on School Property | Yes | Evening | 20:00:00 | Student shot outside during break in night classes | A 20-year-old student was shot and critically injured while standing in front of the school during night classes. He was shot in the arm, chest, and stomach with a 9mm handgun. Shooter fled. | null | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | null | No | 3 | No |
15 | 19940124SCEAC | https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2016/09/28/south-carolina-has-history-school-shootings/91236014/ http://www.columbine-angels.com/School_Violence_1993-1994.htm | 2 | 1994-01-24 | Winter | Eau Claire High School | Columbia | SC | High | Hallway | Inside School Building | Yes | Unknown | Shot specific victim (bully) in hallway, then fled. | 18 year-old male shot the victim with a .22 handgun in the school hallway in between classes. He fled the scene and was later arrested at his house. The shooter was bullied by the victim. He was later acquitted for murder charge based on the argument that he was vulnerable and defending himself against the victim. | Bullying | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||||
16 | 19940218SCSPS | http://www.goupstate.com/article/NC/19940219/News/605198620/SJ/ | 2 | 1994-02-18 | Winter | Spartanburg High School | Spartanburg | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | No | Sport Event | 10:00 PM | Drive-by after basketball game | Shooter in a pick-up drove up to a group of students leaving a basketball game. After a verbal altercation, the shooter fired a 9mm handgun at the students, striking one of them in the leg. The shooter struck a pole leaving the parking lot and was apprehended by police in a nearby field. | Drive-by Shooting | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||||
17 | 19940315SCGOC | http://www.wistv.com/story/23589594/school-shootings-in-south-carolina | 2 | 1994-03-15 | Spring | Goose Creek High School | Charleston | SC | High | Outside on School Property | Outside on School Property | No | After School | Bystander shot during fight that escalated | Student was shot in the head while watching a fist fight that escalated into a shooting. | Escalation of Dispute | Random Shooting | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | <10 | ||||
18 | 19951012SCBLB | https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/10/14/Carolina-teacher-died-from-bullet/5588813643200/ https://apnews.com/cd6df5aa2f5c54b6a8a303ab064bf325 https://www.deseret.com/1995/10/13/19198588/student-shoots-teacher-then-turns-gun-on-himself | 2 | 1995-10-12 | Fall | Blackville-Hilda High School | Blackville | SC | High | Classroom | Inside School Building | Yes | Morning Classes | 8:40 AM | Anger of suspension, shot 2 teachers and himself. | 16 year-old male had been suspended from school the previous day from indecent hand gestures on the back of the school bus. The next day the shooter entered the building with a .32 pistol and walked into a specific classroom and fired the gun at a teacher in the head, leaving him seriously wounded. He moved to the teachers workroom and shot a second teacher (who authorities believed had a heart attack but actually died from a gunshot to the back). He tried to enter the office but it was locked, where he then shot himself in the head. Shooter believes he was suspended because he was black and the white students wouldn't be getting the same discipline for making an obscene gesture. The previous school year the shooter had been expelled and readmitted the following year on a strict probation. | Anger Over Grade/Suspension/Discipline | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |||
19 | 20041116SCBAB | http://www.wtoc.com/story/2578224/gunman-sought-in-battery-creek-high-shooting | 2 | 2004-11-16 | Fall | Battery Creek High School | Beaufort | SC | High | Gym | Inside School Building | No | Sport Event | 6:30 PM | Argument during basketball game | Argument between 20YOM shooter and 19YOM victim escalated into shooting during basketball game. Shooter fired 2 shots and fled the area. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 2 | |||
20 | 20060522SCBUI | http://www.wistv.com/story/4933127/officer-shoots-at-intruder-at-dutch-fork-hs | 2 | 2006-05-22 | Spring | Butch Fork High School | Irmo | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | Morning Classes | 10:00 AM | Told girl over phone he was going to kill her next day, SRO confronted him in morning, pulled gun and fired one shot, and was subdued | 19YOM called a female student and told her he was going to kill her the next day. She told the SRO and when the shooter arrived at the school, the SRO confronted him in the parking lot. The shooter pulled a handgun and fired one shot before being subdued by the SRO. | Domestic w/ Targeted Victim | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | 1 | |||
