List of shootings in California

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This is a list of homicides committed by firearms in the state of California which have a Wikipedia article for the killing, the killer, or a related subject.

Article Location Date Number killed Number injured Description
1965 Highway 101 sniper attack Orcutt (nearby) 1965-04-25 4 10 Teenager shot at cars on highway.
William Ray Bonner Los Angeles 1973-04-22 7 9 Shooting spree
California State University, Fullerton massacre Fullerton 1976-07-12 7 2 Workplace violence
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego) San Diego 1979-01-29 2 9 School shooting
Tyrone Mitchell Los Angeles 1984-02-24 3 12 School shooting
San Ysidro McDonald's massacre San Ysidro 1984-07-18 23 19 Deadliest US mass shooting at time
Richard Farley Sunnyvale 1988-02-16 7 4 Stalking/workplace violence
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (Stockton) Stockton 1989-01-17 6 32 School shooting
Ramon Salcido Sonoma 1989-04-14 7 Domestic violence; familicide
Dana Ewell Fresno 1992-04-19 3 Murder for hire for financial gain
Lindhurst High School shooting Olivehurst 1992-05-01 4 10 School shooting
Lynwood Drake Paso Robles/Morro Bay 1992-11-07 7 2 Shooting spree
101 California Street shooting San Francisco 1993-07-01 9 6 Attack on a law firm.
North Hollywood shootout North Hollywood 1997-2-28 2 20 Bank robbery and subsequent shootout
Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting Granada Hills and Chatsworth 1999-08-10 1 5 anti-Semitic terrorist attack by Aryan Nations member
2001 Nevada County shootings Nevada County 2001-01-10 3 3 Shooting spree
Santana High School shooting Santee 2001-03-05 2 13 School shooting
Marcus Wesson Fresno 2004-03-12 9 Domestic violence; familicide
Goleta postal facility shootings Goleta 2006-01-30 8 Workplace violence
Covina massacre Covina 2008-12-24 10 Domestic violence
2011 Seal Beach shooting Seal Beach 2011-10-12 8 1 Mass shooting at a hair salon
Southern California Edison shooting Irwindale 2011-12-16 3 2 Workplace shooting, power company
2012 Oikos University shooting Oakland 2012-04-02 7 2 School shooting
2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests Anaheim 2012-07-21 2 6 Protests after police officer killings
Fresno meat plant shooting Fresno 2012-11-6 3 2
Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt Los Angeles (and nearby) 2013-02-3 to 2013-02-12 5 Attack on the police
2013 Santa Monica shootings Santa Monica 2013-06-07 6 2 School shooting
Salinas taqueria shooting Salinas 2013-06-07 3 4 Gang-related fight and shooting
2014 Isla Vista killings Isla Vista 2014-05-23 6 14 Shooting spree
Shootings of Sacramento County law enforcement officers Sacramento 2014-10-24 2 2 Shooting of Sacramento County sheriff's deputies
Shooting of The Jacka Oakland 2015-02-02 1 Rapper shot
2015 San Bernardino attack San Bernardino 2015-12-02 16 24 Islamic Terrorist attack at the workplace.
2017 Fresno shootings Fresno 2017-04-18 4 African-American man targeted White victims at several locations.
Rancho Tehama shootings Rancho Tehama 2017-11-13 to 2017-11-14 6 18 Shooting spree across 8 locations
Thousand Oaks shooting Thousand Oaks 2018-11-07 13 16 Mass shooting at a restaurant
Tulare County shootings Tulare County 2018-12-16 3 7 Shooting spree in several locations
Poway synagogue shooting Poway 2019-04-27 1 3 Antisemitic terrorist attack inspired by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting Gilroy 2019-07-28 4 12 Mass shooting
Orinda shooting Orinda 2019-10-31 5 4 Mass shooting that occurred during a house party.
2019 Saugus High School shooting Santa Clarita 2019-11-14 2 5 School shooting
2019 Fresno shooting Fresno 2019-11-17 4 6 A 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.
Shooting of Pop Smoke Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles 2020-02-19 1 Rapper shot; arrests made
2020 boogaloo murders Oakland 2020-05-30 2 3 Attacks on law enforcement during the George Floyd protests.
Aguanga shooting Aguanga 2020-09-07 7 Unsolved case, investigated by police if related to a marijuana grow
2021 San Jose shooting San Jose 2021-05-26 10 Mass shooting; workplace violence
2022 Sacramento shooting Sacramento 2022-04-03 6 12 Mass shooting; Gang War
2022 Laguna Woods shooting Laguna Woods, California 2022-05-15 1 5 Hate crime at a church.
2022 Oakland school shooting Oakland 2022-09-28 1 5 Mass shooting, unsolved and alleged by police to be gang-related.
2022 Oakland party shooting Oakland 2023-01-16 2 2 Two juveniles held.
2023 Goshen shooting Goshen 2023-01-16 6 0 Unsolved alleged cartel massacre at a house.
2023 Monterey Park shooting Monterey Park 2023-01-21 12 9 Mass shooting during Lunar New Year celebrations
2023 Half Moon Bay shootings Half Moon Bay 2023-01-23 7 1 Workplace violence at two farms.
2023 Trabuco Canyon shooting Trabuco Canyon, California 2023-08-23 4 6 Mass shooting at bar, gunman targeted his ex-wife

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