Mass Killings in US: 165 Deaths across 38 tragic incidents in 2024
1 day, 20 hours ago

Mass Killings in US: 165 Deaths across 38 tragic incidents in 2024

India Today  

Mass killings in the United States have unfortunately become the norm. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: August 31 Four people were found dead after firefighters extinguished multiple blazes at a home in upstate New York, though authorities said they likely were killed by something else. SYOSSET, NEW YORK: August 25 Police said a man distraught that he was being forced to move from his late mother’s home shot and killed four family members before taking his own life. Authorities suspect those who died — including three children — were killed by a 43-year-old male relative who also died after shooting and wounding two police officers, the office said. RICHMOND, TEXAS: January 13 A 46-year-old man fatally shot his estranged wife and three other relatives, including his 8-year-old niece, at a home in suburban Houston before killing himself, authorities said.

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US Shocker: 5 family members found dead at Utah home, 17-year-old hospitalised with gunshot wound
5 days, 14 hours ago

US Shocker: 5 family members found dead at Utah home, 17-year-old hospitalised with gunshot wound

India TV News  

Five family members including three children were found dead in a home in Utah on Tuesday, and another, age 17, was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound, police said. The dead were two adults, an 11-year-old boy, and two girls ages 9 and 2, according to Roxeanne Vainuku, a spokesperson for the West Valley City Police Department. Image …

Chicago house party turns deadly after shooting kills three and leaves five more wounded
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chicago house party turns deadly after shooting kills three and leaves five more wounded

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eight people were shot, …

On average, 140 women and girls slain by a partner or relative daily in 2023, U.N. says
3 weeks, 5 days ago

On average, 140 women and girls slain by a partner or relative daily in 2023, U.N. says

LA Times  

An activist shouts a slogan as she leads a rally marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Kolkata, India, this month. Each day across the world, 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member on average last year, according to a report by two United Nations agencies. But the two …

3 people are killed in random stabbings in New York City. A suspect is in custody
1 month ago

3 people are killed in random stabbings in New York City. A suspect is in custody

Deccan Chronicle  

New York : A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said. “He just walked up to them and began to attack them with the knives.” The first stabbing, on West 19th Street, killed a 36-year-old construction worker who …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

Associated Press  

The latest mass killing in the U.S. emerged Thursday when police investigating the deaths of a woman and her son in Duluth, Minnesota, discovered another woman and boy dead at a different home along with the man police suspected. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: Aug. 31 Four people were found dead after firefighters extinguished multiple blazes at a home in upstate New …

Minnesota man kills his two sons, his wife and his ex-partner before killing himself, police say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Minnesota man kills his two sons, his wife and his ex-partner before killing himself, police say

Associated Press  

DULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota man shot and killed his wife and son, and his ex-partner and their son, before killing himself, authorities said Friday. Duluth police have not determined a motive, but Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said at a news conference that the shooter, 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had a “pattern of mental health issues.” Officers were first called to …

11-year-old reveals she played dead when 'brother shot at her' after she saw dad and sister, 7, killed at her Fall City home
1 month, 3 weeks ago

11-year-old reveals she played dead when 'brother shot at her' after she saw dad and sister, 7, killed at her Fall City home

Daily Mail  

The 11-year-old sole survivor of a family massacre in Washington state played dead after teenage brother allegedly opened fire at her, harrowing new testimony has revealed. Five members of the family - parents Mark, 43, and Sarah Humiston, 42, and their children Katheryn Humiston, 7, Joshua Humiston, 9, and Benjamin Humiston, 13 - were killed in the shooting. Pictured is …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
2 months ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. : Aug. 31 Four people …

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 18 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama
3 months ago

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 18 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A mass shooting killed four …

4-year-old girl fatally shot inside a St. Louis house after children were left alone
3 months, 2 weeks ago

4-year-old girl fatally shot inside a St. Louis house after children were left alone

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A 4-year-old girl died from a gunshot wound suffered inside a St. Louis home after the mother went to the store and left four kids alone, police said. Four children — a 10-year-old, 9-year-old, the victim and her 4-year-old twin — were in the house with no adults present, police spokesperson Mitch McCoy said during a news …

7 people including child killed in separate shootings in Birmingham: Alabama police
5 months, 1 week ago

7 people including child killed in separate shootings in Birmingham: Alabama police

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Four people died in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday, while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people, including a young child, authorities in Alabama said. Officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. to a report of multiple people shot outside a nightclub, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said in a video …

USA: 7 killed in two shooting incidences in Birmingham, Alabama: at least 293 mass shootings in 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

USA: 7 killed in two shooting incidences in Birmingham, Alabama: at least 293 mass shootings in 2024

Op India  

The string of mass shooting incidences continues to be reported from the United States as at least seven people lost their lives in two separate shooting incidences in Birmingham, Alabama on late Saturday. In a video posted on social media, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said that the officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. after they received reports that …

