A list of mass killings in the United States this year
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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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: Aug. 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: Aug. 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: Jan. 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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Mass Killings in US: 165 Deaths across 38 tragic incidents in 2024
2 weeks, 4 days 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 …

US Shocker: 5 family members found dead at Utah home, 17-year-old hospitalised with gunshot wound
3 weeks, 1 day 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 …

On average, 140 women and girls slain by a partner or relative daily in 2023, U.N. says
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Five people were killed in Jamaica in the island’s latest mass shooting
1 month, 1 week ago

Five people were killed in Jamaica in the island’s latest mass shooting

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Five people were fatally shot in Jamaica, marking the latest mass shooting on the small island. Jamaica has seen a recent increase in mass shootings, including one where five men were killed at a soccer game in late October in a neighborhood that once struggled with gang violence. While Jamaica has one of the world’s …

51-year-old man is charged with murder after 3 are stabbed in New York City rampage
1 month, 2 weeks ago

51-year-old man is charged with murder after 3 are stabbed in New York City rampage

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 man has been charged …

3 people are killed in random stabbings in New York City. A suspect is in custody
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 4 weeks ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

Associated Press  

The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Sunday in Wichita, Kansas, after police found the bodies of four people and the suspected shooter inside three separate homes. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: Aug. 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. …

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

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 …

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: Aug. 31 Four people were found …

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

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
2 months, 2 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. : Aug. 31 Four people …

USA: 7 killed in two shooting incidences in Birmingham, Alabama: at least 293 mass shootings in 2024
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

USA: At least 33 dead in violent attacks and mass shooting incidences since 4th July
6 months ago

USA: At least 33 dead in violent attacks and mass shooting incidences since 4th July

Op India  

Continuing the tragic yet familiar pattern for American cities, at least 33 people lost their lives and around a hundred others suffered serious injuries across the United States of America in incidences of mass shooting and other violent attacks. 11 killed, 55 wounded in Chicago in violent attacks and mass shooting this year During the extended July fourth weekend, at …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
8 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks 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. …

Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl, wounds 10 people including small children
8 months, 3 weeks ago

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

LA Times  

Chicago police on the scene of a mass shooting Saturday evening in Chicago in the area of West 52nd Street. 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 …

Kansas City Chiefs parade rampage that left one dead and 21 wounded is the 49th mass shooting this year that has already seen 81 people killed in US by gun violence act
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kansas City Chiefs parade rampage that left one dead and 21 wounded is the 49th mass shooting this year that has already seen 81 people killed in US by gun violence act

Daily Mail  

Among those were a shooting spree in Joliet, Illinois, and an incident where a Pennsylvania man gunned down five of his relatives In the first seven weeks of 2024, Americans saw seven mass murders There have been 49 mass shootings less than two months into 2024 The U.S. is on course for another year of bloody gun violence, with more …

Man suspected of killing 8 people outside Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Convicted killer admits to more murders on his death bed
1 year ago

Convicted killer admits to more murders on his death bed

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. Garry Artman told detectives that he murdered a …

Man shoots woman, 3 children & himself at Las Vegas apartment complex: Police
1 year ago

Man shoots woman, 3 children & himself at Las Vegas apartment complex: Police

Hindustan Times  

A man shot and killed a woman and two children and critically wounded a third child Monday before fatally shooting himself at a Las Vegas apartment complex, authorities said. Las Vegas police investigate the scene of a shooting at a northwest valley apartment complex, Monday. The shootings happened at an apartment complex about a 40-minute drive northwest of the University …

US mass shootings have risen to a high not seen since 2006. Here’s why
1 year, 1 month ago

US mass shootings have risen to a high not seen since 2006. Here’s why

Firstpost  

On Sunday, the US recorded its 37th and 38th mass shooting for 2023 in Texas and Washington – breaking last year’s record of 36 mass shootings. On Sunday, the country witnessed its 37th and 38th mass shootings in Texas and Washington – breaking last year’s unfortunate record of 36 mass shootings and making the year the worst for mass shootings …

Man stabs four to death in New York's Queens, police shoot him dead
1 year, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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 …

22 killed, many injured in mass shooting in US\'s Maine, gunman at large
1 year, 2 months ago

22 killed, many injured in mass shooting in US\'s Maine, gunman at large

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: At least 22 people were killed and "many, many more" were injured in shootings in the city of Lewiston, Maine Wednesday evening, city officials reported, overwhelming local hospitals with gunshot victims. Rescue vehicles rushed in from around central Maine to tend to the wounded, McCarthy said, and the two Lewiston hospitals "have called in every off-duty staff member that …

A list of mass killings in the United States since January
1 year, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 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 …

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 …

U.S. sets grim new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
1 year, 5 months ago

U.S. sets grim new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

LA Times  

A child cries on a bus leaving the Covenant School in Nashville following a mass shooting at the campus in March. “What a ghastly milestone,” said Brent Leatherwood, whose three children were in class at a private Christian school in Nashville when a former student killed three children and three adults March 27. “You never think your family would be …

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and calls by some for stricter laws. The United States saw a record of 28 mass killings in the first half of 2023, The Associated Press has reported, as policymakers struggle to curb gun violence across the country. “The fact that there’s 28 …

US: Gunman randomly firing shots on scooter kills 87-year-old, injures 3 others in New York
1 year, 6 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 …

Why are there so many shootings: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year
1 year, 6 months ago

Why are there so many shootings: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year

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 Before the end of …

Nine people wounded in Washington, DC, mass shooting
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, …

East Texas teenager charged with murder in killings of parents and siblings
1 year, 7 months ago

East Texas teenager charged with murder in killings of parents and siblings

Associated Press  

NASH, Texas — Authorities in east Texas have jailed an 18-year-old man on capital murder charges in the 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 on Tuesday found Cesar Olalde barricaded inside a home. …

What should I do on the death anniversary? More are asking as US mass killings rise
1 year, 7 months ago

What should I do on the death anniversary? More are asking as US mass killings rise

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On a September day that he knew would be hard, 51-year-old Damone Presley marked the occasion with barbecue and balloons. But everyone has their own timeline.” ___ By cruel coincidence, the first anniversary of the Buffalo supermarket shooting fell on Mother’s Day. Tirzah Patterson and her 13-year-old son, Jaques “Jake” Patterson — who lost his father, …

Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers
1 year, 8 months ago

Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers

Associated Press  

More than five years after his son was gunned down in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Richard Berger still asks why. “We just don’t know, and we just don’t know what to say.” Families and experts are looking for answers as the U.S. faces a steady drumbeat of mass killings. Contributing to 2023’s steady drumbeat of death: …

Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers
1 year, 8 months ago

Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers

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. “We just don’t know, and we just don’t know …

Why so many mass killings? Families and experts seek answers
1 year, 8 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 …

Hyderabad district court judge's daughter among 9 killed in tragic US mass shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Hyderabad district court judge's daughter among 9 killed in tragic US mass shooting

India TV News  

In a tragic US mass shooting incident, an Indian woman was among nine who were killed at a crowded mall in Dallas in the US state of Texas on Saturday. According to news agency PTI, Aishwarya Thatikonda, 27, hailing from Hyderabad was working in Texas as a project engineer, a friend of the judge told media persons on Monday. According …

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