21 | 20070329SCMYM | http://www.wistv.com/story/6297864/student-shoots-himself-in-leg-at-myrtle-beach-high-school?clienttype=printable | 2 | 2007-03-29 | Spring | Myrtle Beach High School | Myrtle Beach | SC | High | Classroom | Inside School Building | Yes | Shot self in leg (gun in pocket) in classroom | 18YOM student (star basketball player) shot self in the leg during class. Student had gun in pocket. | Accidental | Random Shooting | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | |||||
22 | 20070617SCBRB | https://www.columbine-angels.com/School_Violence_2006-2007.htm | 1 | 2007-06-17 | Summer | Broad River Elementary School | Burton | SC | Elementary | Outside on School Property | Outside on School Property | No | Sport Event | Shooting during argument during basketball game | During the game an argument arose between 22YOM (victim) and 21YOM (victim) a shooting occurred. Shooter fled the scene and turned himself in later that night. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | ||||
23 | 20081221SCSUS | https://www.postandcourier.com/news/teen-wounded-at-summerville-high/article_e9e8740e-ac4b-54fe-bf85-d2756db7f1cc.html | 2 | 2008-12-21 | Winter | Summerville High School | Summerville | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | No | Evening | 7:15 PM | Fight in the school parking lot, shots fired struck a bystander | Fight between multiple people in the parking lot. 23YOM fired shots that struck a 17YOM walking in the area. | Escalation of Dispute | Both | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||
24 | 20091016SCCAC | http://www.wistv.com/story/23589594/school-shootings-in-south-carolina | 2 | 2009-10-16 | Fall | Carolina Forest High School | Conway | SC | High | Inside School Building | Inside School Building | Yes | Morning Classes | 8:25 AM | SRO shot autistic student in self defense, student had knife | Autistic student with knife assaulted the SRO. SRO shot and killed the student in self defense. | Self-defense | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | <5 | N/A | ||
25 | 20100921SCSOC | https://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_04883685-d7bf-56ec-a60b-6d38dce94a06.html . https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/latest-news/article16608194.html . http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/13192276/police-respond-to-incident-at-socastee-hs https://www.scnow.com/news/local/former-socastee-high-student-sentenced-to-six-years-for-shooting/article_04883685-d7bf-56ec-a60b-6d38dce94a06.html | 4 | 2010-09-21 | Fall | Socastee High School | Conway | SC | High | Office | Inside School Building | Yes | Afternoon Classes | 2:00 PM | Fired shot at SRO when officer searched his bag | Shooter was a 15YOM former student who was not known to school officials. Fired handgun in the SRO's office when SRO attempted to search his bag. SRO was burned by the gun firing but was not shot. He was able to wrestle the gun away from the shooter. Shooter was good student but was bullied for years. Grandmother reported him coming home from school with marks and bruises. Correctional officers reported fascination with guns and violence. Shooter also had two pipe bombs in his bag. | Bullying | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 1 | Yes | ||
26 | 20150122SCROH | http://www.wsmv.com/story/27926526/2-men-student-arrested-after-shots-fired-reported-near-hardeeville-school http://www.savannahnow.com/article/20150123/NEWS/301239822 | 3 | 2015-01-22 | Winter | Royal Live Oaks Academy | Hardeeville | SC | K-12 | Field (General) | Outside on School Property | Yes | School Event | 5:00 PM | Possible escalation from fight the day prior | Fight occurred previous day. Next day a male who was associated with the fight brought friends to school with him for scare tactic. Shooter was a juvenile student at the school. Fired weapon into air while running into woods with two other males. All subjects arrested. Shooting occurred during grand opening of new cafeteria. | Escalation of Dispute | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||
27 | 20160513SCSOG | http://www.wyff4.com/article/2-more-teens-charged-shooting-at-southside-high-school/7022388 | 5-10 | Local | 2 | 2016-05-13 | Spring | Southside High School | Greenville | SC | High | Cafeteria | Inside School Building | Yes | School Start | 8:30 AM | Accidental discharge of gun in backpack | Shooter accidentally discharged a firearm from a backpack, striking himself in the stomach, while in the cafeteria. Shooter surrendered the weapon to law enforcement while the school was being evacuated. Second teen was charged with bringing the gun to school and giving it to the shooter. No indication of a planned shooting. | Accidental | Neither | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | No |
