List of shootings in New York

This is a chronological list of shootings committed by firearms in the state of New York which have a Wikipedia article for the shooting, the shooter, the victim, or a related subject.

Event Location Date Number killed Description
Murder of Stanford White Manhattan, New York City June 25, 1906 1
Joseph Bowne Elwell New York City June 11, 1920 1 Unsolved
Murder of Monk Eastman Manhattan, New York City December 26, 1920 1 Gangland killing
Arnold Rothstein Manhattan, New York City November 6, 1928 1 Gangland murder, unsolved
Carlo Tresca Manhattan, New York City January 11, 1943 1 Political assassination, unsolved
Arnold Schuster Brooklyn, New York City March 8, 1952 1 Gangland murder, unsolved
Albert Anastasia Manhattan, New York City October 25, 1957 1 Gangland murder, unsolved
Murder of Two NYPD Detectives Brooklyn, New York City May 18, 1962 2 Botched robbery
Murder of Malcolm X Manhattan, New York City February 19, 1965 1
Clarence 13X Manhattan, New York City June 13, 1969 1
Murder of Two NYPD Officers Manhattan, New York City May 21, 1971 2 Terror attack
Murder of Joe Gallo Manhattan, New York City April 7, 1972 1 Gangland murder, unsolved
1972 Harlem mosque incident Manhattan, New York City April 14, 1972 1 Ambush of NYPD officers
1974 Olean High School shooting Olean December 30, 1974 3 School shooting
Son of Sam Killing Spree New York City July 29, 1976 – July 31, 1977 6
Death of Randolph Evans Brooklyn, New York City November 25, 1976 1 NYPD officer was found to be insane
Allard K. Lowenstein Manhattan, New York City March 14, 1980 1 Former Congressman killed in his office
Murder of John Lennon Manhattan, New York City December 8, 1980 1 Killer found to be insane
1981 Brink's robbery Nanuet October 20, 1981 3 Robbery
Palm Sunday massacre Brooklyn, New York City April 15, 1984 10
Shooting of Eleanor Bumpurs The Bronx, New York City October 29, 1984 1 Botched eviction. NYPD officer acquitted
1984 New York City Subway shooting Manhattan, New York City December 22, 1984 0 "Subway vigilante" attack
Death of Edmund Perry Manhattan, New York City June 12, 1985 1 NYPD officer acquitted
Paul Castellano Manhattan, New York City December 16, 1985 1 Gangland killing, only John Gotti was convicted
November 1986 Shootout The Bronx, New York City November 19, 1986 0
Murder of Edward Byrne Queens, New York City December 26, 1988 1 NYPD officer murdered
Murder of Yusef Hawkins Brooklyn, New York City August 23, 1989 1 Killed by a mob
The Brooklyn Sniper New York City August 23, 1990 – October 2, 1993 3 Serial killer
Assassination of Meir Kahane Manhattan, New York City November 5, 1990 1 Terror attack
1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting Long Island December 7, 1993 6 Racially-motivated attack
1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting Brooklyn, New York City March 1, 1994 1 Terror attack
1997 Empire State Building shooting Manhattan, New York City February 23, 1997 2 Terror attack
Wendy's massacre Queens, New York City May 24, 2000 5 Robbery
Shooting of Henryk Siwiak Brooklyn, New York City September 11, 2001 1 Unsolved
2007 New York City shooting Manhattan, New York City March 14, 2007 4 Shooting spree
Binghamton shooting Binghamton April 3, 2009 14 Immigration center shooting
Herkimer County shootings Herkimer County March 13, 2013 5 Shooting spree
2012 Webster shooting Webster, New York December 24, 2012 4 Ambush of firefighters
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital attack The Bronx, New York City June 30, 2017 2
Death of Frank Cali Staten Island, New York City March 13, 2019 1 Mob boss killed
2022 New York City Subway attack Brooklyn, New York City April 12, 2022 0 Mass shooting
2022 Buffalo shooting Buffalo May 14, 2022 10 Racially-motivated mass shooting

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