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| School, Workplace Violence 1980- 2003 | |||
| Workplace Shooting | 7/9/2003 | Marion, MI | Gunman shoots 14 kills 5 and self at Lockheed Martin Plant. |
| Workplace Shooting | 7/2/2003 | Jefferson City MO | Employee at manufacturing plant shoots 8 employees kills 3. |
| 2 Detectives Killed | 3/11/2003 | New York City | 2 Detectives killed attempting to buy guns from an illegal arms dealer |
| Suicide Bombing | 1/6/2003 | Tel Aviv | Muslim suicide bombers kill 23 wound 106 civillians in marketplace |
| McDonald Bombing | 12/6/2002 | Indonesia | 3 killed 12 injured during bombing of McDonalds duiring Ramadan Fast. |
| School Shooting | 10/28/2002 | Tuscon AZ | Angry student shot and killed 3 nursing professors after he was not allowed to take an exam. |
| Church Shooting | 9/26/2002 | Karachi Pakistan | 7 killed while attending church services. |
| Hindu Worshipers Killed | 9/25/2002 | Gandhinagar,India | 32 Hindu worshipers killed by Muslim Extremists over a 14 hour killing spree, an additional 500 Hindu's escaped during the killing. |
| Charity Workers Killed | 9/25/2002 | Karachi, Pakistan | 7 Aid workers killed by Muslim extremists |
| Hindu Church Shooting | 9/24/2002 | New Dehli India | 23 adults and four children killed by islamic gunmen during church services. |
| UN Security Guard Kills Interpreter | 9/23/2002 | Kosovo | A UN Security guard from Egypt killed a UN interpreter after spurning his romantic advances. |
| Jealous Restaranteer Poisons Food | 9/17/2002 | Nanjing China | A Jealous restaurant manager spiked his competitor's food with rat poison. 38 died and 400 were sickened in the attack. |
| Workplace Shooting | 9/16/2002 | New York City | An insurance executive shot and killed two of his employees before killing himself. Motive was believed to be a romantic triangle. |
| Daycare Stabbing | 9/4/2002 | Seoul South Korea | A knife wielding man entered a church day school and stabbed 10 preschool children. The man claimed to be following the orders of voices in his head. |
| Family Shooting | 8/28/2002 | Rutledge AL | A family of six was found shot to death. A 16 year old daughter who was not home at the time of the killing and her boyfriend are being sought. |
| Fireworks Stand Arson | 8/22/2002 | Almelo Netherlands | A man was convicted and sentenced to jail for 15 years for setting an arson fire at a fireworks stand. The explosion killed 22 people. Several hundred were injured and most buildings in the town were destroyed. |
| Former Police Officer kills wife | 8/2/2002 | Ashland OH | Former police officer kills wife then leads police on high speed chas in a stolen police vehicle. |
| Assasination | 5/21/2002 | Spain | Socialist party leader killed |
| Assasination | 5/19/2002 | Rome | Labor reform party leader killed |
| Assasination | 5/9/2002 | Amsterdam | Right Wing Politician killed |
| Politican Killing | 5/1/2002 | Netherlands | Politician assassinated prior to elections |
| Prom Poison | 4/30/2002 | Iowa | A 15 year old was charged with administering a dangerous substance after he spiked the punch at the prom with poison. |
| Germany School Shooting | 4/30/2002 | Erfurt, Germany | 19 year old student returns to school after being expelled and kills 16 and himself. Teachers complained that he had made threats in the past. |
| Church shooting | 4/28/2002 | Jakarta Indonesia | Muslim terrorists kill 14 Christians including a baby, burned down 30 homes and a church. |
| Family Shooting | 4/15/2002 | Detroit | Man shoots wife and brother in law |
| Assasination | 3/27/2002 | France | Gunman kills 8 wounds 19 at city council meeting |
| Casino Shooting | 3/27/2002 | Laughlin NV | Biker feud results in 3 killed and 15 injured during a cycle rally. |
| City Council Shooting | 03/27/02 | Paris France | Gunman kills 8 wounds 30 during shooting rampage at city council meeting. |
| Family shooting | 03/26/02 | Merced CA | Retired Sheriff kills daughter and 3 step kids before killing self. |
| Factory Shooting | 03/22/02 | Southbend IN | Worker at plant kills four and self after wounding two police officers on a highspeed pursuit to Michigan. Suspect was arrested for planning a mass shooting in 1968. Was confined to a mental hospital in 1968. |
| Apartment Shooting | 03/15/02 | Monroe LA | Gunman kills 1 wounds 4 after disagreement |
