Victim-centered collection
These records examine what happened, how institutions responded, what courts established, how communities remember those harmed, and which popular claims the evidence does not support.
May 24, 2022 · Uvalde, Texas, United States
A gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. Hundreds of officers responded, but the confrontation was delayed for more than an hour. Federal review found cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, training, communications, and post-incident care.
May 14, 2022 · Buffalo, New York, United States
A white supremacist attacked a Tops supermarket in Buffalo's predominantly Black East Side, killing 10 Black people and wounding three others. He livestreamed part of the attack, making online radicalization and platform amplification central accountability questions.
August 3, 2019 · El Paso, Texas, United States
A white supremacist targeted shoppers at a Walmart near the United States-Mexico border, killing 23 people and wounding 22. Victims included citizens of both countries, and federal prosecutors charged the case as hate crimes designed to target people perceived as Hispanic.
October 27, 2018 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
An antisemitic gunman attacked three congregations worshipping at the Tree of Life building in Pittsburgh, killing 11 people and wounding congregants and police officers. It was the deadliest antisemitic attack in United States history.
February 14, 2018 · Parkland, Florida, United States
A former student killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and wounded 17 others. The perpetrator was arrested, permitting extensive criminal proceedings, while a state commission documented failures before and during the attack.
October 1, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
A gunman firing from the Mandalay Bay hotel attacked the Route 91 Harvest festival crowd. Sixty people ultimately died from injuries connected to the shooting, hundreds sustained gunshot wounds, and many more were injured during escape. No definitive motive was established.
June 12, 2016 · Orlando, Florida, United States
A gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 at Pulse during Latin Night. The victims were overwhelmingly LGBTQ people of color and their friends. Police killed the attacker after a prolonged barricade, and federal review examined public-safety coordination and rescue.
December 14, 2012 · Newtown, Connecticut, United States
A gunman killed 20 first-grade children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School after killing his mother at home. He died by suicide as police arrived. The tragedy led to extensive state review, prevention reforms, and persistent abuse of families through conspiracy falsehoods.
April 16, 2007 · Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
A Virginia Tech student killed 32 students and faculty members in two campus buildings before dying by suicide. The review that followed examined emergency notification, mental-health continuity, information sharing, and campus preparedness.
April 20, 1999 · Columbine, Colorado, United States
Two Columbine High School students killed 12 students and one teacher and wounded more than 20 other people before dying by suicide. The case reshaped school-emergency planning and became one of America's most mythologized acts of mass violence.
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