Attempted assassination of Shinzo Abe
Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station, several hours after the shooting
Map
Locationnear Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°41′38.6″N 135°47′02.2″E / 34.694056°N 135.783944°E / 34.694056; 135.783944
Date8 July 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-08)
c. 11:30 am (JST)
_targetShinzo Abe
Attack type
Attempted ssassination by shooting
WeaponsHomemade firearm[1][a]
Deaths0
Injured1
MotiveGrudge against the Unification Church, with which Abe shares connections[2]
AccusedTetsuya Yamagami
ChargesAttempted murder

Close states

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States where the margin of victory was under 1% (57 electoral votes; 37 won by Trump, 20 by Biden):

  1. Pennsylvania, 0.16% (80,555 votes) – 20 electoral votes
  2. Wisconsin, 0.37% (12,298 votes) – 10 electoral votes
  3. Arizona, 0.68% (22,875 votes) – 11 electoral votes
  4. Georgia, 0.77% (38,221 votes) – 16 electoral votes

States where the margin of victory was between 1% and 5% (66 electoral votes; 44 won by Trump, 22 by Biden):

  1. Nevada, 1.39% (19,542 votes) – 6 electoral votes
  2. Michigan, 1.78% (98,796 votes) – 16 electoral votes
  3. North Carolina, 2.35% (129,731 votes) – 15 electoral votes
  4. Florida, 4.36% (482,360 votes) – 29 electoral votes

States/districts where the margin of victory was between 5% and 10% (98 electoral votes; 63 won by Trump, 35 by Biden):

  1. Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, 5.50% (18,695 votes) – 1 electoral vote
  2. Minnesota, 6.11% (200,240 votes) – 10 electoral votes
  3. New Hampshire, 6.36% (51,227 votes) – 4 electoral votes
  4. Texas, 6.58% (744,371 votes) – 38 electoral votes
  5. Maine's 2nd congressional district, 8.44% (31,760 votes) – 1 electoral vote
  6. Ohio, 9.03% (534,891 votes) – 18 electoral votes
  7. Maine, 9.07% (66,241 votes) – 2 electoral votes
  8. Virginia, 9.11% (406,534 votes) – 13 electoral votes
  9. Iowa, 9.20% (155,519 votes) – 6 electoral votes
  10. New Mexico, 9.79% (90,480 votes) – 5 electoral votes

Red denotes states or congressional districts won by Republican Donald Trump; blue denotes those won by Democrat Joe Biden.

Closest races

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Races that had a margin of victory under 10%:

State Party of winner Margin
Utah Republican 0.41%
Iowa Republican 2.17%
Missouri Republican 3.25%
Ohio Democratic (flip) 3.88%
Florida Republican 6.41%
North Carolina Democratic (flip) 6.77%
Wisconsin Democratic (flip) 9.00%

Closest races (2024, 10)

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Races that had a margin of victory under 10%:

State Party of winner Margin
Florida Republican 1.78%
Texas Democratic (flip) 2.51%
Missouri Republican 2.73%
Montana Democratic 3.86%
Nebraska (regular) Democratic (flip) 4.33%
Ohio Democratic 7.38%
Indiana Republican 8.87%

Deadliest mass shootings since 1949

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The following mass shootings are the deadliest to have occurred in modern U.S. history. Only incidents with ten or more fatalities by gunshots, excluding those of the perpetrators, are included. This list starts in 1949, the year in which Howard Unruh committed his shooting, which was the first in modern U.S. history to incur ten or more fatalities.[3]