| Church Killing (Christian) | 03/07/02 | Islamabad Pakistan | Muslim terrorists kill parishioners during service including a US citizen and her daughter. 5 killed 45 injured. Most parishinors were embassy and US national company employees. |
| Assasination | 3/6/2002 | Netherlands | Politician killed during elections |
| School Shooting | 2/19/2002 | Munich Germany | 17 students killed, gunman also set off bombs before killing himself |
| School Shooting | 02/07/02 | Chicago IL | 3 wounded after gang related shooting |
| Chinese School Violence | 02/06/02 | Rongxian China | 15 yr old student gathered 215 pound of explosives to use on fellow classmates. 9 injured when explosion went off prematurely |
| Russian Army Rampage | 02/05/02 | Moscow, Russia | 2 new recruits go on rampage killing 7 police officers and 2 civilians with army rifles |
| School bus driver shot | 02/02/02 | Zanesville OH | School employee shoots other school employee and kills self over love triangle. |
| Restaurant shooting | 01/26/02 | Pittsburgh | 3 killed including wheelchair bound man and 8 y/o girl |
| Traffic accident sparks shooting spree | 01/20/02 | Charleston SC | Driver involved in crash shoots and kills 3 people including police officer and EMT |
| Community College Shooting | 01/18/02 | Davie Florida | Boyfriend kills ex-girlfriend and self |
| Law School shooting | 01/17/02 | Grundy VA | Nigerian foreign exchange student kills 3 and injures 3 after being dismissed from school. |
| School Shooting | 01/16/02 | New York City | 2 students shot during school, thought to be gang related |
| Ski Resort Shooting | 01/13/02 | Norway | Man kills family of 3 before killing self |
| Workplace Shooting | 01/03/02 | Addison TX | 1 woman killed by fellow employee |
| Workplace Shooting | 12/06/01 | Goshen, IN | Disgruntled worker kills 1 and injures 6 coworkers before killing self. |
| Teacher killed by student | 12/05/01 | Springfield, MA | Teacher stabbed in classroom. Student is charged with murder. Student was angry after being told to remove his coat hood during class. |
| School Massacre Plot | 11/28/01 | Boston, MA | 4 students charged in plot to massacre students at government high school. Possessed plans, explosives, guns and ammo. Parent of accused say school and police overreacting |
| Student killed | 11/22/01 | Costa Rica | University of Kansas Student murdered by employee at research facility |
| Greyhound Bus Attack | 10/04/01 | Tennessee | A greyhound bus driver was attacked by an individual. 6 passengers were killed in the following crash. |
| Family shooting | 10/04/01 | Dallas, TX | Man kills wife and son, wounds other son before committing suicide. Reason unknown. |
| Assasination | 9/27/2001 | Switzerland | Gunman kills 14, wound 15 at local assembly meeting |
| State Government Shooting | 09/01/01 | Switzerland | Gunman kills 14 and self during meeting of state legislature |
| Assasination | 8/17/2001 | France | Political party leader killed |
| School Shooting | 07/30/01 | Los Angeles | Off-Duty police officer shot while serving as a security guard for summer school classes |
| Killing at Zoo | 06/23/01 | Lansing MI | The wife of a state trooper was killed by the single shot of an unknown sniper who was hidden in the woods over 100 yards away. When her mother was told of the attack she died instantly of a heart attack |
| Royal Family Massacred by Prince | 06/08/01 | Nepal | Royal prince under the influence of drugs kills 9 family members and himself. Prince was a known drug user who had not been arrested in accordance with local laws regarding use of drugs. |
| School Attack | 06/08/01 | Ikeda, Japan | 8 children killed and 15 others injured when a mentally ill person attacked them inside a school. Man had previously been arrested for attempting the poisoning of teachers at the school he worked at but charges were dropped because he suffered from mental illness. |
| School Attack | 05/09/01 | Anchorage AK | 25 yr old male attacks four children before school with a knife. Two children are seriously injured |
| Assasination | 5/6/2001 | Spain | President of political party killed |
| School Shooting | 04/20/01 | Monroe LA | 14 yo student fires 4 shots, on the anniversary of the Columbine shooting. Student was rushed by two police officers assigned to school. No one injured or killed. |