28 | 20160928SCTOT | https://www.wyff4.com/article/day-3-of-townville-school-shooter-jesse-osbornes-sentencing-trial-gets-underway-at-9-am/29796172 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/19/accused-south-carolina-school-shooter/351199002/ https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/active-shooter-incidents-2000-2017.pdf https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teen-charged-carolina-school-shooting-pleads-guilty-57650643 https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article222984205.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/12/townville-school-shooter-jesse-osborne-sentence-anderson-county-sc/2576845001/ https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2019/11/12/townville-school-shooting-jesse-osborne-court-sentencing-hearing-anderson-county-sc/2522008001/ | 100 | National | 5 | 2016-09-28 | Fall | Townville Elementary School | Townville | SC | Elementary | Playground | Outside on School Property | Yes | Afternoon Classes | 1:45 PM | Planned attack, wanted to be the youngest mass shooter and to outdo previous shootings | Killed father and then fired at elementary school playground where he went to school as a child; previously charged and expelled for bringing machete to school to kill bullies, homeschooling after; made social media threats prior to shooting; studied other school shootings; planned to kill more but gun jammed - tackled by an off duty firefighter, did not struggle. Records and testimony in the waiver hearing showed that Jesse Osborne had plotted the school shooting for months and had refined his plan in the days prior. Instagram messages from an account attributed to Jesse Osborne show he had studied law-enforcement response times and that he told those he was messaging he would drive to a school "four minutes away" from his home. Shooter wanted another gun locked in his father's gun safe: the Ruger Mini-14, a semiautomatic rifle, but he could not get the combination. Shooter called his grandfather to tell him he had killed his (shooter's) father, sounded like he was crying and upset, grandfather found corpse. Reported parents abused alcohol and shooter was bullied at school. Trail (11/12/2019): FBI Presented digital evidence that shooter planned to kill more than 50 students. Attempted suicide by jumping off of bridge 2 weeks prior to attack. Extensive online searches and postings about desire to be a school shooter. Fascination with Sandy Hook, Columbine, and Pulse Nightclub. Social media posting prior to shooting. Live on Skype during attack. Abused by father. Expelled from prior school for bringing a knife to attack a bully. No friends his age, communicated only with people online. Psych evaluation found depression, suicidal thoughts, anger/rage, and early signs of personality disorder (cannot be diagnosed less than 18 years old). FBI Study: On September 28, 2016, at 1:45 p.m., Jesse Dewitt Osborne, 14, armed with a handgun, allegedly began shooting at the Townville Elementary School playground in Townville, South Carolina. Prior to the shooting, the shooter, a former student, killed his father at their home. Two people were killed, including one student; three were wounded, one teacher and two students. A volunteer firefighter, who possessed a valid firearms permit, restrained the shooter until law enforcement officers arrived and apprehended him. | Indiscriminate Shooting | Random Shooting | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
29 | 20170127SCSOA | https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/suspect-in-2017-shooting-at-south-aiken-high-school-pleads-guilty/article_3297d982-721b-11eb-8b66-63e7255c0916.html https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/two-charged-in-connection-with-south-aiken-high-school-shooting/article_b4e9779c-e97b-11e6-aa68-974774435f6b.html | 2 | Local | 5 | 2017-01-27 | Winter | South Aiken High School | Aiken | SC | High | Beside Building | Outside on School Property | No | Sport Event | 21:00:00 | Fight outside basketball game (rival schools) | Large fight outside of basketball game attended by 1000 people. Two men flashed guns at each other prior to the fight. Multiple shots were fired striking 3 people (15-year-old female student, 14-year-old female student, and adult male). 18-year-old male and 19-year-old male were charged with carrying weapons on school property. 19-year-old male plead guilty in 2021 assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon on school property, breaking and entering into an automobile, criminal conspiracy and attempted escape. | Escalation of Dispute | Both | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 3 | No |
30 | 20170622SCWIF | https://www.wbtw.com/news/1-arrested-hospitalized-after-accidental-shooting-at-wilson-high-school/868539676 | 2 | 2017-06-22 | Summer | Wilson High School | Florence | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | School Start | 8:00 AM | Shot self in foot in car in parking lot | Group of students were inside a vehicle in the parking lot. One accidentally fired a handgun striking himself in the foot. | Accidental | Neither | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | No | ||
