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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Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
University of Texas Tower Shooting
Virginia Tech Shooting
The Deadliest School Massacres In American History

Content: 24 were injured. Most of the bloodshed occurred in the school’s library where, shortly after noon, Harris and Klebold turned the guns on themselves. Following the massacre, it was reported that they had also planted a bomb that failed to detonate. It was initially thought that the gunmen were purposefully targeting athletes, minorities, and Christians, but it was later determined that they chose their victims at random. In terms of motive, one theory suggests that Harris and Klebold were bullied and had committed the attack as an act of revenge; however, others speculate that they merely wanted to create a nightmare that would shock the country. A video was found shortly after the shooting of them apologizing to their parents for what they were about to do. The massacre at Columbine was at the time the worst high school shooting in US history. It is also considered to be the event that has most shaped the modern gun control debate. Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
United States President Barack Obama pauses during a meeting to observe a moment of silence in the Oval Office at 9:30 am on 21 December 2012, to remember the 20 children and six adults killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.