Workplace shootings in the U.S. by victim count, as of August 2019
The deadliest workplace shooting in the United States took place in Edmond, Oklahoma in 1986 at a United States post office. There were 15 fatalities and six injuries in this shooting, and the incident inspired the American phrase “going postal.”
Workplace shootings
A mass shooting in the United States is generally defined as an incident where four or more people were injured or killed, though this can vary by source. It is sometimes difficult to identify the cause of workplace killings (also called rampage killings), although many involved disgruntled workers and some involve perpetrators with mental health problems.
Mass shootings in the United States
The vast majority of mass shootings in the United States are perpetrated by male assailants, and only three shootings have been carried out by women since 1982. Additionally, most of the weapons used in mass shootings were acquired through legal means, with only 16 incidents involving illegally obtained weapons since 1982.
Workplace shootings
A mass shooting in the United States is generally defined as an incident where four or more people were injured or killed, though this can vary by source. It is sometimes difficult to identify the cause of workplace killings (also called rampage killings), although many involved disgruntled workers and some involve perpetrators with mental health problems.
Mass shootings in the United States
The vast majority of mass shootings in the United States are perpetrated by male assailants, and only three shootings have been carried out by women since 1982. Additionally, most of the weapons used in mass shootings were acquired through legal means, with only 16 incidents involving illegally obtained weapons since 1982.
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Number of victims of workplace shootings in the United States between 1982 and August 2019
| Fatalities | Injured | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Postal Service shooting (Edmond, Oklahoma, 1986) | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| San Bernardino mass shooting (San Bernardino, California, 2015) | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Virginia Beach municipal building shooting (Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2019) | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| El Paso Walmart mass shooting (El Paso, Texas, 2019) | 9 | 27 | 36 |
| Atlanta day trading spree killings (Atlanta, Georgia, 1999) | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Standard Gravure shooting (Louisville, Kentucky, 1989) | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Hartford Beer Distributor shooting (Manchester, Connecticut, 2010) | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Goleta postal shootings (Goleta, California, 2006) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Accent Signage Systems shooting (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2012) | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Lockheed Martin shooting (Meridian, Mississippi, 2003) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| ESL shooting (Sunnyvale, California, 1988) | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Wakefield massacre (Wakefield, Massachusetts, 2000) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Xerox killings (Honolulu, Hawaii, 1999) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fort Lauderdale revenge shooting (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1996) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Atlantis Plastics shooting (Henderson, Kentucky, 2008) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Walter Rossler Company massacre (Corpus Christi, Texas, 1995) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| T&T Trucking shooting (Bakersfield, CA, 2018) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Harry Pratt Co. warehouse shooting (Aurora, Illinois, 2019) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Royal Oak postal shootings (Royal Oak, Michigan, 1991) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Florida awning manufacturer shooting (Orlando, Florida, 2017) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| SunTrust bank shooting (Sebring, Florida, 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Connecticut Lottery shooting (Newington, Connecticut, 1998) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Hotel shooting (Tampa, Florida, 1999) | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Navistar shooting (Melrose Park, Illinois, 2001) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Capital Gazette shooting (Annapolis, Maryland, 2018) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Caltrans maintenance yard shooting (Orange, California, 1997) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Chuck E. Cheese's killings (Aurora, Colorado, 1993) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| R.E. Phelon Company shooting (Aiken, South Carolina, 1997) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Rural Ohio nursing home shooting (Kirkersville, Ohio, 2017) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rite Aid warehouse shooting (Perryman, MD, 2018) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Edgewood businees park shooting (Edgewood, MD, 2017) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Planned Parenthood clinic (Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2015) | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| San Francisco UPS shooting (San Francisco, CA, 2017) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Fifth Third Center shooting (Cincinnati, Ohio, 2018) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Excel Industries mass shooting (Hesston, Kansas, 2016) | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Mercy Hospital shooting (Chicago, Illinois, (2018) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yountville veterans home shooting (Yountville, California, 2018) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania supermarket shooting (Tunkhannock, PA, 2017) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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