Mass shootings in the United States Virgin Islands in 2021
This is a list of mass shootings in the United States that occurred in 2021. Mass shootings are incidents involving several victims of firearm-related violence. The precise inclusion criteria are disputed, and there is no broadly accepted definition.[2][3]
Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group, run by Tracy Holtan, that tracks shootings and their characteristics in the United States, defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, excluding the perpetrator(s), are shot in one location at roughly the same time.[4] The Congressional Research Service narrows that definition, limiting it to "public mass shootings", defined by four or more victims killed, excluding any victims who survive.[2][5]The Washington Post and Mother Jones use similar definitions, with the latter acknowledging that their definition "is a conservative measure of the problem", as many shootings with fewer fatalities occur.[6][7] The crowdsourced Mass Shooting Tracker project has the most expansive definition of four or more shot in any incident, including the perpetrator in the victim inclusion criteria.[8][9] A 2019 study of mass shootings published in the journal Injury Epidemiology recommended developing "a standard definition that considers both fatalities and nonfatalities to most appropriately convey the burden of mass shootings on gun violence."[10] The authors of the study further suggested that "the definition of mass shooting should be four or more people, excluding the shooter, who are shot in a single event regardless of the motive, setting or number of deaths."[11]
As of December 2021, 693 (of which 303 resulted in zero deaths) fit the Mass Shooting Tracker project criterion, leaving 703 people dead and 2,842 injured, for a total of 3,545 total victims, some including the shooter(s).
Definitions
Stanford University MSA Data Project: three or more persons shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at one location, at roughly the same time. Excluded are shootings associated with organized crime, gangs or drug wars.[12]
Mass Shooting Tracker: four or more persons shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time.[13][9]
Gun Violence Archive/Vox: four or more shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at one location, at roughly the same time.[14][15]
Mother Jones: three or more shot and killed in one incident at a public place, excluding the perpetrators. This list excludes all shootings the organization consider to be "conventionally motivated" such as all gang violence and armed robberies.[7]
The Washington Post: four or more shot and killed in one incident at a public place, excluding the perpetrators.[6]
ABC News/FBI:[n 1] four or more shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at one location, at roughly the same time.[16]
Congressional Research Service: four or more shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at a public place, excluding gang-related killings and those done with a profit-motive.[17]
Only incidents considered mass shootings by at least two of the above sources are listed below. Consequently, any shooting incident that satisfies the ABC News/FBI or Gun Violence Archive/Vox definitions will always be accepted, as anything that fits their definitions will be accepted under the Mass Shooting Tracker's definition. Similarly, any shooting incident that satisfies the Congressional Research Service definition will always be accepted, as anything that fits its definition will be accepted under the Mother Jones definition.
List
A number n in brackets indicates that it was the nth mass shooting in that community in the year.
2021 Denver and Lakewood shootings: A gunman went on a shooting spree across multiple locations in the Denver metropolitan area before dying in a shootout with police.[25][26]
2021 Garland shooting: 13-year-old Abel Acosta went inside a convenience store and opened fire. Three teenagers were killed and a fourth person was wounded.[30]
A fight broke out in the parking lot of a bar, after a group was ejected. It escalated, with bystanders attempting to intervene. A man walked up and shot at the bystanders killing one and wounding three.[57]
A man shot and injured his girlfriend, then went to an apartment and barricaded himself inside with his two children. The gunman shot both children, one fatally, before killing himself.[60]
Police responded to a welfare check and found four people dead. A man had shot and killed two family members and a family friend inside his house before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[61]
2021 Oxford High School shooting: A 15-year-old student opened fire at Oxford High School initially killing three students and wounding seven others and a teacher, before being arrested.[62] One of the wounded died a day later.[63] The suspect was charged with four counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder while his parents, who bought him the gun used in the shooting as an early Christmas present, were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.[64]
Responding officers to a domestic incident were shot at by the suspect. The suspect had killed two women and wounded a child previously. An officer and the suspect were killed and another officer was wounded.[65]
A man killed his four children and his mother in law in their home. He turned himself in to police an hour later and was charged with five counts of murder.[69] The shooter was given life without parole in 2024.[70]
A current Baltimore police sergeant helped a former officer kidnap the officer's two children from a Pennsylvania home on November 15. Three days later, as police approached them, the former officer shot and killed his two children and the sergeant before killing himself.[84]