2 shootings in Birmingham kill 7 people, including young child, Alabama police say
5 months, 1 week ago

2 shootings in Birmingham kill 7 people, including young child, Alabama police say

Associated Press  

Four people died in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday, while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people, including a young child, authorities in Alabama said. Officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. to a report of multiple people shot outside a nightclub, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said in a video posted …

California police say suspect shot and killed 4, including wife, son and parents-in-law
5 months, 1 week ago

California police say suspect shot and killed 4, including wife, son and parents-in-law

Associated Press  

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A California man is in custody after fatally shooting his wife, their 6-year-old son and his wife’s parents, a San Francisco Bay Area police department said Thursday. A second son, 1, also was shot and is in the hospital in critical condition, said Alameda Police Department Chief Nishant Joshi at a press conference Thursday. Officers arrived at …

4 killed in shooting during party at a Kentucky home; suspect died after a vehicle chase, police say
5 months, 2 weeks ago

4 killed in shooting during party at a Kentucky home; suspect died after a vehicle chase, police say

Associated Press  

FLORENCE, Ky. — Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky, police said. The shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect’s car falling into a ditch, police said. Police heard shots being …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. KING CITY, CALIFORNIA: March 3 …

Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10 people including small children, police say
8 months, 1 week ago

Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10 people including small children, police say

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Eleven people standing outside a family gathering Saturday night were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city’s South Side. Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome told reporters Saturday that the shooting happened when shots were fired at a crowd standing outside a family gathering around 9 p.m. …

Man Fatally Shoots Four Family Members, Kills A Fifth By Burning Down Home
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Man Fatally Shoots Four Family Members, Kills A Fifth By Burning Down Home

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Pennsylvania man fatally shot four of his family members and set fire to their family home, killing another relative trapped inside, prosecutors said in a press conference on Wednesday. Canh Le, 43, is accused of fatally shooting his younger brother Xuong Le, 40, along with Le’s wife Britni McLaughlin-Le, 37, and the couple’s two children, Natalya, …

Man suspected of killing 8 people outside Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say
11 months ago

Man suspected of killing 8 people outside Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say

LA Times  

Police work at a scene Monday in Joliet, Ill., after multiple people were shot and killed in the Chicago suburbs. A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas. Joliet police …

Three killed, 8 injured in separate shootings early New Year's Day in Los Angeles
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Three killed, 8 injured in separate shootings early New Year's Day in Los Angeles

The Hindu  

Two people were killed and eight others wounded in a shooting early New Year's Day at a party in a commercial neighbourhood of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 am on Monday, January 1, 2023, heard gunfire and found a crowd fleeing the area and several wounded people lying on the street …

Man stabs four to death in New York's Queens, police shoot him dead
1 year ago

Man stabs four to death in New York's Queens, police shoot him dead

Hindustan Times  

A man wielding a steak knife killed four members of his extended family, including two children, at a home in the Queens borough of New York City early on Sunday before being shot dead by police, authorities said. The New York City Police Department said a girl called to report the incident in Queens' Far Rockaway neighborhood and said "her …

Cincinnati mass shooting: 11-year-old killed, 4 other children and an adult injured
1 year, 1 month ago

Cincinnati mass shooting: 11-year-old killed, 4 other children and an adult injured

CNN  

CNN — An 11-year-old boy was killed and four other children injured when someone in a car opened fire into a crowd Friday night in Cincinnati, officials said, in yet another example of “the reality these kids have to live through” as the nation’s gun violence epidemic roils on. Just please come forward, we’re begging.” Isaac Davis, whose son was …

Rampant shootings mar Halloween weekend across US, 8 dead, 50+ injured
1 year, 1 month ago

Rampant shootings mar Halloween weekend across US, 8 dead, 50+ injured

Hindustan Times  

The Halloween weekend was marred by multiple shootings across the US that left at least eight people dead and more than 50 others wounded. The US is facing a severe problem of gun violence, which is influenced by factors such as easy access to firearms, poor gun control laws, racial injustice, social and economic issues. The worst mass shooting occurred …

A List Of Mass Killings In The United States So Far This Year
1 year, 1 month ago

A List Of Mass Killings In The United States So Far This Year

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, when a man opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant, killing at least 18 people, the state’s governor announced Thursday. Police in Oklahoma City said a 28-year-old man fatally shot three young children — ages 9, 5 and 2 — and his …

A list of mass killings in the United States since January
1 year, 1 month ago

A list of mass killings in the United States since January

Associated Press  

Another mass killing happened in the United States on Tuesday after authorities say one man killed six people and wounded three in a trail of attacks that stretched 80 miles between Austin and the San Antonio area. NEW YORK CITY: Dec. 3 A 38-year-old man used a knife to kill four relatives, including two children, and stab another woman and …

