Worst mass shootings in recent US history

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At least 59 people were killed and 527 others wounded when a gunman opened fire on an outdoor music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in the worst mass shooting in modern US history.

Authorities have identified the suspected gunman in the Sunday night shooting as Stephen Paddock. Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said officers confronted Paddock on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across the street from the concert.

Police vehicles are seen near the site of shooting in Las Vegas, the US, October 2, 2017. /Xinhua Photo

Paddock killed himself in his hotel room as police stormed in.

Previously, the deadliest mass shooting had been an attack at an Orlando nightclub in Florida, which killed 49. Before that, the deadliest shooting in the country was the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech, in which a student killed 32 people before killing himself.

Here’s a look at some of the nation’s deadliest rampages since 2012:

October 1, 2017

A gunman identified by authorities as Stephen Paddock opened fire on an outdoor country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip from the 32nd floor of a casino, killing at least 59 people and wounding 527 others. Paddock killed himself when police officers stormed the hotel room from where he strafed the crowd of concertgoers.

June 12, 2016

Gunman Omar Mateen opened fire at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people. Mateen was later killed in a shootout with police.

February 25, 2016

Cedric Ford, 38, killed three people and wounded 14 others at a lawnmower factory where he worked in the central Kansas community of Hesston. Local police chief killed him during a shootout while at least 200 workers were still in the building, authorities said.

February 20, 2016

Jason Dalton, 45, is accused of randomly shooting and killing six people and severely wounding two others during a series of attacks over several hours in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Authorities have said he paused between shootings to make money as an Uber driver. He faces murder and attempted murder charges.

December 2, 2015

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, opened fire at a social services center in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and wounding more than 20 others. They fled the scene but died hours later in a shootout with police.

October 1, 2015

A shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, left 10 people dead and seven wounded. Shooter Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, exchanged gunfire with police, then killed himself.

June 17, 2015

Dylann Roof, 21, shot and killed nine African-American church members during a Bible study group inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Police contend the attack was racially motivated. Roof was sentenced to death for the shootings.

May 23, 2014

Community college student Elliot Rodger, 22, killed six people and wounded another 13 in shooting and stabbing attacks in the area near the University of California, Santa Barbara. Authorities said he apparently shot himself to death after a shootout with deputies.

September 16, 2013

Aaron Alexis, a mentally disturbed civilian contractor, shot 12 people to death at the Washington Navy Yard before he was killed in a police shootout.

July 26, 2013

Pedro Vargas, 42, went on a shooting rampage at his apartment building in Hialeah, Florida, gunning down six people before officers fatally shot him.

December 14, 2012

In Newtown, Connecticut, a 20-year-old man entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and used a semi-automatic rifle to kill 26 people, including 20 first graders and six adult school staff members. He then killed himself.

September 27, 2012

In Minnesota’s deadliest workplace rampage, Andrew Engeldinger, who had just been fired, pulled a gun and fatally shot six people, including the company’s founder. He also wounded two others at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis before taking his own life.

August 5, 2012

In Oak Creek, Wisconsin, 40-year-old gunman Wade Michael Page killed six worshippers at a Sikh Temple before killing himself.

July 20, 2012

James Holmes, 27, fatally shot 12 people and injured 70 others in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

April 2, 2012

Seven people were killed and three others were wounded when a 43-year-old former student opened fire at Oikos University in Oakland, California. One Goh was charged with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, but psychiatric evaluations concluded he suffered from long-term paranoid schizophrenia and was unfit to stand trial.