This article is a list of mass shootings in the United Kingdom. Mass shootings are firearm-related violence with at least four casualties. This list does not include violence during the Troubles.
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London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people, including a nine-year-old girl, were injured after a gunman on a stolen motorbike shot at a restaurant in Dalston, Hackney.[1] | |||||||
London, England | 0 | 6 | 6 | Euston shooting Six people were wounded in a shooting near St Aloysius R.C. Church.[2] | |||||||
Wallasey, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | Wallasey pub shooting A gunman fired at a busy pub entrance in Wallasey Village, killing one and injuring four.[3] | |||||||
18 June 2022 | London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured with a shotgun and knife during a dispute at Wandsworth Road in Lambeth.[4] | ||||||
London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in Clarence Gardens, Camden.[5] | |||||||
Plymouth, England | 6 | 2 | 8 | Plymouth shooting A man killed his mother before leaving the house and randomly shooting people in the street. Five people were killed and two others were wounded. The shooter killed himself nearby.[6] | |||||||
Manchester, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured in a shooting at a party in Longsight.[7] | |||||||
Birmingham, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded at a street party in Winson Green.[8] | |||||||
London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A drive-by shooting in Harlesden injured four people, including a 2-year-old.[9] | |||||||
Woodmancote, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed his wife, two daughters, and the family dog with a shotgun before killing himself.[10] |
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Birmingham, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured at a barbecue in Winson Green.[11] | |||||||
Manchester, England | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2018 Moss Side shooting | |||||||
Forest Gate, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A drive-by shooting left five people wounded.[13] | |||||||
Hockley, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A shooting incident at a Costcutter shop left four men wounded.[14] | |||||||
Bootle, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four teenagers suffered shotgun wounds in a street.[15] | |||||||
Droylsden, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man shot and killed one person and wounded three others at Cotton Tree Pub.[16] | |||||||
Horden, England | 4 | 1 | 5 | Horden shooting A man killed three women in a domestic violence incident. He wounded another person before killing himself.[17] | |||||||
London, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five men were wounded in St. James Garden, Brixton.[18] | |||||||
Birmingham, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A shooting incident at Digbeth's Custard Factory left three men and one woman wounded.[19] | |||||||
Cumbria, England | 13 | 11 | 24 | Cumbria shootings A man killed twelve people, including his brother, at separate locations. The gunman wounded eleven others before killing himself.[20] |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed four of his family members. He surrendered at a local police station.[21] | |||||||
Newcastle, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in a drive-by shooting.[22] | |||||||
Birmingham, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | Several gunmen opened fire as they attempted to enter a nightclub, killing a doorman and wounding three other employees.[23] | |||||||
Belfast, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were injured outside an apartment complex in what was described as a "paramilitary-style punishment attack".[24] | |||||||
Birmingham, England | 2 | 3 | 5 | Murder of Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare Two teenage girls were shot and killed leaving a party in Aston. Three more were wounded. The drive-by shooting was part of a feud between two Birmingham gangs following the murder of a member of one gang.[25] | |||||||
London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were shot and wounded during a mass brawl in Haringey, involving knives, bats, and guns.[26] [27] Another man was stabbed to death. | |||||||
Leeds, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A gunman opened fire inside a pub in Cross Gates, wounding three employees and a customer before fleeing.[28] | |||||||
Leeds, England | 1 | 5 | 6 | Four people were found shot in a car park outside a hotel in Chapeltown, one of whom died in hospital. This shooting was linked to a nearby shooting that occurred two hours earlier, leaving two men wounded.[29] | |||||||
Harrow, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed three family members with a shotgun before killing himself.[30] | |||||||
Camberley, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself.[31] | |||||||
Belfast, Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured by gunfire during a sectarian fight between loyalists.[32] | |||||||
London, England | 0 | 8 | 8 | Two gunmen shot and wounded eight people outside a nightclub in Peckham.[33] |
