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List of shootings in New York

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

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