The Deadliest Mass Shootings Since the Columbine

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22. Boulder, Colorado shooting
> Victims: 10 fatalities
> Date and place: March 22, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado
> Weapon(s) used: AR-556 pistol (all weapons legally obtained)

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21. Buffalo, New York shooting
> Victims: 10 fatalities, 3 injuries
> Date and place: May 14, 2022 in a Buffalo, New York grocery store
> Weapon(s) used: Bushmaster XM-15 semi-automatic rifle (legally obtained)

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20. Red Lake, Minnesota shooting
> Victims: 10 fatalities, 10 injuries
> Date and place: March, 21 2005 in Red Lake Indian Reservation
> Weapon(s) used: .22 pistol, .40 pistol, 12-gauge shotgun (all weapons obtained illegally)

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19. Santa Fe High School shooting
> Victims: 10 fatalities, 13 injuries
> Date and place: May 18, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas
> Weapon(s) used: 12 gauge shotgun, .38 pistol (all weapons obtained illegally)

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18. Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
> Victims: 11 fatalities, 6 injuries
> Date and place: Oct. 27, 2018 at Tree of Life synagogue
> Weapon(s) used: 3 .357 pistols, semi-automatic rifle (all weapons legally obtained)

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