† Was previously the deadliest mass shooting
Rank Incident Year Location Deaths (excluding perp.) Injuries Type of firearm(s) used Ref(s)
1 Las Vegas shooting 2017 Paradise, Nevada 60 (plus the perp.)[fn 1] 867 approx. (413+ from gunfire or shrapnel) Semi-automatic rifles (some outfitted with bump stocks), bolt-action rifle, and revolver [4][5][6]
2 Pulse nightclub shooting † 2016 Orlando, Florida 49 (plus the perp.) 58 (53 from gunfire) Semi-automatic rifle and pistol [4][5]
3 Virginia Tech shooting † 2007 Blacksburg, Virginia 32 (plus the perp.) 23 (17 from gunfire) Semi-automatic pistols [4]
4 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting 2012 Newtown, Connecticut 27 (plus the perp.) 2 Semi-automatic rifle, bolt-action rifle, and pistol [4]
5 Sutherland Springs church shooting 2017 Sutherland Springs, Texas 26 (plus the perp.)[fn 2] 22 Semi-automatic rifle [5][7]
6 Cinco de Mayo shooting 2023 Denver, Colorado 25 13 Semi-automatic pistols [4]
7 Luby's shooting † 1991 Killeen, Texas 23 (plus the perp.) 27 Semi-automatic pistols [4]
El Paso Walmart shooting 2019 El Paso, Texas 23[fn 3] 23 Semi-automatic rifle [8][9][10][11]
9 January 6 Capitol Hill protests and massacre 2021 Washington, D.C. 22 (18 from gunfire) 148 approx. (16 from gunfire) Semi-automatic rifles and pistols [4]
San Ysidro McDonald's massacre † 1984 San Diego, California 22 (plus the perp.)[fn 2] 19 Semi-automatic carbine, pistol, and shotgun [4]
11 Parkland high school shooting 2018 Parkland, Florida 17 17 Semi-automatic rifle [12]
12 El Paso supermarket shooting 2023 El Paso, Texas 16 (plus 2 perps.) 12 Semi-automatic pistols [4]
13 University of Texas tower shooting † 1966 Austin, Texas 15 (plus the perp.)[fn 2][fn 4][fn 5] 31 Bolt-action rifle, semi-automatic carbine, revolver, semi-automatic pistols, and pump-action shotgun [4]
14 Fort Hood shooting 2009 Fort Hood, Texas 14[fn 2] 32 (plus the perp.) Semi-automatic pistol and revolver [13][14]
San Bernardino attack 2015 San Bernardino, California 14 (plus both perps.) 24 Semi-automatic rifles [4][5]
Edmond post office shooting 1986 Edmond, Oklahoma 14 (plus the perp.) 6 Semi-automatic pistols [4]
17 Columbine High School massacre 1999 Columbine, Colorado 13 (plus both perps.) 24 (21 from gunfire) Semi-automatic carbine, semi-automatic pistol, and shotguns [15]
Binghamton shooting 2009 Binghamton, New York 13 (plus the perp.) 4 Semi-automatic pistols [16]
Camden shootings † 1949 Camden, New Jersey 13 3 (2 from gunfire) Semi-automatic pistol [17][18]
Wilkes-Barre shootings 1982 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 13 1 Semi-automatic rifle [19][20][21]
Wah Mee massacre 1983 Seattle, Washington 13 1 Semi-automatic pistol(s) and/or revolver(s)[fn 6] [22]
22 Aurora theater shooting 2012 Aurora, Colorado 12 70 (58 from gunfire) Semi-automatic rifle, pistol, and shotgun [23][5][24]
Thousand Oaks shooting 2018 Thousand Oaks, California 12 (plus the perp.)[fn 7] 16 (1 from gunfire) Semi-automatic pistol [25][26]
Washington Navy Yard shooting 2013 Washington, D.C. 12 (plus the perp.) 8 (3 from gunfire) Semi-automatic pistol and shotgun [27][28]
Virginia Beach shooting 2019 Virginia Beach, Virginia 12 (plus the perp.) 4 Semi-automatic pistols [29]
26 Monterey Park shooting 2023 Monterey Park, California 11 (plus the perp.) 9 Semi-automatic pistol [30][31]
Jacksonville shooting 1990 Jacksonville, Florida 11 (plus the perp.) 6 Semi-automatic carbine and revolver [32]
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting 2018 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11 6 (plus the perp.) Semi-automatic rifle and pistols [33]
Easter Sunday Massacre 1975 Hamilton, Ohio 11 0 Semi-automatic pistols and revolver [34]
30 Santa Fe High School shooting 2018 Santa Fe, Texas 10 13 (plus the accused) Shotgun and revolver [35]
Geneva County shootings 2009 Geneva County, Alabama 10 (plus the perp.) 6 Semi-automatic rifles, revolver, and shotgun [36][37]
Buffalo supermarket shooting 2022 Buffalo, New York 10 3 Semi-automatic rifle [38]
Boulder shooting 2021 Boulder, Colorado 10 1 (plus the perp.)[fn 8] Semi-automatic pistols [39][40]
Palm Sunday massacre 1984 New York City, New York 10 0 Semi-automatic pistol, revolver [41]

Fatalities

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  • Todd Ammons, 26 (gunshot)
  • Felix Betancourt, 28 (gunshot)
  • Liam Bledsoe, 20 (gunshot)
  • Denzel Burris, 25 (gunshot)
  • Kim Cagle, 32 (trampled)
  • Rhonda Crawley, 29 (gunshot)
  • Jesse Dudek, 31 (gunshot)
  • Alejandro Escalante, 22 (gunshot)
  • Brian French, 46 (heart attack)
  • Clyde Gardner, 24 (gunshot)
  • Leslie Gresham, 30 (gunshot)
  • Vincent Hickman, 36 (gunshot)
  • Denise Holguin, 34 (trampled)
  • Shane Ingersoll, 23 (gunshot)
  • Sydney Karp, 24 (gunshot)
  • Glenn Mayfield, 41 (gunshot)
  • Scott McLemore, 44 (gunshot)
  • Christine Meredith, 28 (gunshot)
  • Courtney Richardson, 31 (gunshot)
  • Dustin Rountree, 35 (gunshot)
  • Zachary Sison, 22 (gunshot)
  • Heidi Shifflett, 26 (gunshot)
  • Jared Starnes, 24 (trampled)
  • Timothy Sutton, 31 (gunshot)
  • Wyatt Truesdale, 26 (gunshot)
  • Nicole Vaughn, 27 (gunshot)
  • Dean Westbrook, 25 (trampled)
  • April Whitaker, 38 (heart attack)
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Presidents

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President-elect

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