At least 18 killed in mass shooting in US state of Maine
1 year, 1 month ago

At least 18 killed in mass shooting in US state of Maine

Al Jazeera  

Police say suspect, who remains at large, targeted businesses in Lewiston including a bar and bowling alley. “We have literally hundreds of police officers working around the state of Maine to investigate this case to locate Mr Card, who is a person of interest,” Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck told a news conference. A state police bulletin said Card …

Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high
1 year, 2 months ago

Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high

CNN  

CNN — Children and teens in the US are dying of gun-related homicides and suicides in record numbers, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 2,279 firearm homicides in children and teens in 2021 – double the number of deaths recorded a decade prior, according to the CDC’s WONDER database. Seventeen …

Three killed in shootings and explosion in Sweden as deadly gang feud escalates
1 year, 2 months ago

Three killed in shootings and explosion in Sweden as deadly gang feud escalates

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three people have been killed …

13 Injured, One Dead in Three Separate Shootings in Milwaukee
1 year, 4 months ago

13 Injured, One Dead in Three Separate Shootings in Milwaukee

News 18  

Thirteen people were injured and one was killed in three separate shootings, just blocks from each other, over the weekend, Milwaukee police said. Four people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries following a shooting Sunday near 13th and Mitchell streets around 8:30 p.m., WISN-TV Milwaukee reported. Just over an hour later, at 9:45 p.m., a 56-year-old Milwaukee man …

US: 4 killed in yet another mass shooting in Georgia, suspect yet to be arrested
1 year, 5 months ago

US: 4 killed in yet another mass shooting in Georgia, suspect yet to be arrested

India TV News  

At least four people were killed in a mass shooting in the US state of Georgia on Saturday, according to a county government spokesperson. Before the July 4 celebrations, the US witnessed several instances of mass shootings. There have been more than 550 mass killing incidents since 2006, according to the database, in which at least 2,900 people have died …

United States sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
1 year, 5 months ago

United States sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

The Hindu  

The United States has registered 28 mass killings during the first six months of this year, according to a database maintained jointly by the Associated Press, USA Today and the Northeastern University. “The fact that there’s 28 in half a year is a staggering statistic.” But the chaos of the first six months of 2023 doesn’t automatically doom the last …

US: Gunman randomly firing shots on scooter kills 87-year-old, injures 3 others in New York
1 year, 5 months ago

US: Gunman randomly firing shots on scooter kills 87-year-old, injures 3 others in New York

India TV News  

In yet another instance of shootings in the United States, an 87-year-old senior citizen was killed and three others were wounded in separate incidents on Saturday on a scooter fired randomly in New York City, according to police. A 44-year-old man shot in the face is admitted in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital Medical Centre and another 63-year-old man was …

Nine people wounded in Washington, DC, mass shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Nine people wounded in Washington, DC, mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

Two juveniles aged 9 and 17 were among the victims as people flocked to the capital to mark the July Fourth holiday. Nine people have been injured, including two juveniles, in a mass shooting in Washington, DC, police say, amid Independence Day celebrations across the United States. Two of our victims are juveniles, one being nine years old and one …

Five dead in Philadelphia shooting that’s nation’s worst violence around July 4
1 year, 5 months ago

Five dead in Philadelphia shooting that’s nation’s worst violence around July 4

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A 40-year-old killed one man in a house before fatally shooting four others on the streets of a Philadelphia neighborhood, then surrendering to police officers after being cornered in an alley with an assault rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest, police said. That investigation, Outlaw said, “includes the ‘why.’” Krasner said the …

Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia mass shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Four killed, two injured in Philadelphia mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

The suspect, a man believed to be aged 40, did not appear to have any connection to the victims, police said. Four people have been killed in a mass shooting in Philadelphia overnight and a suspect has been taken into custody, according to the local police, in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States. “At this point, …

Yet another mass shooting rocks US as 4 killed in Philadelhphia, suspect in custody
1 year, 5 months ago

Yet another mass shooting rocks US as 4 killed in Philadelhphia, suspect in custody

India TV News  

US shooting: In yet another shocking incident of shooting in the United States, a gunman opened fire on Monday night, killing four people and injuring two others in Philadelphia. The shooting occurred a day after gunshots broke out at a block party at a holiday weekend in Baltimore, roughly 160 km to the southwest, inflicting 28 injuries and killing two …

Two killed, dozens wounded in Baltimore mass shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Two killed, dozens wounded in Baltimore mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

No arrests made as police say they are working to identify a suspect and determine a motive for the attack at a neighbourhood street party. A manhunt is under way after two people were killed and 28 others wounded in a mass shooting at a neighbourhood street party in the city of Baltimore, the latest deadly incident of gun violence …

