List of shootings in California
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This is a list of homicides committed by firearms in the state of California which have a Wikipedia article for the killing, the killer, or a related subject.
| Article | Location | Date | Number killed | Number injured | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Highway 101 sniper attack | Orcutt (nearby) | April 25, 1965 | 4 | 10 | Teenager shot at cars on highway. |
| William Ray Bonner | Los Angeles | April 22, 1973 | 7 | 9 | Shooting spree |
| California State University, Fullerton, massacre | Fullerton | July 12, 1976 | 7 | 2 | Workplace violence |
| Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego) | San Diego | January 29, 1979 | 2 | 9 | School shooting |
| Tyrone Mitchell | Los Angeles | February 24, 1984 | 3 | 12 | School shooting |
| San Ysidro McDonald's massacre | San Ysidro | July 18, 1984 | 21 | 19 | Deadliest US mass shooting at time |
| Los Angeles Chinatown Church Shooting | Los Angeles | June 30, 1985 | 2 | Church shooting | |
| Richard Farley | Sunnyvale | February 17, 1988 | 7 | 4 | Stalking/workplace violence |
| Cleveland Elementary School shooting (Stockton) | Stockton | February 17, 1989 | 6 | 32 | School shooting |
| Ramon Salcido | Sonoma | April 14, 1989 | 7 | Domestic violence; familicide | |
| Dana Ewell | Fresno | April 19, 1992 | 3 | Murder for hire for financial gain | |
| Lindhurst High School shooting | Olivehurst | May 1, 1992 | 4 | 10 | School shooting |
| Lynwood Drake | Paso Robles/Morro Bay | November 7, 1992 | 7 | 2 | Shooting spree |
| 101 California Street shooting | San Francisco | July 1, 1993 | 9 | 6 | Attack on a law firm |
| Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting | Granada Hills and Chatsworth | August 10, 1999 | 1 | 5 | anti-Semitic terrorist attack by Aryan Nations member |
| Santana High School shooting | Santee | March 5, 2001 | 2 | 13 | School shooting |
| Marcus Wesson | Fresno | March 12, 2004 | 9 | Domestic violence; familicide | |
| Goleta postal facility shootings | Goleta | January 30, 2006 | 8 | Workplace violence | |
| Covina massacre | Covina | December 24, 2008 | 10 | Domestic violence | |
| 2011 Seal Beach shooting | Seal Beach | October 12, 2011 | 8 | 1 | Mass shooting at a hair salon |
| Southern California Edison shooting | Irwindale | December 16, 2011 | 3 | 2 | Workplace shooting, power company |
| Oikos University shooting | Oakland | April 2, 2012 | 7 | 2 | School shooting |
| 2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests | Anaheim | July 21, 2012 | 2 | 6 | Protests after police officer killings |
| Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt | Los Angeles (and nearby) | February 3-12, 2013 | 5 | Attack on the police | |
| 2013 Santa Monica shooting | Santa Monica | June 7, 2013 | 6 | 2 | School shooting |
| Salinas taqueria shooting | Salinas | June 7, 2013 | 3 | 4 | Gang-related fight and shooting |
| 2014 Isla Vista killings | Isla Vista | May 23, 2014 | 6 | 14 | Shooting spree |
| Shootings of Sacramento County law enforcement officers | Sacramento | October 24, 2014 | 2 | 2 | Shooting of Sacramento County sheriff's deputies |
| Shooting of The Jacka | Oakland | February 2, 2015 | 1 | Rapper shot | |
| 2015 San Bernardino attack | San Bernardino | December 2, 2015 | 16 | 24 | Terrorist attack at the workplace |
| 2017 Fresno shootings | Fresno | April 18, 2017 | 4 | African-American man randomly targeted white victims at several locations | |
| Rancho Tehama Reserve shootings | Tehama County | November 13/14, 2017 | 6 | 18 | Shooting spree across 8 locations |
| Thousand Oaks shooting | Thousand Oaks | November 7, 2018 | 13 | 16 | Mass shooting at a restaurant |
| Tulare County shootings | Tulare County | December 16, 2018 | 3 | 7 | Shooting spree in several locations |
| Poway synagogue shooting | Poway | April 27, 2019 | 1 | 3 | Antisemitic terrorist attack inspired by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and the Christchurch, NZ mosque shootings |
| Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting | Gilroy | July 28, 2019 | 4 | 12 | Mass shooting |
| Orinda shooting | Orinda, California | October 31, 2019 | 5 | 4 | Mass shooting that occurred during a house party |
| Saugus High School shooting | Santa Clarita | November 14, 2019 | 3 | 3 | School shooting |
| Fresno party shooting | Fresno | November 17, 2019 | 4 | 6 | A group of family and friends were gathered in a backyard Sunday to watch a football game when two gunmen sneaked into the yard and began shooting |
| Shooting of Pop Smoke | Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles | February 19, 2020 | 1 | Rapper shot; arrests made | |
| 2020 boogaloo killings | Oakland | May 30, 2020 | 2 | 3 | Attacks on law enforcement during the George Floyd protests |
| Aguanga shooting | Aguanga | September 7, 2020 | 7 | Unsolved case, investigated by police if related to a marijuana grow | |
| 2021 San Jose shooting | San Jose | May 26, 2021 | 10 | Mass shooting; workplace violence |
See also[]
Categories:
- California-related lists
- Crime in California
- Mass shootings in California