Title: The Deadliest School Massacres In American History - WorldAtlas
Headings: The Deadliest School Massacres In American History
The Deadliest School Massacres In American History
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Columbine High School Massacre
Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
University of Texas Tower Shooting
Virginia Tech Shooting
The Deadliest School Massacres In American History

Content: Seung-Hui Cho (23) opened fire at two locations on campus, first the dormitory, followed by an academic building where he locked the doors and went from classroom to classroom shooting at random. He killed 32 people—27 of which were students—before shooting himself. Seventeen others suffered gunshot wounds, while many more were injured from trying to jump out the window. Police arrived quickly on the scene, but unaware of the gunman’s identity, they initially pursued the first victim’s boyfriend. Earlier in the school year, certain professors and students raised concerns about Cho due to his angry and violent written class assignments. Two days following the incident, NBC News received a package from Cho containing a video of him rambling on about “wealthy brats.” Besides this video, there is no evidence to suggest he targeted specific victims. Cho had a history of mental health issues, but had not been in contact with any support services since 2005. The massacre at Virginia Tech remains the worst school shooting in the United States. It was also the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, but it was surpassed in 2016 when 49 people were killed at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.