Four men arrived at a trailer park and confronted a homeowner and a guest, leading to the homeowner shooting and killing the four men and the guest being injured by the four attackers.[96]
A man killed three women and wounded two in a targeted domestic dispute. One of the wounded was targeted and the others attempted to help her.[112] The shooter was given four life sentences in 2024.[113]
Two people, including a security guard, were shot and killed at a mall, and four others were wounded. The shooter was injured by responding officers and died the next day after being taken into custody.[133][134]
A woman shot and killed her father, sister and two workers at their home in the afternoon.[146] The shooter was given life without parole in 2022.[147]
A man killed his roommate's teenage daughter and her boyfriend, and wounded his roommate and her 14-year-old son. He later killed himself.[148]
October 17
Houston (17)
Texas
0
5
5
Responding officers found an SUV in a ditch with bullet holes and blood near Winzer Park. Four adults and a juvenile were later identified at local hospitals although none had reached out to police.[149]
Six people were wounded at a one-year anniversary vigil for a man killed in the location. Neighbors refused to cooperate with police due to fear of retaliation.[155]
Gunfire erupted at a party hall wounding eleven and killing one, responding police opened fire on a man holding a gun and wounded him.[156][157][158][152]
Two people were killed and three others wounded after a man went on a multi-parish shooting spree. He was later arrested with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and a dog bite.[175]
October 8
Baltimore (8)
Maryland
0
4
4
Four men were wounded in Southeast Baltimore in the afternoon.[176]
Two men were killed and two others wounded after four people exited a vehicle and opened fire on them. The victims were doing work in a parking lot behind a church.[183][184]
Four bystanders and a suspect were wounded when passengers of two separate cars opened fire on one another while driving down a Fulton River District road.[193][194]
September 28
Chicago (56)
Illinois
1
3
4
A woman was killed and three others injured in the early morning after a man opened fire on a car in Park Manor.[195]
Two groups of people began fighting in a bar and others joined in as it spilled into the parking lot. Some fighters got into cars and opened fire while driving away killing three and wounding three others.[199]
Two adults arrived at a home and engaged in an argument with the four adults there over a 10-month old. The dispute escalated and the four adults living at the home were killed and the two suspects kidnapped the child.[205] One of the perpetrators was given four life sentences in 2024.[206]
Collierville Kroger shooting: A worker at a third-party venue inside the store opened fire in a Kroger, killing one and injuring 14, before taking his own life.[209]
September 23
Philadelphia (16)
Pennsylvania
0
4
4
Four men were wounded in the Mantua neighborhood.[210]
Two teenagers were killed and two others injured in a home invasion. Three days earlier a relative of the two deceased had been killed in another home.[211]
September 21
Washington (12)
District of Columbia
0
5
5
A man opened fire and wounded four adults and one child near Alabama Avenue, Southeast.[212]
During an argument one of the victims pulled out her gun and pointed it at the ground, after things calmed down she put it away and began to enter a car with her husband, and two children. The man she was arguing with opened fire once they got to the car, wounding her, her husband and two children.[217]
September 19
Dallas (6)
Texas
2
4
6
Two adults were killed and three others and a teenager wounded shortly after midnight when a man opened fire.[218]
Two people were killed and two injured after someone shot down an alley at a group standing outside, who were attending a party. The shooting occurred on the anniversary of a similar mass shooting in 2020.[221]
September 18
New York City (14)
New York
1
3
4
A man was killed and three others wounded at a BBQ at Claremont Park in the Bronx, after an argument escalated.[222]
Five people were wounded in a shooting at a candlelight vigil near the intersection in Sherman Park.[229][230] The vigil was held for a 16-year-old who was killed at the same intersection earlier that day.[231]
An SUV with four deceased adults was found in a local cornfield in Wheeler, Wisconsin. It was discovered later that the four victims were shot in Saint Paul following an argument at a bar with the shooter. The perpetrator's father followed his son in a vehicle on the way to Wheeler and then gave his son a ride home after his son abandoned the SUV in the cornfield.[232] The shooter was sentenced to 103 years in prison in 2023.[233]
Three people were found wounded on the street by police, and a fourth victim was located after he fled to the hospital. Two of the victims perished at the hospital.[236]
Deputies were called after a man got drunk and fired shots into the air. He then opened fire on the security guard and officers, before driving down the road, getting into a car accident and opening fire on those in the car. He wounded the security guards and three in the vehicle.[242]
Four adults were wounded at a family car show after two men opened fire on the crowd in suspected gang violence.[253]
September 5
Houston (16)
Texas
4
0
4
Firefighters discovered a husband and wife and two children deceased when responding to a house fire. Family members believe the family had been dead for days before the fire.[254]
A former Marinesharpshooter shot and killed three adults, an infant, and a dog and wounded a child inside and outside a home, before engaging in a shootout with police. The shooter was eventually injured in the gunfight and then apprehended.[256]
