Shooter resolutions

RESOLUTIONS: Of the 34 shooters, 16 were apprehended by law enforcement (47%), 10 died by suicide (29%), and seven were killed by law enforcement or security personnel (21%).

At the time of publication, one shooter remains at large (3%).

SHOOTER RESOLUTIONS | FIREARMS Apprehended | 16 | Handgun | 26 10 7 16 Suicide Killed Rifle At Large | 1 | Shotgun | 7

The shooting resulted in one student fatality and two student injuries. The shooter died by suicide at the scene before law enforcement could intervene.

The shooting resulted in two fatalities and four injuries. Law enforcement apprehended the shooter at a different location the following day.

Three people sustained injuries, including two law enforcement officers and one civilian employee. Law enforcement exchanged gunfire and killed the shooter at the scene.

Four people were killed, including one law enforcement officer and one security personnel, and one person was wounded. The shooter died by suicide at the scene before law enforcement arrived.

Unarmed soldiers tackled and restrained the shooter at the scene before military police apprehended him.

Law enforcement apprehended the shooter at another location.

The shooter died by suicide at the scene before law enforcement arrived.

The shooter remains at large.

The shooter died by suicide at the scene after law enforcement arrived.

Law enforcement killed the shooter at the scene.

As of the publication of this report, the shooter remains at large.

At Mission Landscape Supplies in San Antonio, Texas, an employee shot coworkers and then died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.

Shooters at The Owl Bar in Montana, and Alas Locas Bar in Texas, were patrons who fled after their attack; The Owl Bar shooter evaded capture for seven days, while the Alas Locas shooter remains the only suspect still at large as of the publication of this report.

At 345 Park Avenue, in New York City, a shooter opened fire in the lobby, killing several people including a law enforcement officer and a security guard, then moved to a higher floor. The shooter died by suicide as law enforcement approached.

Civilian, law enforcement, and security intervention was a key factor in several shooter resolutions.

In commerce incidents, eight of 14 shooters fled the scene; six were apprehended at different locations, one died by suicide off-site, and one remains at large.

Of the six who remained at the scene, two were killed by law enforcement, two were apprehended, one was killed by security personnel, and one died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.

Similarly, the shooter in Memphis, Tennessee, carried out attacks in various parts of the city. Both suspects were apprehended at different locations without incident.

In Maine, the shooter killed the driver (family member) of the vehicle he was traveling in, causing it to crash. He exited the vehicle, shot at passing drivers, and died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.

Most shooters in this category (five) were apprehended—three on scene and two elsewhere.

In one incident targeting uniformed National Guard members, the attacker was shot, stabbed, and restrained by fellow guardsmen before responding law enforcement apprehended him.

Two other shooters died by suicide: one in Maine, before police arrived, and another in Idaho, after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement.

Suicide at the scene after LE arrived Suicide at the scene before LE arrived Apprehended by LE at another Location Apprehended by LE at the scene 1 1 2 3

Additionally, in over 70% of these incidents, law enforcement apprehended the shooter.

At the ICE field office, the shooter fired from a nearby elevated position and died by suicide as law enforcement arrived on scene.

The shooter ultimately died by suicide.

Unarmed military personnel intervened by disarming and restraining the shooter before he was apprehended by military police.

At the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in Idaho, an attacker shot civilians outside the SCSO building, then entered and fired at law enforcement officers inside the station. After a standoff, the shooter exchanged gunfire with responding officers and was killed at the scene.

All incidents in this location category ended at the scene.

The shootings at Jackson County Public Library and the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team complex were the only two incidents where shooters were apprehended by law enforcement (both involved civilian intervention).

At the CDC, the shooter exchanged gunfire with law enforcement, before dying by suicide.

At the ICE field office, the shooter died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.

Suicide at the scene before LE arrived 1

Suicide at the scene after LE arrived Killed by LE at the scene Apprehended by LE at the scene 1 2 2

This was the only incident in this category where the shooter was taken into custody.

