Mourning and outrage have shaken the nation as mass shootings continue to mark some of the latest chapters of a long history of gun violence across the United States. As Americans grapple with these ...
While there is no specific definition of a mass shooting, an accepted one says that an incident in which at least four people are shot (injured or killed) is considered a "mass shooting." The FBI uses ...
Data shows that a shooting in Southport, North Carolina, was the 378th mass shooting of 2025. The Rockefeller Institute of Government defines a mass shooting as "an incident of targeted violence ...
In recent years, it seems Western Pennsylvania has seen more than its fair share of mass shootings. • LA Fitness in 2009. • Western Psych in 2012. • Wilkinsburg in 2016. • Tree of Life in 2018. • ...
There is no universal standard for what constitutes a mass shooting, potentially causing discrepancies in data and research among authorities and experts -- and confusion for the average person. "Some ...
(WKYT)—Today’s Good Question is: What is the definition of a mass shooting? One of the issues with reporting on a shooting, like the one we had early this morning in Lexington, is there is no official ...