K-12 School Shooting Database reports that this is the 17th shooting at a k-12 school so far in the 2026-27 school year.
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A 19-year-old forced his way through a locked door into Westwood Hills Elementary School (VA) during morning classes, shot a teacher, and then fatally shot himself insid…
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K-12 School Shooting Database
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Open-source database of +2,700 shootings at schools from 1966-present. Data analysis, podcasts, and weekly articles on: https://k12ssdb.substack.com/
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K-12 School Shooting Database published brand new reporting from 404 Media uncovering the process of Predictive Policing Targeting Teams within the Department of Homeland Security.
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K-12 School Shooting Database reported that the Westwood Hills Elementary school will reopen next week and the library where the shooter died will be renovated before students are allowed to use it again.
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K-12 School Shooting Database reported that there were fifteen shootings at k-12 schools in August with four killed and seven others wounded.
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