Three shooters in this location category died by suicide, two at the scene and one at another location. The FSU attacker was shot by law enforcement and apprehended.

In Minnesota at the Annunciation Roman Catholic Church, the attacker barricaded exit doors and fired from outside through windows during a back-to-school mass. He died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.

Suicide | 1

Killed 2

All shooters in this category died at the scene.

Two were killed after civilian intervention—one by armed security at CrossPointe church and one by law enforcement at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Annunciation church shooter died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.

Law enforcement apprehended the shooters at the scene in all cases except the KDC/One Warehouse incident, where officers captured the shooter the following day at a different location.

In all three incidents, the shooters were killed at the scene.

All 13 incidents were resolved by law enforcement killing or apprehending the shooter on scene, or the shooter dying by suicide after officers intervened.

In the remaining 21 incidents, the attack ended prior to law enforcement’s arrival because the shooter was stopped by security or civilians, fled the scene, or died by suicide.

While the shooters’ final outcomes differed, all died from gunfire, either by law enforcement action or suicide.

Of the five incidents involving gunfire exchanges with law enforcement, two shooters died by suicide.

At the incident at Canfield Mountain in Idaho, the shooter died by suicide

In the Border Patrol Annex, Grand Sierra Resort, and SCSO incidents, officers killed the shooters during the exchange.

Killed by LE at the scene Suicide at the scene after LE arrived 2 3

The shooter at the Grand Sierra Resort attack was shot and apprehended but died at a hospital three days later.

Shooters apprehended (16) At the scene (eight) At another location (eight)

Shooters died by suicide (10) At the scene (eight) At another location (two)

Shooters killed by law enforcement (five)

Shooters killed by security (two)

Shooter fled and remains at large (one)

Among shooters who died by suicide, 90% were 30 years old or younger.

Notably, both attackers under the age of 18 died by suicide.

All attackers who died by suicide in 2025 exhibited predatory behaviors. | 3

Suicide | 10

Apprehended | 8

Killed | 5

RESOLUTION: Of the 219 shooters, 120 were apprehended by law enforcement (55%), 43 died by suicide (20%), and 51 were killed by law enforcement, security personnel, or civilians (23%). At the time of publication, four shooters remain at large (2%). One died in a vehicle crash.

SHOOTER RESOLUTIONS | TOTAL WOUNDED | 690 Apprehended | 120 | Civilian | 634 Suicide | 43 | Law Enforcement Security | 48 8

Killed by Law Enforcement | 43 Killed by Citizen | 6 | TOTAL KILLED | 382 At Large | 4 | Civilian | 368 Killed by Security | 2 | Law Enforcement | 9 Other | 1 | Security | 5

Shooters Committed Suicide | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11

Shooters Killed by LE | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 14

Shooter Killed by Security | 2 | - | - | - | -

Shooters Killed by Citizen | - | - | - | 2 | 4

Shooters Apprehended by LE | 16 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30

Shooters At Large | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1

*One shooter died in a motor vehicle crash and is not included in this table.

This 100% stacked horizontal bar chart proportionally shows how active shooter incidents from 2021 through 2025 were resolved each year, with the length of each colored segment indicating the number of shooters apprehended, killed, died by suicide or through other outcomes.

2025 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1

2024 | 14 | 5 | 6

2023 | 30 | 12 | 7

2022 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 2

2021* | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1

*One shooter died in a vehicle crash and one remains at large from 2021; two shooters remain at large from 2022; one shooter remains at large from 2025.

Over the past five years, 55% of the shooters (120) were apprehended, 24% were killed (52), 20% died by suicide (43), and 2% remain at large (4).

This bar chart shows how active shooter incidents involving an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement were resolved each year from 2021 through 2025, with counts for shooters apprehended, killed, or who died by suicide.

As a result of gunfire exchange with law enforcement, 63% of shooters (31) were killed, 27% were apprehended (13), and 10% died by suicide (five).