| Assasination | 4/13/2001 | Russia | Political commentator killed |
| School Shooting | 03/30/01 | Gary Indiana | 16 yo student shot and killed on High School property |
| School Shooting | 03/05/01 | Santee CA | 14 yr old student kills two students and wounds 13 others including security guard. In the following days 12 other school students around the nation were arrested for possession of guns or making terrorist threats. |
| Attempted School Bombing | 02/15/01 | Littleton NJ | Two 14 yr old boys brought a pipe bomb to school |
| School Dorm Shooting | 02/14/01 | Gallaudet University Washington D.C. | 20 year old student kills two other students over a two week period at a school for the deaf. Apparent motive was robbery. |
| Attempted School Bombing | 02/08/01 | Ft Collins CO | Two 14 yr olds, one 15 yr old arrested for planning an attack on prep students on anniversary of Columbine attack. Police seized 3 guns, detailed plans and maps and 1 propane tank bomb. |
| Attempted School Bombing | 02/06/01 | Hoyt, Kansas | Three students age 18,17 and 16 arrested for planning attack on high school. Police seized firearms, ammo and bomb making materials as well as floor plans of the school indicating suggested bomb placements. |
| Workplace Shooting | 02/05/01 | Chicago IL | 5 shot 3 injured during shooting at Navistar plant |
| School shooting | 02/02/01 | Detroit MI | 3 students and 1 teacher shot, received minor injuries. Suspect is believed to be a student, also. |
| Police Stop College Bomb Plot night before it was to happen | 01/31/01 | Cupertino, CA | 19 y/o is arrested with an apology/suicide note and plans to place over 50 bombs, in his possession, on De Anza Community college campus. College has 26,000 students. Attack was to take place the next day during lunch in the cafeteria area. |
| Professors Killed | 01/27/01 | Dartmouth- Chelsea Vermont | Husband and Wife, both professors killed by two teens |
| Day Care Shooting | 01/26/01 | Jackson, Miss | Man kills girlfriend in argument at day care. Girlfriend’s teenage son struggles with and kills gunman. |
| School shooting | 01/17/01 | Baltimore MD | 1 student killed, police arrest two students from another school in the area |
| Pirates kill Yacht captain | 01/07/01 | Brazil | Pirates kill former America's Cup winner and crew |
| Pre School attack | 01/01/01 | York, PA | Man attacks 5 preschoolers with machete. Children receive minor injuries but 3 teachers are wounded seriously while attempting to subdue man. Suspect’s children used to attend this school. Front door is normally locked for security, however side door was usually left unlocked for convenience. |
| Workplace Shooting | 01/01/01 | Houston TX | Man kills five at wholesale distributor. Angry because they had sold to a competitor’s convenience store. |
| School Shooting | 01/01/01 | San Francisco CA | One student shot in hip by other student. Suspect taken into custody |
| Workplace shooting | 12/26/00 | Wakefield, MA | Software tester kills 7 coworkers after the IRS began garnishing his wages. |
| Assasination | 11/21/2000 | Spain | Health minister killed |
| School shooting | 11/01/00 | Memphis, TN | Teacher shot in the leg while walking on the sidewalk after school hours. |
| School Hostage Situation | 10/01/00 | Peoria, Arizona | Former student holds students teachers hostage, Later surrenders – no injuries or deaths |
| School Shooting | 09/01/00 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Grad student kills professor after he is dropped from grad student program |
| School shooting | 08/01/00 | Lake Worth, Florida | 13 y/o shooter kills teacher, summer school program |
| School Shooting | 06/17/00 | Renton, Washington | 13 y/o shooter in summer school, no injuries |
| Workplace | 06/12/00 | Florence, Alabama | 3 coworkers shot, 57yr old suspect |
| Assasination | 6/4/2000 | Spain | City Councillor killed |
| Assasination | 5/31/2000 | Montenegro | Defense Minister killed |
| Workplace Violence | 05/25/00 | New York City | 5 employees killed 2 wounded as ex-employee returns to rob Wendy’s Restaurant |
| School Shooting | 05/01/00 | Lakeworth, Florida | 1 teacher dead, 13 yr old shooter sent home from school early |
| School Shooting | 05/01/00 | Prairie Grove, Arkansas | 13 y/o shot police officer in field next to school. Child and officer both injured. Witness describe child had fit of rage |
