Five Shocking Mass Shootouts In 2026: Florida’s Quadruple Murder To The Shreveport Filicide

The first four months of 2026 have seen some of the most deadly mass shootings across different locations in the United States. These incidents have left multiple casualties and injuries. In some cases, investigators identified a clear motive, while others appeared to have no clear explanation.

Listed below are five of the most shocking mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in 2026.

On January 10, a shooting rampage unfolded in Clay County, Mississippi. The suspect opened fire across three locations, killing seven people whose ages ranged from a 67-year-old man to a 7-year-old girl.

The victims included the suspect’s own family members, including his father, brother, and uncle. The child was killed at the second location. He then went to a third location, where he killed the remaining victims, who were members of a pastor’s family.

The suspect, Daricka Moore, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty as prosecutors seek the death penalty.

On February 10, a man shot and killed an elderly man and his wife inside their home in Sarasota. Police responding to the scene also found three additional victims. Investigators later linked the case to two earlier killings in Fort Lauderdale. The suspect was also found dead, in an apparent suicide.

Investigators said the incidents were connected. They identified the suspect as Russel Kort, who they say first killed his former partner and her son. A day later, he drove to her parents’ home, where the woman’s mother and brother were shot and killed. When the father arrived, he was also killed on the front lawn. Kort later died by suicide at the scene.

On March 1, a mass shooting took place at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in downtown Austin. The suspect, Ndiaga Diagne, began shooting inside and outside the bar from a vehicle he was in. He then parked the vehicle and stepped out armed with an AK-47-style rifle.

Diagne opened fire on people along West Sixth Street and nearby roads. Four people were killed, and 15 others were injured. Police fatally shot Diagne.

On March 22, a deadly shooting occurred in Amarillo. It began when a man opened fire inside a business during an attempted robbery. The suspect, Dustin Johnson, tried to force his way inside but was confronted and injured by another individual. Johnson then left the scene and went to his parked vehicle.

He later returned and shot and killed the person who had injured him, along with another individual who entered the business. Both were pronounced dead. Johnson fled and drove to a nearby home, where he rammed his vehicle into the property.

He then got out of the car and opened fire inside the home. One person was killed, and five others were injured, one of whom later died at a hospital. Johnson was later shot and killed by police during an exchange of gunfire.

On April 19, a Louisiana father killed eight children and injured two women at two locations. The victims ranged in age from 3 to 11 years old. The suspect, Shamar Elkins, began the attack before sunrise when he shot a woman inside his home. He then carjacked a vehicle and drove to another location, where he killed the children.

While seven of these kids were his own, one of them happened to be not akin to the family. The body of one of the victims was found on the roof as the child tried to escape. In fact, one of the kids even jumped off the roof but could not be saved. Officers later killed the suspect as he tried to escape.