Paco Dennis
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- Location
- Mid-Missouri
- Mass shootings in the US have increased nearly 73% over the same time period last year.
- Research shows violence spreads like contagion, so one incident increases the likelihood of another.
- Gun violence researchers say little has been done to prevent the next mass shooting.
| May 1 | Wilmington | Delaware | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people, two men and two women, were being treated for their injuries after being shot.[19] |
| April 29 | Atlanta (5) | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 5 | One person is dead and at least four other people were injured after a shooting at a southwest Atlanta home on Thursday evening in what police are describing as a drive-by shooting.[20] |
| April 28 | Miami (4) | Florida | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were injured late Wednesday in a shooting incident at a Miami home.[21] |
| April 28 | Boone | North Carolina | 5[n 2] | 0 | 5 | Two deputies were killed and three other people including a suspected gunman were found dead after a standoff.[22] |
| April 27 | Fairfield | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 5 | A shooting left at least one person dead and four more injured.[23] |
| April 27 | Richmond (2) | Virginia | 2 | 3 | 5 | A 3-month-old and her mother are dead after being caught in the crossfire between two groups while three others are recovering after being shot.[24] |
| April 26 | Gresham (3) | Oregon | 0 | 7 | 7 | Seven people were shot during a vigil for a shooting victim.[25] |
| April 25 | Houma | Louisiana | 0 | 5 | 5 | A shooting at a Houma nightclub left five people injured.[26] |
| April 25 | Phenix City | Alabama | 0 | 4 | 4 | An overnight shooting left four people injured at an outdoor party.[27] |
| April 25 | Little Rock | Arkansas | 1 | 3 | 4 | A drive-by shooting left one person dead and three others injured at Cheatham Park.[28] |
| April 25 | Kansas City | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man is dead and three more are injured after a quadruple shooting in the city’s historic jazz district.[29] |
| April 25 | Palestine | Texas | 0 | 4 | 4 | A shooting that occurred at a local night club left four people injured.[30] |
| April 24 | New Orleans (3) | Louisiana | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded in a shooting on Bourbon Street.[31] |
| April 22 | San Diego (2) | California | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man was arrested after two overnight shootings in downtown San Diego left one person dead and four others injured.[32] |
| April 19 | Houston (9) | Texas | 2 | 3 | 5 | Five people were shot, two fatally, early Monday in Independence Heights.[33] |
| April 19 | Atlanta (4) | Georgia | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded, one critically, at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta.[34] |
| April 18 | Austin | Texas | 3 | 0 | 3 | The three victims in a domestic disturbance included shooter's ex-wife, his adoptive daughter, and his daughter's boyfriend.[35] Suspect captured without incident.[relevant? – discuss] |
| April 18 | Montgomery | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 5 | A shooting over the weekend left four people injured, including juveniles, and one woman dead.[36] |
| April 18 | Shreveport (3) | Louisiana | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five victims have shown up at a Shreveport hospital in connection with a shooting on Hearne Avenue.[37] |
| April 18 | Detroit (4) | Michigan | 1[n 2] | 5 | 6 | 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.[38] |
| April 18 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 5 | Three people were killed and two injured after a shooting at a tavern.[39] |
| April 17 | LaPlace | Louisiana | 0 | 9 | 9 | Nine people were shot and injured during a 12-year old's birthday party, in LaPlace, LA, just northwest of New Orleans on Saturday afternoon.[40] |
| April 17 | Columbus, OH | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 6 | A woman was killed and five were wounded after a shooting at a vigil for a homicide victim.[41] |
| April 16 | Detroit (3) | Michigan | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were shot at a vigil on the East Side.[42] |
| April 15 | Indianapolis (5) | Indiana | 9[n 2] | 7 | 16 | 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. |
| April 15 | Washington, D.C. (5) | Washington, D.C. | 0 | 4 | 4 | Three men and a teenage girl were wounded in Northeast DC.[43] |
| April 15 | Pensacola | Florida | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were shot outside an apartment complex. Police say there were four shooters.[44] |
| April 15 | Chicago (9) | Illinois | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in Humboldt Park.[45] |
| April 13 | Baltimore (2) | Maryland | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four men were shot by at least two people while playing a dice game in East Baltimore.[46] |
| April 12 | Chicago (8) | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were shot, one fatally, on the I-290. In addition, a fifth person was hit by a car.[47] |
| April 12 | Nashville | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 4 | A three-year-old girl was shot and killed and two-year-old girl and two adult males were shot and injured in the Cumberland View apartments of the North Nashville neighborhood.[48] |
| April 12 | Carroll County | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 4 | During a vehicle pursuit, three police officers were shot and one of the occupants of the suspect vehicle was killed by police.[49] |
| April 11 | Wichita | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 4 | One man was killed and three others wounded at an Airbnb.[50] |
| April 11 | Seattle | Washington | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were shot in a parking lot.[51] |
| April 10 | Koshkonong | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 4 | A man shot several people at a convenience store. Police say the man knew one of the victims, but the motive is unclear.[52] |
| April 10 | Memphis (3) | Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 5 | Five people were shot at an auto repair shop.[53] |
| April 10 | Waterbury | Connecticut | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in a shooting.[54] |
| April 10 | Allendale | Michigan | 0 | 4 | 4 | A shooting at an Allendale apartment complex near Grand Valley State University injured four people, leaving one critically injured.[55][56] |
| April 9 | Fort Worth | Texas | 1 | 5 | 6 | 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.[57] |
