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Deadliest mass shootings: See the 10 deadliest shootings in the U.S.

Of the 30 deadliest shootings in the US dating back to 1949, 19 have occurred in the last 10 years, and the latest happened this week.

By: Courtland Jeffrey

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The recent Florida school shooting is now considered one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.

With the tragic loss of 17 people at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, it ranks eighth in the list of deadliest mass shootings ever in this country.

Click on each circle in the map below for more information on each incident.

It should be noted that these death counts do not include the death of the shooter(s).

See the full list below:

Incident:	Location:	Date:	# killed:	# injured:
1. Las Vegas	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada	10/1/2017	58	520
2. Pulse night club	Pulse Night Club, Orlando, Florida	6/12/2016	49	50+
3. Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia	4/16/2007	32	17
4. Sandy Hook Elementary School	Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut	12/14/2012	26	UNK
5. First Baptist Church	First Bapist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas	11/5/2017	26	20
6. Luby's	Killeen, Texas	10/16/1991	23	27
7. McDonald's	San Ysidro, San Diego, California	7/18/1984	21	19
8. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School	Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida	2/14/2018	17	15
9. University of Texas, Austin	University of Texas, Austin	8/1/1966	16	31
10. San Bernadino	San Bernadino, California	12/2/2015	14	22