31 | 20181105SCACC | https://www.wbtw.com/crime/grand-strand-crime/12-year-old-issued-summons-after-bringing-bb-gun-to-conway-school-shooting-13-year-old-report-says/1579188190 | 2 | 2018-11-05 | Fall | Academy of Hope | Conway | SC | K-8 | Classroom | Inside School Building | Yes | Morning Classes | 11:00 AM | Student fired bb gun at other student in classroom | 12YOM pulled out BB gun in classroom, pointed it at multiple students, and then fired at a 13YOM student. 13YOM student did not have injuries from the BB. Shooter was given juvenile summons and BB was taken by police. | Unknown | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | No | ||||
32 | 20190910SCSOA | https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/three-charged-in-south-aiken-high-parking-lot-shooting-police/article_990ffa44-d4c6-11e9-af05-4f47f4f80e3b.html https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/at-least-one-shot-fired-at-south-aiken-high-school/article_25bf2bd4-d406-11e9-911c-8fbdc4d354f2.html | 4 | 2019-09-10 | Fall | South Aiken High School | Aiken | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | No | Dismissal | 3:30 PM | Shot fired during altercation in school parking lot | 4 teens were involved with an altercation with a student at the store across from the school. The altercation continued into the school parking lot where one of the teens fired one shot that missed the targeted victim. Shooter and the 3 other teens fled the area. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | No | ||
33 | 20200117SCCAS | https://www.live5news.com/2020/01/17/cane-bay-hs-lockdown-campus-safe-after-students-experiences-medical-emergency/ https://abcnews4.com/news/local/cane-bay-high-school-on-lockdown-for-student-medical-emergency | 3 | 2020-01-17 | Winter | Cane Bay High School | Summerville | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | Morning Classes | 11:00 AM | 16YOM found dead in vehicle in school parking lot, school locked down | 16YOM student found dead in vehicle in school parking lot. School was locked down and police reported that there was not an active shooter while they were conducting an investigation in the parking lot. Shooting has not yet been confirmed by law enforcement or school officials. | Suicide/Attempted | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 | No | |||
34 | 20200721SCBRO | https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/person-of-interest-sought-after-deadly-shooting-near-orangeburg-co-school https://www.wistv.com/2020/07/22/orangeburg-co-deputies-investigate-deadly-shooting-near-elementary-school/ https://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/deputies-argument-over-orangeburg-co-basketball-game-leads-to-deadly-shooting | 2 | Local | 3 | 2020-07-21 | Summer | Brookdale Elementary School | Orangeburg | SC | Elementary | Basketball Court | Outside on School Property | No | Night | 9:00 PM | Adult male shot on school basketball court | 28 year-old male victim was shot on the school basketball court. Shooter fled the area. Brother transported victim to the hospital where he died. Police searching for 21 year-old male shooter. | Escalation of Dispute | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||
35 | 20200915SCYOR | https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article245774640.html | 2 | Local | 4 | 2020-09-15 | Fall | York County School Bus | Rock Hill | SC | School Bus | School Bus | Yes | Dismissal | 14:45:00 | BB shot at occupied school bus broke window | A BB fired at a school bus occupied by one student broke the window. The student and driver were not injured. No suspect identified. Police are investigating. | Intentional Property Damage | Neither | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||
36 | 20210308SCEDC | https://www.wbtv.com/2021/03/11/woman-wanted-school-parking-lot-shooting-chesterfield-turns-herself/ https://myfox8.com/news/person-shot-in-the-leg-during-family-dispute-in-sc-elementary-school-parking-lot-officials-say/ https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/domestic-situation-leads-shooting-chesterfield-county-elementary-school-parking-lot/42ZNUCYQDZDWROWFM3K5XM73OM/ https://www.wbtv.com/2021/03/08/person-shot-during-argument-front-chesterfield-county-elementary-school/ | 5 | Regional | 4 | 2021-03-08 | Spring | Chesterfield Elementary School | Chesterfield | SC | Elementary | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | Afternoon Classes | 13:30:00 | Adult woman shot her son-in-law in the leg in the school parking lot | A 54-year-old woman shot her adult son-in-law in the leg during a dispute in the parking lot of the school. The school was in session at the time and placed on lockdown. Shooter fled the scene in a vehicle and turned herself in 3 days later. Her son was also involved and arrested. The victim was shot in hip and transported to the hospital. No students or staff were involved or injured. | Domestic w/ Targeted Victim | Victims Targeted | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