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London, England | 0 | 7 | 7 | Two shooters exchanged gunfire at a nightclub in Hackney, wounding seven people.[34] | |||||||
Rochdale, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man opened fire from his car on officers and pedestrians during a police chase, wounding five people before being arrested along with two accomplices.[35] | |||||||
Camberwell, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire in a nightclub.[36] | |||||||
London, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A gunman killed one man and wounded three other people at a nightclub in Camberwell.[37] | |||||||
Barrmill, Scotland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Three men and an 11-year-old boy were wounded by gunfire inside a home.[38] | |||||||
Dunblane, Scotland | 18 | 15 | 33 | Dunblane massacre A man entered Dunblane Primary School and opened fire, killing sixteen pupils and one teacher. The shooter wounded fifteen others before killing himself.[39] | |||||||
Aylesbury, England | 0 | 5[40] | 5 | A gunman wounded four people in a pub with a handgun before being stabbed and arrested.[41] | |||||||
Glastonbury, England | 0 | 5 | 5 | A man shot and wounded five people at the Glastonbury Festival before being arrested.[42] | |||||||
Forth, Scotland | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man kidnapped a couple, shooting the male dead and forcing the female out of the vehicle before fleeing. As police investigated the murder, the gunman opened fire on them in an ambush, wounding three officers before he was wounded by return fire and arrested.[43] | |||||||
Aberaeron, Wales | 3 | 1 | 4 | A man killed his former wife and her father and wounded her mother before killing himself.[44] | |||||||
Belfast, Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1992 Sinn Féin Headquarters shooting A off-duty Royal Ulster Constabulary policeman carrying a shotgun entered a Sinn Féin office in the Falls Road area of Belfast where he fatally shot three people and wounded two others before killing himself.[45] | |||||||
London, England | 2 | 4 | 6 | Two masked gunmen killed two people and wounded four others at a pub in Walworth.[46] | |||||||
Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | 5 | 7 | After striking a person's car with his own vehicle, a man opened fire into a crowd of people attempting to help the crash victims, killing one and wounding five. The shooter killed himself afterwards.[47] |
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Monkseaton, England | 1 | 14 | 15 | Monkseaton shootings A man fired indiscriminately at people outside his home, killing one person and wounding fourteen. He fled the scene and was arrested in nearby Whitley Bay.[48] | |||||||
London, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | A man opened fire at two homes in Hackney, killing two people and wounding two others before being arrested.[49] | |||||||
Derry, Northern Ireland | 5 | 0 | 5 | A man killed four family members with a shotgun before killing himself.[50] | |||||||
Higham Ferrers, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Higham Ferrers School shooting An expelled student entered his former school and wounded four people with a shotgun before being arrested.[51] | |||||||
11 November 1987 | London, England | 3 | 3[52] | 6 | Dormers Wells High School shooting Two Sikhs opened fire at a prayer meeting held at a secondary school in Southall, killing three men and injuring another. They were then subdued and slightly injured by the congregation. In 1989, both were sentenced to life imprisonment.[53] | ||||||
Hungerford, England | 17 | 15 | 32 | Hungerford massacre A man roamed the town and indiscriminately shot at passersby. Sixteen people were killed and fifteen others wounded before the shooter was surrounded by police and killed himself. | |||||||
Kingston upon Hull, England | 0 | 10 | 10 | A local student shot and injured nine people with a shotgun at a bar before attempting suicide.[54] | |||||||
Manchester, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | Shots fired through the door of an illegal drinking club in the Moss Side neighborhood killed one person and wounded three.[55] | |||||||
Redruth, England | 6 | 0 | 6 | A man killed his wife and four children before killing himself.[56] | |||||||
Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England | 5 | 0 | 5 | White House Farm murders A man shot five relatives to death. He fled the scene, but was arrested.[57] | |||||||
London, England | 1 | 11 | 12 | Murder of Yvonne Fletcher A gunman opened fire from the Libyan embassy in Westminster towards a crowd of protesters. A Metropolitan Police officer was killed and eleven demonstrators were wounded.[58] | |||||||
London, England | 4 | 1 | 5 | A former police cadet killed two family members and a friend before killing himself. A third family member was wounded.[59] |
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West Bromwich and Nuneaton, England | 5 | 3 | 8 | Killings by Barry Williams A man opened fire on his neighbours, killing three and wounding three. Two others were killed as the gunman went on a shooting spree. The shooter was arrested in Buxton the following day.[60] | |||||||
