List of shootings in California


This is a list of homicids committed by firearms in the state of California which have a Wikipedia article for the killing, the killer, or a related subject.
ArticleLocationDateNumber killedNumber injuredDescription
1928 Fairfield murdersFairfield1928-08-22114Shooting spree at former workplace
1965 Highway 101 sniper attackOrcutt 1965-04-25410Teenager shot at cars on highway
William Ray BonnerLos Angeles1973-04-2279Shooting spree
California State University, Fullerton massacreFullerton1976-07-1272Workplace violence
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)San Diego1979-01-2929School shooting
Tyrone MitchellLos Angeles1984-02-24312School shooting
San Ysidro McDonald's massacreSan Ysidro1984-07-182319Deadliest US mass shooting at the time
Sunnyvale ESL shootingSunnyvale1988-02-1674Stalking/workplace violence
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (Stockton)Stockton1989-01-17632School shooting
Ramon SalcidoSonoma1989-04-147Domestic violence; familicide
Dana EwellFresno1992-04-193Murder for hire for financial gain
Lindhurst High School shootingOlivehurst1992-05-01410School shooting
Lynwood DrakePaso Robles/Morro Bay1992-11-0772Shooting spree
101 California Street shootingSan Francisco1993-07-0196Attack on a law firm.
North Hollywood shootoutNorth Hollywood1997-2-28220Bank robbery and subsequent shootout
Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shootingGranada Hills and Chatsworth1999-08-1015anti-Semitic terrorist attack by Aryan Nations member
2001 Nevada County shootingsNevada County2001-01-1033Shooting spree
Santana High School shootingSantee2001-03-05213School shooting
Marcus WessonFresno2004-03-129Domestic violence; familicide
Goleta postal facility shootingsGoleta2006-01-308Workplace violence
Covina massacreCovina2008-12-2410Domestic violence
2011 Seal Beach shootingSeal Beach2011-10-1281Mass shooting at a hair salon
Southern California Edison shootingIrwindale2011-12-1632Workplace shooting, power company
2012 Oikos University shootingOakland2012-04-0272School shooting
police shooting and protestsAnaheim2012-07-2126Protests after police officer killings
Fresno meat plant shootingFresno2012-11-632-
Christopher Dorner shootings and manhuntLos Angeles 2013-02-3 to 2013-02-125Attack on the police
2013 Santa Monica shootingsSanta Monica2013-06-0762School shooting
Salinas taqueria shootingSalinas2013-06-0734Gang-related fight and shooting
2014 Isla Vista killingsIsla Vista2014-05-23614Shooting spree
Shootings of Sacramento County law enforcement officersSacramento2014-10-2422Shooting of Sacramento County sheriff's deputies
2015 San Bernardino attackSan Bernardino2015-12-021624Islamic Terrorist attack at the workplace.
2017 Fresno shootingsFresno2017-04-184African-American man targeted White victims at several locations.
Rancho Tehama shootingsRancho Tehama2017-11-13 to 2017-11-14618Shooting spree across 8 locations
Thousand Oaks shootingThousand Oaks2018-11-071316Mass shooting at a restaurant
Tulare County shootingsTulare County2018-12-1637Shooting spree in several locations
Poway synagogue shootingPoway2019-04-2713Antisemitic terrorist attack inspired by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Gilroy Garlic Festival shootingGilroy2019-07-28412Mass shooting
Orinda shootingOrinda2019-10-3154Mass shooting that occurred during a house party.
2019 Saugus High School shootingSanta Clarita2019-11-1425School shooting
2019 Fresno shootingFresno2019-11-1746A group of family and friends were gathered in a backyard Sunday to watch a football game when two gunmen sneaked into the yard and began shooting.
2020 boogaloo murdersOakland2020-05-3023Attacks on law enforcement during the George Floyd protests.
Aguanga shootingAguanga2020-09-077Unsolved case, investigated by police if related to a marijuana grow
2021 San Jose shootingSan Jose2021-05-2610Mass shooting; workplace violence
2022 Sacramento shootingSacramento2022-04-03612Mass shooting; Gang War
2022 Laguna Woods shootingLaguna Woods, California2022-05-1515Hate crime at a church.
2022 Oakland school shootingOakland2022-09-2815Mass shooting, unsolved and alleged by police to be gang-related.
2022 Oakland party shootingOakland2023-01-1622Two juveniles held.
2023 Goshen shootingGoshen2023-01-1660Unsolved alleged cartel massacre at a house.
2023 Monterey Park shootingMonterey Park2023-01-21129Mass shooting during Lunar New Year celebrations
2023 Half Moon Bay shootingsHalf Moon Bay2023-01-2371Workplace violence at two farms.
2023 Trabuco Canyon shootingTrabuco Canyon, California2023-08-2346Mass shooting at bar, gunman targeted his ex-wife
2025 Stockton shootingStockton, California2025-11-29413Mass shooting at child's birthday party.