Thirty people die in two mass shootings within hours, shocking the country and prompting calls for tighter gun control.
At least 22 people were killed after a man armed with an assault rifle opened fire in a packed Walmart store in El Paso, Texas on Saturday – the seventh deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
Hours later, a gunman dressed in body armour opened fire in a downtown district of Dayton, Ohio on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding at least 26 others.
“God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio,” US President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday.
Six of the 10 deadliest massacres in the United States have taken place in the last five years.
Here’s a look at the deadliest mass shootings in the US over the last 35 years:
A heavily armed man killed 49 people inside a gay nightclub in the city of Orlando on June 12, 2016.
The attacker, US citizen Omar Mateen, was killed in a gun battle with police. He had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, which later claimed responsibility for the attack.
A newlywed couple – US citizen Rizwan Farook and his Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik, who was a permanent resident – stormed an office party at a social services centre in San Bernardino, California in December 2015, killing 14 people and injuring 22 others. The couple were shot dead by police.
A 28-year-old US Marine Corps combat veteran opened fire in a crowded country music bar in California, killing 12 people in November 2018.
The assailant, a troubled former machine gunner who served a tour in Afghanistan, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A 46-year-old gunman burst into the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during Shabbat services, killing eleven people in October 2018.
He reportedly yelled “All Jews must die!” during the attack. He was indicted on 29 counts, some of which carry the death penalty.
A 17-year-old student armed with a shotgun and a revolver opened fire just as classes started at his school in Santa Fe, Texas, in May 2018.
He killed 10 people, including eight students. The student, who authorities say used weapons legally owned by his father, was taken into custody on murder charges.
A gunman killed nine people and injured 16 in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, but officers nearby were able to “put an end to it quickly” and shot the gunman.
The shooter has been identified as Connor Betts, 24, who reportedly did not have a previous police record.