London, England | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1978 London bus attack Members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine shot ten people outside a hotel in Grosvenor Square, killing one. One of the assailants was killed, while another was arrested.[61] | |||||||
Penmaenmawr, Wales | 5 | 0 | 5 | Penmaenmawr shooting A hotel employee shot and killed the owner and three others before setting the hotel on fire and killing himself.[62] | |||||||
Leicester, England | 3 | 2 | 5 | A man opened fire from his home, killing three people and wounding two before being arrested.[63] | |||||||
Torquay, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot three people dead at an unemployment office before killing himself.[64] | |||||||
London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Attempted kidnapping of Anne, Princess Royal A schizophrenic man shot and wounded four people with a pistol as he attempted to kidnap Anne, Princess Royal.[65] | |||||||
Torquay, England | 4 | 2 | 6 | A man shot and killed a police officer before heading to a casino, where he shot five people, killing three. The shooter fled the scene, but was arrested in Newton Poppleford.[66] |
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Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | 13 | 15 | A career criminal opened fire at multiple locations, killing one person and wounding thirteen before being killed by police.[67] | |||||||
March 1969 | Tewkesbury, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed four family members before fleeing.[68] | ||||||
London, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | Five people were shot, one fatally, in a gunfight at a nightclub.[69] | |||||||
Smethwick, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A woman was killed and four other people wounded at a house. One of the wounded was arrested.[70] | |||||||
London, England | 3 | 2 | 5 | A man shot four police officers, two fatally, in West Ham. He fatally shot himself later that day as police enclosed on his location.[71] | |||||||
Sheffield, England | 3 | 2 | 5 | East House mass shooting A man opened fire in a pub, killing three people and wounding two before being arrested.[72] |
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Blackburn, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife and a police officer and wounded another officer before attempting suicide and being arrested.[73] | |||||||
Manston, England | 4 | 9 | 13 | A United States Air Force airman opened fire at RAF Manston, killing two American comrades and a Royal Air Force airman. Nine others were wounded. The gunman fled to a hill near Broadstairs, where he engaged police before killing himself.[74] | |||||||
London, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | An ex-soldier killed one person and wounded two others in a shooting spree before killing himself.[75] | |||||||
Merseyside, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | Knowsley Hall shootings A footman for John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby shot four people at Knowsley Hall, including three staff and Lady Derby; two servants died. The gunman fled the scene, but was arrested in Liverpool.[76] |
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London, England | 2 | 6 | 8 | A man shot and killed two people and wounded six others as he drove around Chiswick firing randomly. He was arrested in Edgware.[77] | |||||||
York, England | 4 | 1 | 5 | A man killed three family members and wounded another before killing himself.[78] | |||||||
London, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | An Indian assassin shot and killed former colonial administrator Michael O'Dwyer and wounded three others at Caxton Hall, Westminster.[79] |
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Romiley, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | Four family members were fatally shot at their home.[80] | |||||||
Glasgow, Scotland | 5 | 1 | 6 | A 30-year-old man shot and killed four people and wounded one other with a .25-caliber handgun before killing himself.[81] | |||||||
near Worsthorne, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A recently discharged farm worker killed three farm employees and himself with a shotgun.[82] | |||||||
Nottingham, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were shot and wounded in the street. A man was taken into custody.[83] | |||||||
Banbury, England | 4[84] | 1 | 5 | A man opened fire on a bus containing his wife and sister-in-law, killing them and another passenger before killing himself. Another person was wounded.[85] | |||||||
Staveley, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A woman was killed and three others wounded at a home.[86] | |||||||
Cambridge, England | 5 | 0 | 5 | Five people were killed in a domestic murder–suicide.[87] |
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Shenstone, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed two family members before fatally shooting a neighbor and himself.[88] | |||||||
Marden, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members and himself.[89] | |||||||
