What are the top five deadliest US school shootings?

ON May 24, 2022, another school shooting took the lives of many in the United States.

The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is the most recent deadly shooting of the top five deadliest US school shootings.

What are the top five deadliest US school shootings?

Sandy Hook Elementary School

On December 14, 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting took place.

The school is located in Newtown, Connecticut, and remains the deadliest K-12 school shooting in the United States, reports.

A total of 26 people were killed at the time including 20 students and six teachers.

Adam Lanza was the perpetrator who killed his mother and 25 other people in the shooting.

Robb Elementary School

On May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary 18 people were killed in the deadly school shooting.

This shooting is the deadliest K-12 school shooting in the state of Texas and second in the nation.

The shooter has been identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos by Governor Greg Abbott.

A total of 18 kids and three adults were killed in the Robb Elementary shooting.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting took place on February 14, 2018.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is located in Parkland, Florida.

Nikolas Cruz, a former student of the school was responsible for killing 17 people and injuring 17 others with a long rifle, the outlet reports.

He was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder.