List of shootings in Texas


This is a list of shootings in Texas. This list details homicides committed with firearms in the state of Texas that have a Wikipedia article for the killing, the killer, or a related subject.
IncidentLocationDateDeathsDescription
Assassination of John F. KennedyDallasNovember 22, 19632While travelling in an open car, President Kennedy was killed by a lone sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, who then murdered J. D. Tippit, a Dallas police officer who had spotted him in a local neighborhood.
Daingerfield church shootingDaingerfieldJune 22, 19805Religious hate crime
University of Texas tower shootingAustinAugust 1, 196618A student, sniper, Charles Whitman, barricaded himself atop a campus tower.
University of Texas Library ShootingAustinSeptember 28, 20101A student, Colton Tooley, fired shots from an AK-47 before killing self in the Perry–Castañeda Library.
Grand Prairie shootingGrand PrairieAugust 9, 19826Workplace violence
Luby's shootingKilleenOctober 16, 199124Misogynistic attack
Waco siegeAxtellFebruary 28, 199310Botched police warrant search
Wedgwood Baptist Church ShootingFort WorthSeptember 15, 19998Religious hate crime
2009 Fort Hood shootingFort HoodNovember 5, 200914Terrorist attack
2012 College Station shootingCollege StationAugust 13, 20123Shoot-out with the police
2014 Fort Hood shootingFort HoodApril 2, 20144Workplace violence
2014 Harris County shootingSpringJuly 9, 20146Domestic violence
Curtis Culwell Center attackGarlandMay 3, 20152Two attackers were the only fatalities.
2015 Waco shootoutWacoMay 17, 20159Large, confused shoot-out
2015 attack on Dallas policeDallas/HutchinsJune 13, 20151Attack on police headquarters, followed by a chase that resulted in the attacker being killed
2015 Harris County shootingnear HoustonAugust 8, 20158Domestic violence
2016 shooting of Dallas police officersDallasJuly 7, 20166A single attacker ambushed a group of policemen.
Seminole Texas shootingMarch 4, 2017Shooter opened fire in a restaurant, killing 1, injuring 1, and then shot 2 more victims on the side of the highway. A total of 4 shot, 2 died and 2 were injured.
2017 Plano shootingPlanoSeptember 10, 20179Domestic violence
Sutherland Springs church shootingSutherland SpringsNovember 5, 201727Religious hate crime
Santa Fe High School shootingSanta FeMay 18, 201810School shooting
2019 El Paso shootingEl PasoAugust 3, 201923Shooting inside a Walmart and its surrounding area. The shooter, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, was arrested by the police. 23 others were injured.
Midland–Odessa shootingOdessa and MidlandAugust 31, 20197Mass shooting at shopping centers and Cinergy movie theater
West Freeway Church of Christ shootingWhite Settlement, TexasDecember 29, 20193Gunman opened fire during Sunday morning church service, killing two, before being killed by armed members of the congregation.

This list needs more names. There's no way these are the only murder by firearm cases. At best this is just the most famous/largest cases.