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.
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]
Cumbria shootings: A man killed twelve people, including his brother, at separate locations. The gunman wounded eleven others before killing himself.[19]
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.[21]
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.[23]
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.[26]
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.[29]
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.[31]
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.[35]
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.[36]
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.[41]
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.[29]
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.[48]
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.[54]
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.[72]
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.[88]
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.[90]
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.[91]
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.[94]
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.[105]
^"Mad Foreigner and His Revolver". Chester Chronicle, and Cheshire and North Wales General Advertiser. 28 September 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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.
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]
Cumbria shootings: A man killed twelve people, including his brother, at separate locations. The gunman wounded eleven others before killing himself.[19]
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.[21]
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.[23]
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.[26]
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.[29]
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.[31]
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.[35]
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.[36]
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.[41]
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.[29]
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.[48]
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.[54]
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.[72]
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.[88]
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.[90]
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.[91]
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.[94]
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.[105]
^"Mad Foreigner and His Revolver". Chester Chronicle, and Cheshire and North Wales General Advertiser. 28 September 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2023.