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The second incident took place at Evergreen High School in Colorado, where a 16 year old student opened fire inside and outside the building. The suspect died by suicide after law enforcement arrived. Both shooters were current students and considered insider threats.

The remaining two incidents occurred at an IHL.

In the Florida State University (FSU) shooting, a 20 year old student, classified as an insider threat, opened fire outside and inside campus buildings. The shooter was injured at the scene by law enforcement and apprehended.

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

At the Brown University attack in Rhode Island, a 48 year old former student opened fire in the physics and engineering building before fleeing the scene. Two days later, the shooter killed another individual in Massachusetts and subsequently died by suicide. He was located five days after the initial attack.

20 5 Killed | Wounded

Most of the shooters in this category used a single firearm with the exception of the FSU shooter, who attempted to use a shotgun, but switched to a handgun after a malfunction. Notably, no rifles were used.

High School Institutions of Higher Learning 2 2

Three shooters reloaded their firearms. At Evergreen High School, the shooter reloaded five times. The FSU shooter fired multiple rounds from a handgun, reloading twice. It is believed the Brown University shooter reloaded his handgun multiple times and evidence indicated he experienced firearm malfunctions.

Law enforcement response time varied in this category. At Antioch High School, an on-site SRO responded immediately and at FSU, campus police responded within one minute.

Incidents relying on dispatched officers, like Brown University and Evergreen High School, averaged a three-minute and 10-second response time.

Current Student Former Student 1 3

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.

Handgun | 4 Shotgun | 1

This victim was not included in the overall casualty count for 2025, because this crime was not part of the Brown University attack.