Three adults and a teenager were wounded after an argument outside a Mt. Washington home. The victims went inside, before the suspect fired through the door.[257]
A man killed one person and wounded two others before kidnapping a woman and infant. He later killed the woman and left the baby alive in the stolen vehicle and is still on the run.[268]
After a football game at a high school, a civilian was injured in a drive-by shooting. Police fired back, which district attorney Jack Stollsteimer says likely hit four people, including an eight-year-old girl who was killed.[276]
Three people were killed and two injured after a fight escalated in the parking lot of a local sports bar on the East Side, by a man who drew a long gun and shot into the air.[298]
August 15
Chicago (43)
Illinois
0
4
4
Three men and a woman were wounded standing outside a home shortly after midnight.[299]
A woman was killed and five others were injured in a shooting on Irma Street near the Mattapan/Dorchester border. Police arrived at the scene at about 12:30a.m. and pronounced the woman dead.[309] On August 24, police charged a 37-year-old man with murder in connection to the shooting.[310]
August 8
Chicago (42)
Illinois
1
4
5
A security guard and four others were wounded after a man got into an argument with two security guards outside a club on the South Side.[311]
August 8
New Orleans (8)
Louisiana
0
5
5
Five people were shot in the early morning on Bourbon Street. This was the second weekend in a row with a mass shooting in the city.[312]
August 8
Houston (15)
Texas
1
5
6
A man was killed and five others wounded after a fight in a night club escalated out of the club and into the parking lot.[313]
Two men were arguing outside a lounge on the South Side, before it escalated. One of the two was killed, and the other along with five bystanders was injured.[314]
August 8
New York City (8)
New York
2
3
5
Two men were killed and three wounded at an outdoor event space in Brooklyn shortly after midnight.[315]
A woman was killed and three others injured in the early morning in a home. Three men walked to the side of the home and shot repeatedly through the windows and walls.[321]
Two adults and a child were killed and a child wounded in a home. The shooter was arrested in Florida shortly after.[322] The shooter was sentenced to life in prison in 2022.[323]
Nine people were wounded in the early morning at a local dance studio.[324]
August 1
New Orleans (7)
Louisiana
0
5
5
Five adults were wounded in an early morning shooting near Bourbon Street.[325]
August 1
New Orleans (6)
Louisiana
1
3
4
A teenager was killed and two teenagers and an adult were wounded by a teenager in the Central Business District. He was turned in by a family member.[325]
Five people were wounded in an early morning shooting outside a local bar, and one died later at the hospital. An argument escalated causing a gunfight between multiple people.[328]
July 31
Chicago (39)
Illinois
0
4
4
Four adults were wounded in an early morning shooting while at a gathering in Jackson Park on the South Side.[329]
Two people were wounded and two killed at a large public gathering.[330]
July 31
New York City (7)
New York
0
10
10
Ten people, including seven bystanders, were wounded in a night-time gang shooting outside a laundromat. The incident took place in North Corona, Queens.[331]
July 31
Indianapolis (8)
Indiana
0
5
5
Three adults and two children were wounded outside a funeral home. It is believed an argument escalated inside the building prior.[332]
After an argument a man shot and killed his parents. He called 911, and stated he wished to turn himself in, but opened fire at responding officers wounding two. He fled the scene in a vehicle that he crashed and was discovered dead due to a self inflicted gunshot wound.[335]
A shooter killed one and injured three after opening fire at a backyard party, after becoming upset, leaving and returning. He was chased down by partygoers who threw bricks at him in defense, and was pronounced dead by responding police.[338]
July 25
Detroit (8)
Michigan
0
7
7
Seven people were wounded at a candlelit vigil on the West Side for a hit and run victim. The shooter pulled up in a vehicle and opened fire on the crowd.[339]
When responding to a hostage situation at a home in Wasco, officers were fired upon by the shooter. Two officers were shot, and one succumbed to their injuries. Three people inside the house were slain by the shooter. The gunman was also killed during the shootout.[340]
July 25
Chicago (38)
Illinois
0
5
5
Five men were wounded shortly after midnight while standing in an Austin backyard, after a man entered and opened fire.[341]
Two people were killed and four injured inside a parking garage near a local nightclub. Responding officers attempted to stop multiple vehicles leaving the structure, with some carrying shooting victims.[346]
A man was killed and four others wounded at a condo complex after an argument escalated.[351]
July 21
Chicago (36)
Illinois
2
3
5
A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were killed and three other adults were wounded on a street corner. The 16-year-old died the next day.[352]
July 21
Chicago (35)
Illinois
0
8
8
Shortly before midnight someone opened fire on a party bus passing by a gas station in Old Town. Seven people were wounded in the bus, and one while pumping gas.[353]
Two EMTs were injured after a man opened fire on them as they responded to an unrelated medical incident. The man then drove to a nearby structure fire and shot at nearby people, killing a bystander and wounding a firefighter.[360]