| Retirement Center Shooting | 04/01/00 | Lincoln Park, MI | 2 dead 1 wounded (56 y/o shooter) |
| Washington Zoo Shooting | 04/01/00 | Washington D.C. | 7 wounded, 1 critical, 16 y/o suspect |
| Utah Hotel Shooting, shoots female traveling companion and bystanders | 04/01/00 | SANDY. UT | 2 dead, 3 wounded, 21 y/o suspect has “extensive” criminal record |
| Two Synagogues And Several Minority-Owned Businesses, | 04/01/00 | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 dead 2 wounded, 35y/o suspect |
| Workplace Violence | 03/20/00 | Dallas, TX | Fired worker, shoots and kills 5 employees. Convicted and sentenced to death |
| Firefighter shootings | 03/08/00 | Memphis TN | Suspect (firefighter) kills woman in domestic dispute, lights house on fire and kills 3 firemen responding to the fire wounds 2 others |
| Assasination | 3/7/2000 | Spain | Political commentator killed |
| Spree multi-location | 03/01/00 | Baltimore MD | 4 dead 3 wounded 31yr old shooter, convicted felon, jailed and released earlier same day for assault and threatening to kill girl friend, previously was escaped mental patient, also committed previous shooting and 13hr police standoff in 1993. |
| School Shooting | 03/01/00 | San Diego CA | 18 y/o student shoots 7, then shot by campus police officer. Same school district as Santee Highschool |
| School Shooting | 03/01/00 | Savannah, Georgia | 2 dead 1 wounded, 19 yr old shooter |
| Woman Kills Husband with gift wrapped bomb | 2/15/2000 | Chicago, IL | 45 yr old woman convicted of killing her husband using a gift wrapped pipe bomb. |
| Assasination | 2/7/2000 | Yugoslavia | Defense minister killed |
| School Shooting | 02/01/00 | Flint, Michigan | 1 dead 6yr old, 7yr old shooter (1st grader) |
| Spree multi-location | 02/01/00 | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 dead 4 critically injured McDonalds customers. Others held hostage in office bldg 3 hrs. Shooter also burned his apartment before |
| Workplace (Radisson Hotel) | 12/01/99 | Tampa FL | Killed 4 other employees and one victim who drove up to scene |
| School Shooting | 12/01/99 | Ft Gibson OK | 0 dead 4 injured 13yr old shooter |
| Workplace (Xerox) | 11/01/99 | Honolulu | 7 dead 0 injured 40yr old shooter |
| Workplace (Shipyard) | 11/01/99 | Seattle | 2 dead 2 injured 30yr old shooter |
| School Shooting | 11/01/99 | Deming, New Mexico | 2 dead 13yr old, 13 yr old shooter |
| Assasination | 10/21/1999 | Turkey | Culture minister killed by islamic fundamentalists |
| School Shooting | 10/01/99 | Las Vegas NV | 2 injured 18yr old shooter |
| Workplace | 09/05/99 | Pelham AL | 3 dead 34yr old shooter |
| School Shooting (Jewish Com Ctr.) | 09/01/99 | Los Angeles | 1 dead (Mail carrier) 5 wounded 37yr old |
| Church Shooting (Baptist) | 09/01/99 | Ft Worth TX | 7 dead 7 injured 47yr old shooter |
| Workplace Shooting | 08/05/99 | Pelham Alabama | Construction worker kills 2 at his current workplace then kills 1 at a previous workplace. Caught and sentenced to death. |
| Workplace (Day Trader) | 06/29/99 | Atlanta GA | 9 dead 12 injured 44yr old shooter |
| Hospital Shooting | 06/01/99 | Michigan | A mental patient kills his doctor and a woman at a doctors clinic, then wounds five others before killing self. |
| Spree multi-location | 06/01/99 | Chicago IL | 2 dead 6 injured 21 yr old white supremcist |
| Assasination | 5/20/1999 | Italy | Labor Minister killed, responsibility claimed by communist terrorists |
| Library Shooting | 04/15/99 | Salt Lake City, UT | 71 year old kills two at Mormon library, wounds 4 others then killed in police shootout. |
| School Shooting (Columbine) | 04/01/99 | Denver CO | 12 dead 23 injured 17, 18yr old killers |
| School Shooting (same day as Columbine) | 04/01/99 | Conyers GA | 6injured 15yr old shooter |
| School Shooting | 04/01/99 | Notus, ID | 0 dead, 0 injured 2 shots fired |
| School Shooting | 04/01/99 | LETHBRIDGE, Alberta CANADA | 2 dead 15 year old shooter |
| Lawyer Shooting | 03/15/99 | Johnson City KS | Man kills lawyer and a client after dispute over ex-wife's will. |
| Workplace Shooting | 03/06/99 | Connecticut | Lottery worker kills 4 coworkers and self |
| Assasination | 2/9/1999 | Armenia | Defense minister killed |
| Workplace shooting | 01/14/99 | Salt Lake City, UT | Worker kills 1 co-worker, wound another |
