The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn't have a mass shooting definition. Instead, the FBI defines "mass murder" as an incident where four or more people are killed, which can include gun violence.

"By this definition," according to the organization, "the United States experiences an average of 19 mass shootings every year, ranging from 15 in 2010 and in 2014 to a high of 24 in both 2011 and ...

Based on this definition, there have been 68 mass shootings in 2023. Everytown for Gun Safety , a gun control advocacy group, defines mass shootings as any incident in which four or more people ...

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 ...

So, by that definition, a mass shooting doesn’t have to be premeditated, but it does have to impact multiple people with an act of violence. If you have a Good Question you’d like us to try to ...

Definition of "Mass Shooting" Varies "Some people are using one definition while others are using another," Barbara McQuade, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and former U.S. ...

We use the definition established by the Gun Violence Archive. CBS News, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal all cite that resource. GVA says a mass shooting has a minimum of four victims shot ...