Responding officers arrived at a motel where a man was threatening to kill others and responding officers. The man shot and killed two adults and wounded two others before being shot and killed by police.[361]
One person died and three were wounded after a shooting outside a nightclub.[362]
July 17
Washington
District of Columbia
0
3
3
In the middle of the sixth inning in a game agenst the Padres. 2 vehicles engaged in a short shootout just outside the 3rd Base Gate at Nationals Park. Both drivers were injured and a female fan leaving the game was treated for graze wounds at a local hospital no fans inside the stadium were harmed and at no point was the event declared active. The game was eventually suspended after a 10-15 Minute saftey hold. Local camera footage helped rapidly identify one suspect car quickly resulting in a BOLO on the Toyota Camryand connection to the Friday night shooting [363]
A man was killed and six others wounded at a banquet hall, after a shooter opened fire due to an earlier argument. Attendees fired back and wounded the suspect, who was later arrested.[379]
A man was killed and five others wounded at an activities complex in the early morning.[384]
July 10
Philadelphia (10)
Pennsylvania
0
6
6
Six men were wounded after two shooters walked up to them and opened fire shortly before midnight in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Hunting Park.[385]
Four men were wounded by five teenagers who opened fire at the same location they had wounded a woman two days prior. The teenagers were later arrested.[388]
An argument escalated at a funeral service after an outside group refused to turn down music in their car. A man was killed and three others injured.[426]
Celebrators of a Marimba; a Guatemalan music and dance party, were shot by multiple shooters who fled in vehicles[441]
June 20
Dallas (3)
Texas
0
8
8
Eight people were wounded in a shootout between two groups after an argument escalated. Each group had rented a party space, and two of the injured were children.[442]
One person was killed and twelve others injured in eight drive-by shootings in the West Valley area. A male suspect was taken into custody. Of the injuries, three were wounded by gunfire, while nine others sustained indirect injuries, such as shrapnel from broken glass due to a car crash.[453][454]
A shooting at a Mueller Water Products factory killed two and injured two others.[459] The gunman killed himself at another location. One wounded victim died of his injuries in 2024.[460]
At least 14 people were shot in Downtown Austin in the early morning hours, leaving one dead. A suspect has been arrested while police are still looking for another.[469]
June 11
Dallas (2)
Texas
0
5
5
A shooting left five people injured, including a four-year-old girl.[470]
Three teenagers were wounded and an adult woman was killed after their cars were boxed in by other vehicles and fired upon. A fourth teenager was injured in a car accident as one of the cars attempted to flee the gunfire.[477]
June 8
Houston (10)
Texas
0
5
5
Four people were shot, and a fifth wounded by bullet fragments in the early morning at a bar. The shooting was believed to be in retaliation of three men being denied entry into the bar.[478]
June 7
Cleveland (3)
Ohio
0
6
6
Six people were wounded in an early morning shooting while standing on a porch.[479]
A shooter opened fire on officers during a domestic dispute in an apartment, injuring three. The shooter was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day.[491]
Police responding to a fight at a local park were then notified of gunfire. Four people were wounded and one of the shooters was arrested after a car chase.[493]
Three teenagers and an adult were wounded in an apartment in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. One of the teenagers was pronounced dead before being resuscitated by doctors.[506]
A woman was killed and four others wounded shortly after midnight. An argument had escalated in the parking lot and gunfire struck people inside their apartments.[520]
Seven people were shot on a party bus celebrating a birthday, two fatally. Police have offered a $40,000 reward for information about the suspect(s).[528]
A suspect in a double homicide opened fire on a SWAT team attempting to carry out a search warrant. The suspect was killed and four officers wounded.[535]
Six people were killed when a man opened fire at a birthday party in a trailer park. The shooter (Teodoro Macias) took his own life shortly afterwards.[547]
Four people were wounded in the parking lot of a night club during the early morning. Responding officers had to break up multiple fights upon arriving.[549]
A man killed three people and injured a fourth near a townhouse before setting it on fire. Responding officers shot and killed him.[552] The man was reportedly being watched by the FBI before the incident.[553]
Five people were wounded in a drive-by shooting during the evening. Thirty minutes prior another two had been injured in a separate drive-by shooting.[556]
May 5
Chicago (11)
Illinois
0
4
4
Four people were shot while sitting on a porch in the South Shore neighborhood.[557]
A three-month-old and her mother were killed after being caught in the crossfire between two groups. Three others are recovering after being shot.[575]
Police were investigating a shooting that wounded five, as well as a fatal car crash nearby, when a man drove through the crime scene and later fired at officers. Officers then fired back, killing the man. It is not known if this man was connected to the earlier shooting.[589]
Indianapolis FedEx shooting: A shooting occurred outside a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport. Nine people were reported dead, including the shooter, who committed suicide. The shooter has been identified as 19-year old Brandon Scott Hole, a former employee of the FedEx facility.