37 | 20210505SCWAW | https://www.wyff4.com/article/student-dies-after-shooting-himself-in-ware-shoals-high-school-parking-lot/36341438# https://www.foxcarolina.com/update-on-student-who-shot-themselves-at-ware-shoals-high-school/video_6e9f8fe3-a145-5e14-8ba2-8c6ede8871ae.html https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/greenwood-co-high-school-on-lockdown-for-shooting/article_004aee4a-ada0-11eb-a1c9-cb163d9b6810.html?block_id=685196 https://www.foxcarolina.com/4-00pm-news-update/video_97bbf1da-2386-5c5c-aaa1-2a7fbcb0009b.html?block_id=996030 | 10 | Regional | 4 | 2021-05-05 | Spring | Ware Shoals High School | Ware Shoals | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | School Start | 08:05:00 | Student got out of his car with a handgun and then shot himself in the head | A student and his friend (also a student) were sit inside his car in the school parking lot. The school safety officer noticed them and told them to go inside because class had started. The safety officer noticed a vaping device in the car that he confiscated. When the student got out of the car, the safety officer noticed a gun in his waistband. The student then ran up a hill and shot himself in the head. The principal and two students witnessed the shooting. | Suicide/Attempted | null | No | No | No | No | null | No | No | null | 1 | No |
38 | 20210506SCFOC | https://www.wistv.com/2021/05/06/fort-jackson-trainee-arrested-after-emergency-incident-school-bus-full-children/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1266514 | 2 | National | 4 | 2021-05-06 | Spring | Forest Lake Elementary | Columbia | SC | Elementary | School Bus | School Bus | Yes | Before School | 07:00:00 | Army trainee jumped the fence of the fort with a rifle then hijacked school bus full of students | A 23-year-old Army trainee jumped over the fence of Fort Jackson wearing his physical training uniform and armed with a rifle. He stopped a school bus, got on the bus, and ordered the driver to take him to the next town. When the driver refused, the shooter became frustrated. He forced all 18 students to come to the front of the bus and continued to threaten the driver. He then ordered the students and the driver off of the bus and drove it a short distance before abandoning it. He fled on foot and was arrested. After the incident, officials determined that the rifle was not loaded. No shots were fired and no students were injured. | Hostage/Standoff | Random Shooting | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | Yes |
39 | 20210814SCDAH | https://wpde.com/news/local/school-bus-windows-shot-out-with-bb-pellet-gun-in-hartsville | 1 | null | 3 | 2021-08-14 | Summer | Darlington County School District Buses | Hartsville | SC | null | School Bus | School Bus | null | Not a School Day | null | Windows of 6 school buses shot with BBs | The windows of 6 school buses that were parked were shot with BBs or pellets over the weekend. No students or staff were injured. | Intentional Property Damage | Neither | null | No | No | No | null | No | No | No | null | No |
40 | 20210818SCORO | https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article253587544.html https://www.wistv.com/2021/08/19/sheriff-school-district-provide-update-orangeburg-wilkinson-high-school-shooting/ https://www.wspa.com/news/state-news/14-year-old-arrested-after-3-shot-in-sc-high-school-parking-lot/ | 10 | Regional | 4 | 2021-08-18 | Fall | Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School | Orangeburg | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | Dismissal | 16:00:00 | Teen shot 3 students in school parking lot during dismissal | A 14-year-old male shot 3 students in the parking lot outside of the school during dismissal. Shooter fled the scene and was arrested the following day. Principal credited "stop the bleed" training with saving the lives of the victims. Police increased presence at the school. | null | Both | No | No | No | No | null | No | null | No | null | No |
41 | 20210913SCEDC | https://wpde.com/news/local/person-shot-parking-lot-of-chesterfield-county-school https://www.wbtv.com/2021/03/11/woman-wanted-school-parking-lot-shooting-chesterfield-turns-herself/ https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/domestic-situation-leads-shooting-chesterfield-county-elementary-school-parking-lot/42ZNUCYQDZDWROWFM3K5XM73OM/ | 5 | Local | 4 | 2021-09-13 | Fall | Edwards Elementary School | Chesterfield County | SC | Elementary | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | Afternoon Classes | 13:30:00 | Woman shot her adult son-in-law during a domestic dispute in the parking lot | A 54-year-old woman shot her adult son-in-law in the parking lot of the elementary school while classes were in session. The school was placed on lockdown and she fled the area. She was identified and arrested away from the school. | Domestic w/ Targeted Victim | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | 1 | No |