A list of mass killings in the United States since January
1 year, 6 months ago

A list of mass killings in the United States since January

Associated Press  

The latest mass killing in the United States happened on July 4 in Shreveport, Louisiana, at an annual Independence Day block party just before midnight. SEQUATCHIE, TENNESSEE: June 15 A 48-year-old man is thought to be responsible for killing himself and five others — including three children and his estranged wife — in a home where police responded to a …

Mass shootings and violence leave dead and injured across the US this weekend
1 year, 6 months ago

Mass shootings and violence leave dead and injured across the US this weekend

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. ST. LOUIS An early Sunday shooting in a downtown St. Louis office building killed a 17-year-old and wounded 11 other teenagers, the city’s police commissioner said. WASHINGTON STATE Two people were killed and two …

More than 6 killed, dozens injured in US shootings on weekend
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 6 killed, dozens injured in US shootings on weekend

Live Mint  

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in a string of mass shootings across the United States on the weekend. Daniel Nagin, a professor of public policy and statistics at Carnegie Mellon University said, "Some of these cases seem to be just disputes, often among adolescents, and those disputes are played out with firearms, not with fists.” However, …

At least 13 people stabbed, shot or hit by fleeing cars at massive Syracuse street party for young students
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 13 people stabbed, shot or hit by fleeing cars at massive Syracuse street party for young students

Hindustan Times  

At least 13 people were stabbed, shot or struck by fleeing cars at a huge Syracuse street party where hundreds of people were gathered on Sunday, June 11. It is still unclear whether the stabbings and car accidents took place before or after the gunshots rang out Police arrived to find a massive gathering in the street in the area …

Texas 18-year-old charged with murder in killings of his parents and two siblings
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas 18-year-old charged with murder in killings of his parents and two siblings

LA Times  

Authorities in east Texas have jailed Cesar Olalde on capital murder charges in the fatal shootings of his parents, sister and brother. Police in the small town of Nash say officers responding to a report that a man had harmed his family and was threatening to kill himself Tuesday found Cesar Olalde barricaded inside a home. Olalde later called police, …

Why so many mass killings? Families and experts seek answers
1 year, 7 months ago

Why so many mass killings? Families and experts seek answers

LA Times  

A memorial at the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas memorializes the people killed in Las Vegas in 2017 in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. “We just don’t know, and we just don’t know what to say.” For the Bergers, the families of the other 59 victims in Vegas — and relatives and friends of countless …

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the United States
1 year, 7 months ago

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the United States

Associated Press  

The latest high-profile mass shooting in the United States happened Saturday in Allen, Texas, where eight people were killed and seven were wounded at a busy outdoor shopping center before police killed the gunman. An employee shot and killed five people and wounded eight others inside the Old National Bank in Louisville while livestreaming the attack on April 10. A …

Police kill man suspected of shooting Florida mom, 3 kids
1 year, 7 months ago

Police kill man suspected of shooting Florida mom, 3 kids

Associated Press  

LAKE WALES, Fla. — After an hourslong standoff at a motel, police in central Florida fatally shot a man suspected of killing a mother and her three children, authorities said Wednesday. After investigators tracked Stenson to the Slumberland Motel, he said “he would kill himself or force law enforcement to kill him,” Lakes Wales police said in a news release. …

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
1 year, 7 months ago

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Four people found shot to death in an RV in a small Mojave Desert community in California. Now the discovery of seven people found shot to death in rural Oklahoma is keeping the U.S. on a torrid pace for mass killings in 2023 and could push the number of people slain past 100 for the year. Outrage …

4 fatally shot in California in latest US mass killing
1 year, 7 months ago

4 fatally shot in California in latest US mass killing

Associated Press  

MOJAVE, Calif. — Four people were found fatally shot inside an RV in a small Mojave Desert community over the weekend, authorities said, yet another act of deadly violence that keeps the U.S. on a record pace for mass killings this year. There were no immediate arrests, but two people were being sought for questioning as “persons of interest” and …

Police: Man Kills 5 In Texas After Family Complained About Gunfire
1 year, 7 months ago

Police: Man Kills 5 In Texas After Family Complained About Gunfire

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CLEVELAND, Texas — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and fatally shot five of his neighbors, including an 8-year-old boy, after they asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said Oropeza used an AR-style rifle, and as …

US mass shooting: Multiple people shot in Washington; police begin manhunt for young Indian man
1 year, 8 months ago

US mass shooting: Multiple people shot in Washington; police begin manhunt for young Indian man

India TV News  

Washington: In yet another incident of mass shooting in the United States, local media reports claimed that a gunman fired multiple shots n the southeast suburb of Washington. Mass shooting kills over a dozen in a week Notably, this came nearly five days after multiple children were shot at a teenager’s birthday party in United States's Dadeville, Alabama, resulting in …

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