A gunman who used an assault rifle and a handgun opened fire inside an Orlando nightclub early Sunday before killing at least 50 and leaving 53 injured – some critically.
The gunman, who was killed by SWAT team members after a 3-hour standoff, opened fire on the more than 300 in the club around 2 a.m. Sunday.
With 50 dead, the shooting becomes the deadliest single-day mass shooting spree in American history.
Here is a list of the some of the deadliest mass shootings in America.
1. Virginia Tech - April 16, 2007 – 32 people killed
2. Sandy Hook Elementary school – Dec. 14, 2012 – 27 killed
3. Killeen, Texas – Oct. 16, 1991 – 23 killed
4. San Ysidro, Cali. – July 18, 1984 – 21 killed
5. Austin Texas – Aug. 1, 1966 – 18 killed
6. San Bernardino – Dec. 2, 2015 – 14 killed
7. Edmond, Okla. – Aug. 20 1986 – 14 killed
8. Fort Hood, Texas – Nov. 5, 2009 -- 13 killed
9. Binghamton, N.Y. – April 3, 2009 – 13 killed
10. Columbine High School – April 20, 1999 – 13 killed
11. Seattle, Wash., – Feb. 18, 1983 – 13 killed
12. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Sept. 25, 1982 – 13 killed
13. Camden, N.J. – Sept. 5, 1949 – 13 killed
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