Rising US Mass Killings: 17 Incidents, 81 Deaths So Far This Year
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The United States has witnessed a disturbing trend of mass killings this year, with at least 81 people losing their lives in 17 separate incidents. The most recent tragedy occurred on Saturday in California, where three children and a 21-year-old adult were killed in a shooting at a child's birthday party. Eleven others were wounded in the same incident. The mass killings are defined as cases in which four or more people die within a 24-hour period, excluding the perpetrator. According to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University, 14 of the 17 recorded mass killings this year involved firearms. Since 2006, mass killings have claimed the lives of 3,234 victims, with shooting victims accounting for 81% of the total. Last year, there were at least 165 deaths from 38 mass killings. Here's a breakdown of the 17 mass killings that have occurred in the US this year: - **California (Oct. 14):** Three children and a 21-year-old adult were killed in a shooting at a child's birthday party, with 11 others wounded. - **South Carolina (Oct. 12):** Four people were killed and 15 injured in a shooting at a high school reunion party. - **Mississippi (Oct. 10):** Seven people died in a shooting after a high school football game, with nine arrested and several charged with capital murder. - **Michigan (Sept. 28):** Four people were killed and the church burned down in a shooting at a Michigan church. - **Oregon (Aug. 11):** Two adults and three children died in a murder-suicide in southern Oregon. - **Montana (Aug. 1):** Four people were fatally shot at a bar in a small town. - **Tennessee (July 29):** The parents, grandmother, and uncle of an infant were shot in a wooded area. - **New York City (July 28):** A gunman killed four people at a midtown Manhattan building, including an off-duty police officer. - **Alabama (July):** Three men and a woman were fatally shot in an apartment. - **Chicago (July 2):** Two men and two women were killed, and 14 others were wounded in a drive-by shooting. - **Chicago (July):** A man set a building fire that killed four people. - **Minnesota:** Four people were shot and died in a vehicle in the Phillips neighborhood. - **Georgia (April 4):** Three adults and a 2-year-old child were found dead in a mobile home, with three stabbed and one suffocated. - **Florida (March 26):** A man fatally shot his estranged girlfriend and three of her children before turning the gun on himself. - **Indiana (Feb. 21):** A mother and her three daughters were found fatally shot at a home, with the woman's husband also found fatally shot. - **Wyoming (Feb. 10):** A woman fatally shot her four daughters and then herself. - **New Orleans (Jan. 1):** A driver plowed into a crowd of revelers, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens.