| April 8 | Bryan | Texas | 1 | 5 | 6 | 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.[58][59] The suspected shooter is now in custody.[60] |
| April 7 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 4 | Four people were shot at a Northside gas station, two of them fatally.[61] |
| April 7 | Rock Hill | South Carolina | 7[n 2] | 0 | 7 | 2021 Rock Hill shooting: Six people, including two children, were killed in a mass shooting at a Rock Hill home. Former professional football player Philip Adams,[62] the person deputies named as responsible for the shooting, was found dead at a nearby home.[63][64] |
| April 6 | Detroit (2) | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were shot in the Cornerstone Village neighborhood.[65] |
| April 6 | New York City (2) | New York | 4[n 2] | 0 | 4 | A man killed the mother of his child and two of her daughters, then later killed himself at the New York City Housing Authority's Van Dyke Houses Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.[66][67] |
| April 5 | Chicago (7) | Illinois | 0 | 7 | 7 | Seven people were injured in a shooting in West Englewood.[68] |
| April 5 | Baltimore (1) | Maryland | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five men were injured in a shooting.[69] |
| April 5 | Allen | Texas | 6[n 2] | 0 | 6 | 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.[70][71] |
| April 4 | Monroe | Louisiana | 0 | 6 | 6 | Two men were arrested for a shooting at a bar that wounded six people.[72] |
| April 4 | Birmingham | Alabama | 1 | 6 | 7 | A woman was killed at a park, and six others, including a 5-year-old boy, were wounded.[73] |
| April 4 | Beaumont | Texas | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in a drive-by shooting.[74] |
| April 3 | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | 0 | 5 | 5 | Two people were arrested after a shooting injured five people.[75] |
| April 3 | Quincy | Florida | 0 | 7 | 7 | Seven were wounded after a nightclub shooting.[76] |
| April 3 | Wilmington | North Carolina | 3 | 4 | 7 | Seven people were shot, three fatally, during a house party.[77] |
| March 31 | Orange | California | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2021 Orange, California office shooting: Six people were shot in Orange, California. Four people, including a child, were killed and two hospitalized.[78] |
| March 31 | Washington, D.C. (4) | Washington, D.C. | 2 | 3 | 5 | Five people were shot in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington D.C. Two of the victims were killed and three others were injured.[79] |
| March 30 | Houston (8) | Texas | 0 | 4 | 4 | Several people were wounded in the Acres Homes area in separate shootings. Houston Police believe the shootings may be connected.[80] |
| March 28 | Essex | Maryland | 5[n 2] | 1 | 6 | A man killed his parents and two others before setting himself on fire. A fifth person was wounded by gunfire but survived.[81] |
| March 28 | Chicago (6) | Illinois | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were struck by gunfire on a vehicle on Interstate 57.[82] |
| March 28 | San Antonio | Texas | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured, two critically, after a shooting at an apartment complex.[83] |
| March 28 | Cleveland (2) | Ohio | 0 | 7 | 7 | Seven people were injured after a shootout at a motorcycle club.[84] |
| March 27 | River Grove | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were shot, one fatally, on a party bus.[85] |
| March 27 | Chicago (5) | Illinois | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded after a shooting in the Austin neighborhood.[86] |
| March 27 | Yazoo City | Mississippi | 0 | 6 | 6 | Several people were injured after a shooting at a nightclub.[87] |
| March 27 | Memphis (2) | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 5 | 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.[88][89] |
| 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.[90] |
| March 26 | Virginia Beach | Virginia | 2 | 8 | 8 | Eight people were injured after a fight in Virginia Beach 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.[91][92] |
| 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.[93] |
| 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.[94] |
| March 23 | Aliceville | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 4 | Four people, including two high school students, were shot. One of the high school students later died.[95] |
| March 22 | Detroit (1) | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 4 | Four people were shot in a vehicle, one fatally.[96] |
| March 22 | Cleveland (1) | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 4 | Four people were shot at a restaurant, two fatally.[97] |
| March 22 | Boulder | Colorado | 10 | 1[n 2] | 11 | 2021 Boulder shooting: 10 people were killed, including a Boulder police officer, in a shooting at a grocery store. The suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Al-Issa, was shot in the leg and has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.[98] |
| March 20 | Houston (7) | Texas | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were shot at a nightclub.[99] |
| March 20 | Dallas | Texas | 1 | 7 | 8 | One person died and seven others were wounded after a shooting at a nightclub (The Pryme Bar).[100] |
| March 20 | Philadelphia (5) | Pennsylvania | 1 | 5 | 6 | Five people were shot, one fatally, at a party in the Nicetown neighborhood.[101] |
| March 18 | Gresham (2) | Oregon | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were hospitalized after a shooting at a motel.[102] |
| March 18 | New Orleans (2) | Louisiana | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were shot in the 7th Ward.[103] |
| March 17 | Stockton | California | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded after a drive-by shooting at a vigil. Police say the victims are uncooperative.[104] |
| March 16 | Phoenix (3) | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 5 | Four people died after a shooting at a home. One man was injured and is expected to survive.[105] |
| March 16 | Atlanta (2) and Acworth | Georgia | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2021 Atlanta spa shootings: A series of mass shootings occurred at massage parlors in Atlanta and its suburb Acworth, about 30 miles away. Eight people were killed in the incidents and one person was wounded, six victims were women of Asian descent. A suspect, Robert Aaron Long, was arrested in Crisp County, about 150 miles south of Atlanta. Authorities said Long told them he was planning to continue the spree in Florida.[106][107] |