A three-year-old girl was shot and killed; a two-year-old girl and two adult males were shot and injured in the Cumberland View apartments of the North Nashville neighborhood.[599]
During a vehicle pursuit, three police officers were shot and the shooter was killed by police after stopping and leaving the vehicle with the driver.[600][601]
Six people were shot, one fatally, during a shootout between two vehicles. Police say the shooting may have been gang related. One of the wounded was in a non-related vehicle, and another was in his home.[609]
A shooting at a cabinet manufacturing store left one person dead, four in critical condition, and one in stable condition. One of the injured is a Texas State Trooper.[610][611] The suspected shooter is now in custody.[612]
2021 Rock Hill shooting: Six people, including two children, were killed in a mass shooting at a Rock Hill home. The perpetrator, a former professional NFL player was found dead by suicide in a nearby home.[614][615][616]
April 6
Detroit (2)
Michigan
1
3
4
Four people were shot in the Cornerstone Village neighborhood.[617]
Two brothers are suspected to have made a suicide pact before they shot and killed four family members and then fatally shot themselves in a suburban home.[622][623]
In an early morning shooting in Northern Memphis, three people were killed and two people were injured. Of the injured, a man is in critical condition and a woman is in stable condition.[641][642]
March 26
Philadelphia (6)
Pennsylvania
0
7
7
Seven people were shot outside a sports bar in Fishtown. Three of the victims are in critical condition, and four are in stable condition.[643]
Eight people were injured after a fight led to a shooting. Two other shootings, one of which was officer-involved, also occurred that night, though it is unknown if they were related to the original shooting.[644][645]
March 26
Chicago (4)
Illinois
1
7
8
One person died and seven others were injured at a party in the Southwest Side of Chicago.[646]
March 23
Atlanta (3)
Georgia
0
4
4
Four people including a child were injured at the entrance of the Cumberland Mall, although the mall was not evacuated. A similar shooting took place in December 2019.[647]
2021 Boulder shooting: Ten people were killed including a Boulder police officer, in a shooting at a grocery store. The shooter was shot in the leg by responding police.[651]
2021 Atlanta spa shootings: A series of mass shootings occurred at massage parlors. Eight people were killed in the incidents and one person was wounded, six victims were women of Asian descent. The suspect was arrested in Crisp County and told police he planned to continue his massacre in Florida.[659][660]
March 15
Indianapolis
Indiana
4
1
5
A man shot his girlfriend and murdered 4 members of her family.[661]
March 15
Indianapolis (4)
Indiana
1
4
5
One person died and four were injured after an overnight shooting in the Northside.[662]
Two people were killed and four injured at a parking lot.[667]
March 13
Indianapolis (3)
Indiana
4
1
5
Police found a woman who had been shot and learned there may be other victims at a different home. Police arrived at the home and found four dead, including a child.[668]
Three adults and a two-year-old child were injured at a child's birthday party, in a local apartment building. The shooter was arrested the next day.[677]
A man shot and killed his wife and two others, wounding a fourth. He was later shot and injured by police in Detroit and was taken to a nearby hospital and died days later.[684][685]
A man shot and killed two people at a gun store. Several people then engaged the original shooter both inside and outside the store, causing injuries to two more people. It is still unclear whether the original shooter was shot dead by engaging responders or committed suicide.[700]
A man suspected in a homicide shot several family members at a house where his grandmother and great-grandmother lived, killing them and his uncle. A woman with gunshot wounds was able to escape to a neighbor's house for help.[704]
Buffalo, Minnesota clinic attack: A nurse was killed and four other people were shot and seriously wounded inside of a health care clinic. The perpetrator had made previous threats to commit a mass shooting at the clinic.[712][713]
Two were killed in a shooting at a restaurant, while two others including one of the shooters were injured. One of the shooters engaged in a gunfight with the police.[720][721]
Police discovered a wounded man, who told them he had been shot by another man. The shooter was discovered shortly afterward in a home where he killed one and injured two before being killed by a resident of the home.[725]