| Assasination | 1/11/1999 | Slovokia | Gas/Economic minister killed |
| Assasination | 1/11/1999 | Kosovo | Government spokesperson killed |
| School Shooting (boy girlfriend) | 01/01/99 | Carrollton GA | 1 dead 1 injured 15,17yr old |
| Assasination | 11/19/1998 | Russia | Senate leader killed |
| Assasination | 11/10/1998 | Armenia | Defense Minister killed |
| Assasination | 9/21/1998 | Albania | Albanian government leader killed |
| Assasination | 9/12/1998 | Albania | Leader of democratic party killed |
| Govt. Office (US Capitol) | 06/01/98 | Washington DC | 2 police dead 42yr old shooter |
| School Shooting | 06/01/98 | Richmond VA | 14 yr old shooter open fires in school, no injuries or deaths. |
| School Shooting | 05/01/98 | Eugene, OR | 4 dead 25 wounded 17yr old shooter |
| School Shooting, ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend | 05/01/98 | Fayetteville, TN | 1 dead 18yr old shooter |
| School Shooting | 05/01/98 | Jonesboro, AR | 5 dead 10 wounded 11,13 yr old shooters |
| School Shooting | 04/01/98 | Edinboro PA | 1 dead (teacher) 3wounded 14yr old shooter |
| Postal shooting | 04/01/98 | Dallas, TX | Postal worker shot by fellow employee at post office |
| Workplace Shooting (Lottery) | 03/01/98 | Connecticut | Kills 4 supervisors then kills self, Age 35 |
| Assasination | 2/6/1998 | France | Prefect of Corsica (Governor) killed by two youths |
| Workplace Shooting | 12/18/97 | Orange, CA | Shipyard worker kills four, killed in police shootout |
| Workplace Shooting | 12/01/97 | Orange CA | Suspect, age 43, kills 4 workers at former employer, a maintenance yard, killed by police. |
| School Shooting (prayer group.) | 12/01/97 | Paducah, KY | 3 dead 5 wounded 14yr old shooter |
| Postal Shooting | 12/01/97 | Milwaukee | 1 killed, 2 wounded, suspect kills self. Suspect angry that he was turned down for a day off and a schedule change. Had filed a grievance suspect age 37 |
| School Shooting | 10/01/97 | Pearl, MS | 3 dead 7wounded 16yr old shooter. Suspect also killed his mother before leaving for school that day |
| Workplace Shooting | 09/15/97 | Aiken, SC | Fired assembly line worker kills 4 wounds 3 age 38 |
| Postal Shooting | 09/01/97 | Miami Beach FL | 20 year postal veteran age 64 shoots ex-wife and friend in downtown postal office |
| School Shooting | 5/30/1997 | Yemen | 8 Student killed by gunman. Gunman convicted next day and executed following week. |
| Workplace Shooting | 04/24/96 | Jackson, MS | Firefighter kills 4 superior officers. Convicted and Sentanced to Death, Dies of blood clot on death row before execution |
| Postal Shooting | 08/01/95 | Near Chicago IL | Postal worker shoots two fellow workers |
| Workplace Shooting | 06/19/95 | Los Angeles | City worker kills four supervisors. Sentenced to Life Imprisonment |
| Workplace Shooting | 04/03/95 | Corpus Christi, TX | 28 yr old former employee shoots and wounds 5 and then kills himself at Oil Refinery |
| Workplace Shooting (postal) | 11/01/91 | Royal Oak, MI | Fired Postal worker kills 4supervisors wounds 5 employees and then kills himself. |
| Workplace Shooting | 06/01/90 | Jacksonville FL | Angry GMAC Customer kills 9, wounds 4 others kills himself |
| Workplace Shooting | 09/14/89 | Louisville, KY | Former employee kills 8 and wounds 12 coworkers after being placed on disability. Kills self to avoid capture |
| School Shooting | 01/17/89 | Stockton CA | 24 yr old goes on shooting rampage at school. Kills 5 kids wounds 29 kids, wounds 1 teacher. Shoots self to avoid capture |
| Workplace Shooting | 02/01/88 | San Jose | Former employee kills 7 and wounds 5. Currently on Death Row |
| Postal Shooting | 08/01/86 | Edmond, OK | Postal worker who was possibly going to be fired shot and killed 14 fellow workers |
| Restaurant shooting | 07/18/84 | San Ysidro, CA | Out of Work security guards kills 21 in McDonalds restaurant before being taken out by police sharpshooter. |
| City Shooting Rampage | 09/26/82 | Jenkins PA | Prison guard goes on shooting rampage across his town. Kills 13 including his 5 children. Convicted on Death Row |
| Workplace Shooting | 05/08/81 | Salem, OR | Saw Mill worker kills 4 wounds 19. Sentenced to 4 life terms. |
| Workplace killing | Xinjihang China | Disgruntled retail worker strapped bomb to self and set it off at work. Bomber killed 3 injured | |