Liverpool, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A bank robber wounded four people as he attempted to escape the scene. He was arrested.[90] | |||||||
North Uist, Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | A mentally ill man killed three family members and himself.[91] | |||||||
Portsmouth, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members with a shotgun before killing himself.[92] | |||||||
Leeds, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man fired into a crowd inside a house in the Chapeltown neighborhood, wounding four before killing himself.[93] | |||||||
Liverpool, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three others wounded in a dispute.[94] | |||||||
London, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A home intruder shot and killed two family members and a stranger before killing himself.[95] |
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Purton, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man shot and wounded four neighbors before fleeing the scene. He was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[96] | |||||||
Edinburgh, Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members before traveling to a social club and killing himself.[97] | |||||||
Kingston upon Hull, England | 3 | 1 | 4 | A man killed three family members before attempting to kill himself.[98] | |||||||
Tonbridge, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his three children before killing himself.[99] | |||||||
Lowestoft, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | A man wounded his ex-wife and her friend before shooting a man to death as he charged the shooter. The gunman then killed himself.[100] | |||||||
Bedlington, England | 3 | 1 | 4 | A man shot and killed two police officers and a woman as they came to evict him. He fled the scene and was taken into custody after being shot by a civilian.[101] | |||||||
London, England | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man opened fire at a hotel, killing one person and wounding four others before being overpowered by civilians.[102] | |||||||
Eastbourne, England | 3 | 1 | 4 | Eastbourne Tragedy Two days after killing his second wife and one child, a bigamist lured his first wife and two children to a rented house, where he killed the children and wounded his first wife. He then killed himself.[103] | |||||||
Houndsditch, England | 4 | 2 | 6 | Houndsditch murders A gang of burglars shot and killed three police officers and wounded two others. One of the gang was fatally wounded by shots from his compatriots in the process.[104] |
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Gorleston-on-Sea, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man killed a constable before wounding three people as they attempted to intervene. He surrendered after his house was surrounded.[105] | |||||||
St Blazey, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A mentally ill man shot and wounded four people from his house before being arrested.[106] | |||||||
Tottenham, England | 4 | 21 | 25 | Tottenham Outrage Two criminals shot and killed two people and wounded twenty-one others during a two-hour police chase. The two thieves killed themselves at the end of the pursuit.[107] | |||||||
Henley-on-Thames, England | 5 | 0 | 5 | A man shot and killed his wife, daughter, and two maids before killing himself.[108] | |||||||
Limerick, Ireland | 3 | 2 | 5 | A man shot and killed two of his co-workers and wounded two police officers before killing himself.[109] | |||||||
South Shields, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man fatally shot three family members before killing himself.[110] | |||||||
Hightown, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members and himself at their home.[111] | |||||||
London, England | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man shot and wounded four people at random inside a lodging house in Whitechapel. The gunman was arrested.[112] | |||||||
London, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members and himself.[113] | |||||||
Charlton, England | 4 | 1 | 5 | A former soldier killed four of his children and wounded another before being arrested.[114] |
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Criccieth, Wales | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself.[115] | |||||||
London, England | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man shot and wounded three people at a jewellery store before killing himself.[116] |
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Penzance, England | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his sister, brother-in-law and a visitor before killing himself.[117] |
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Wymondham, England | 2 | 2 | 4 | Murders at Stanfield Hall A man shot and killed two people and wounded two others at Stanfield Hall, near Wymondham. |
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near Helston, England | 2 | 3 | 5 | Several police officers and soldiers attempted to arrest a man, who opened fire, killing two men and wounding three others. Police returned in March 1735, where the man shot and killed two officers and then escaped. He was subsequently arrested and executed.[118] |