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==Assassination of John F. Kennedy== On November 22, 1963, a former marine, [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], fired 3 shots at US President [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/John_F._Kennedy John F. Kennedy] from the Texas Schoolbook Depository, killing him and injuring Texas Governor John Connolly. After leaving the scene, Oswald killed Officer J.D. Tippit and was later arrested in a movie theater. Two days later, on November 24, Oswald, himself, was shot to death by [[Jack Ruby]]. ==University of Texas tower shooting== ''See article: [[Charles Whitman]]'' ==Houston Mass Murders== ''See article: [[Dean Coril]]'' == [[1991 Yogurt Shop murders]] == On Friday, December 6, 1991, an ''I Can't Believe It's Yogurt'' shop in Austin, Texas was set on fire. Inside the store were four deceased teenagers: 13-year-old Amy Ayers, 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison, her 15-year-old sister Sarah and 17-year-old Eliza Thomas. All four had been raped and murdered. The identities of their killers have never been discovered. == Luby's massacre == A misogynist and white supremacist, [[George Hennard]], shot and killed 24 people, including himself, at a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas on October 16, 1991. 22 people were injured in the shootout. == 1993 Waco siege == ''See article [[David Koresh]]'' == Murder of Selena Quintanilla-Perez == ''See article: [[Yolanda Saldívar]]'' <br /> On March 31, 1995, Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez confronted [[Yolanda Saldívar]] (the president of her fanclub and manager of Selena Etc.) at the Knights Inn (formerly known as Days Inn) in her hometown in Corpus Christi to demand for the missing financial papers. When Selena tries to give Yolanda the friendship ring back, Selena realizes Yolanda's deception when she pulls out her gun from her purse and points it at Selena. As Selena attempted to flee, Yolanda shot her at the lower right shoulder, servering a major artery and resulting a massive blood loss. Yolanda chased after her and called her a "bitch" before returning to her hotel room. Selena made it to the lobby and collapsed, telling the workers who shot her, and she was later pronounced dead on arrival to the hospital at 1:05 p.m and 16 days before her 24th birthday due to blood loss and cardiac arrest. Yolanda tried to flee the scene only to be stopped by a passing police cruiser, and a 9-hour stand-off ensued with Yolanda threatening to kill herself before she surrendered to the police. == Yates kids murders == ''See article: [[Andrea Yates]]'' On June 20, 2001, [[Andrea Yates]], a resident from Houston, Texas murdered her kids Noah, 7, John, 5, Paul, 3, Luke, 2 and Mary 6 months by drowning them in their bathtub. == 2009 Fort Hood shooting == == 2016 shooting of Dallas Police Officers == On July 7, 2016 [[Micah Xavier Johnson]] parked on Main Street in Dallas, Texas armed with an AK-74 assault rifle, and fired at police officers monitoring a protest march. During the ensuing shootout, he killed 5 police officers and injured 9 police officers and 2 civilians. He later fled to a nearby college, and was killed by a bomb disposal robot equipped with C4 explosive. == Sutherland Springs church shooting == == Austin serial bombings == == Santa Fe High School shooting == == 2019 El Paso shooting == On August 3, 2019, a masked man entered a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, carrying a WASR-10 Semi-automatic rifle and shot 22 people dead before fleeing the scene. The suspect, [[Patrick Crusius]], turned himself in to the police shortly after. [[Category:About Villains]] [[Category:List]] [[Category:Karma Houdini]] [[Category:Villainous Event]] [[Category:United States of America]]
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