2021 Muskogee shooting: Five children and one adult were shot and killed, and one other adult suffered life-threatening injuries, after a home shooting. The slain adult was the adult brother of the perpetrator.[727][728]
2021 Sunrise, Florida shootout: Two FBI agents were shot and killed and three others wounded attempting to serve a warrant. The suspect barricaded himself in his home and opened fire before shooting and killing himself.[729]
Six people including a pregnant woman were killed and a teen was injured in a shooting at a house on the northeast side of Indianapolis. A 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody.[737] In 2024, a mistrial was declared after a witness verbally confronted the suspect during his testimony.[738]
2021 Chicago - Evanston shootings: A shooting that started in Chicago ended in Evanston left five people dead and two injured before the shooter was shot and killed by police.[750]
January 7
Washington (1)
District of Columbia
0
5
5
Three men and two boys were wounded in an evening shooting in Columbia Heights.[751]
A man opened fire on his family killing one man and injuring two women and a teenage boy before fleeing. He was discovered later by officers after dying in a car accident.[752]
Three men attempted to break into a home, and engaged in a gunfight with an occupant. The occupant was killed and two adults and a three-year-old girl were injured.[753]
Three men and a fifteen-year-old boy were involved in a shoot-out in the 7th ward, and subsequently wounded by gunfire.[756]
January 3
Miami (2)
Florida
0
4
4
Four people were wounded outside a nightclub in the evening.[757]
January 3
Miami (1)
Florida
0
8
8
Six adults and two teenagers were wounded at a basketball court in Little River Park in Northwest Miami-Dade, when two people walked up and opened fire.[758]
A fight broke out, outside a Midtown Houston nightclub and a man opened fire. Three officers working a second job as security were wounded, along with the shooter, and a woman, who was the mother of the shooter, was killed.[760][761]
A woman was killed and four others injured after a shooting occurred at a house party. Multiple guns fired into the house, and attendees fled and drove themselves to different hospitals.[765]
Seven people were wounded in an early morning shooting at an event center hosting a New Year's party after two men in a disagreement shot at each other.[767]
Monthly statistics
2021 US mass shooting statistics by month
Month
Mass shootings
Total number killed (including the shooters)
Total number wounded (including the shooters)
Occurred at a school or university
Occurred at a place of worship
January
35
23
145
0
0
February
45
52
159
0
0
March
48
70
188
0
0
April
53
72
210
0
0
May
69
77
312
0
0
June
79
75
336
0
0
July
84
77
345
0
0
August
59
45
239
1
0
September
70
45
268
0
0
October
69
85
320
1
0
November
48
51
175
1
0
December
39
36
160
0
0
Total
698
705
2,830
3
0
The statistics columns for each month are updated after the month ends, in an effort to make sure the correct number of events, individuals affected, and descriptions are accurate. Thus, the number may be incomplete throughout the month until the last day of each month.
↑ The FBI does not use the "mass shooting" term but uses a broader term, "mass murder" for four or more victims slain, in one event, in one location, not including the perpetrator.[9]
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On May 30, 2021, twenty-three people were shot, of whom three were killed, in a mass shooting outside a banquet hall in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Some of the suspects in the shooting are still at large.
On July 2–3, 2023, a shooting spree occurred in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Five people were killed and four people were injured. The police apprehended the shooter without incident.
↑ Bjelopera, Jerome (March 18, 2013). "Public Mass Shootings in the United States"(PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original(PDF) on September 9, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2018. There is no broadly agreed-to, specific conceptualization of this issue, so this report uses its own definition for public mass shootings.
↑ Bjelopera, Jerome (March 18, 2013). "Public Mass Shootings in the United States". Congressional Research Service. Retrieved December 6, 2019. There is no broadly agreed-to, specific conceptualization of this issue, so this report uses its own definition for public mass shootings.
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