42 | 20211027SCCAS | https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/calhoun-county-gunfire-teen-arrested/101-f7c8bca9-d90a-4583-a83e-0ceb27a6bd67 | 1 | Local | 4 | 2021-10-27 | Fall | Calhoun County High School | St. Matthews | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | No | Evening | 20:00:00 | Student fired shots during fight following football game | A 17-year-old student fired shots in the parking lot during a fight following a football game at the school. After the fight was broken up, the student went to his vehicle and retrieved a gun that he fired in the direction of multiple people involved in the fight. No one was struck. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | No | No | null | No | null | No |
43 | 20211125SCCEP | https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/sheriff-several-goats-and-chickens-shot-at-south-carolina-high-school/ https://www.wspa.com/news/state-news/sheriff-several-goats-and-chickens-shot-at-sc-high-school/ https://www.cbs17.com/news/south/several-goats-and-chickens-shot-at-sc-high-school-sheriff-said/ | 3 | Local | 4 | 2021-11-04 | Fall | Central High School | Pageland | SC | High | Outside on School Property | Outside on School Property | No | Night | null | Multiple FFA goats and chickens shot | An unknown shooter killed multiple Future Farmers of America goats and chickens being raised by students at the school. | null | null | null | No | No | No | null | No | No | No | null | No |
44 | 20211216SCEAC | https://wach.com/news/local/police-15-year-old-arrested-after-shooting-incident-at-eau-claire-high-school https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/students-allowed-leave-reported-gunfire-near-eau-claire/101-e62293bb-29e9-4853-b6b4-55a69c69b477 https://www.wistv.com/2021/12/16/police-presence-near-eau-claire-high-school-reports-shots-being-fired-according-richland-one-officials/ https://wach.com/news/local/officers-respond-to-shots-fired-near-eau-claire-high-school | 5 | Local | 4 | 2021-12-16 | Winter | Eau Claire High School | Columbia | SC | High | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | Yes | Dismissal | 15:00:00 | Student fired shots during dismissal then fled | Police responded for ShotSpotter alert at the high school. A teen student fired shots in the parking lot during dismissal and fled. No injuries. Remaining students still inside the school were locked down. 15-year-old student arrested on 12/22 and charged with multiple felonies including attempted murder. | Escalation of Dispute | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | null | No | null | No | null | No |
45 | 20220331SCTAG | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/2022/03/31/school-shooting-greenville-south-carolina-tanglewood-middle/7232839001/ https://nypost.com/2022/04/01/south-carolina-student-arrested-for-killing-another-student-at-tanglewood-middle-school/ https://www.wyff4.com/article/deadly-school-shooting-south-carolina/39602613# | 500 | National | 4 | 2022-03-31 | Spring | Tanglewood Middle School | Greenville | SC | Middle | Hallway | Inside School Building | Yes | Afternoon Classes | 12:30:00 | Student fatally shot another student in the hallway while classes were changing | A 12-year-old student fatally shot another 12-year-old student in the hallway while classes were changing. Students witnessed the shooting and said the shooter fired one shot that struck the victim in his chest. SRO responded and called for assistance. Shooter fled and was found hiding in the neighborhood near the school. School went on lockdown and was dismissed. | null | Victims Targeted | No | No | No | No | null | No | No | No | 1 | No |
46 | 20220526SCMEG | https://abcnews4.com/news/local/coroner-releases-identity-goose-creek-school-parking-lot-mevers-excellence-berkeley-county-south-carolina-wciv https://www.postandcourier.com/news/man-found-shot-to-death-in-parking-lot-of-goose-creek-school/article_07986cf0-dc3d-11ec-8871-b385da42bc43.html https://www.wistv.com/2022/05/25/goose-creek-public-charter-school-announces-emergency-e-learning-day-after-body-discovered/ | 5 | Local | 4 | 2022-05-26 | Spring | Mevers School of Excellence | Goose Creek | SC | K-8 | Parking Lot | Outside on School Property | No | Night | 00:05:00 | Man fatally shot in parking lot, found by staff member | 31-year-old male (off duty sheriffs deputy) was found fatally shot in the parking lot by a staff member at 6am. School was moved to remote learning. Multiple shots fired. Ruled homicide. | null | Victims Targeted | null | No | No | No | No | null | null | No | 99 | No |