# 2017 Mass Killings in the United States **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508 "2017-01-07T03:06:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/81 "2017-06-19T12:53:59Z")
> [@nachtmusick](#): > > One hundred and forty three. So far. Killed by serial killers wielding their WEAPONS. > Each year over one-half _million_ children under the age of five die of Diarrhoea across the world. Try keeping up with that. > > [Diarrhoeal disease](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs330/en/) Feel free to open up your own thread on a topic you feel strongly about. Don’t continue it here. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/82 "2017-06-19T18:49:01Z")
Chicago hits [300](http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/homicides) for the year. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/83 "2017-07-06T13:39:34Z")
1. 6 July 2017 Madison ME 4 killed (shot) ([4 dead including gunman,1 wounded in Madison shootings | WGME](http://wgme.com/news/local/3-shot-to-death-1-wounded-in-madison)) 2. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (not reported) ([Woman suspected of fatally stabbing husband, four young kids inside Georgia home – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-children-found-dead-georgia-home-woman-detained-article-1.3305372)) Events 32 Killed 148 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/84 "2017-07-06T13:47:38Z")
#32 is now said to be a stabbing. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/85 "2017-07-06T13:59:19Z")
**Correction** In the slaughter in Maine, the killer was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies. The correct total is: 31) 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) ([Woman suspected of fatally stabbing husband, four young kids inside Georgia home – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-children-found-dead-georgia-home-woman-detained-article-1.3305372)) Events 31 Killed 144 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/86 "2017-07-13T14:47:21Z")
1. 12 July 20017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) ([3 killed in carefully-planned Gardendale ambush; 11-year-old girl escapes - al.com](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/07/3_people_down_in_possible_acti.html)) Events 32 Killed 148 N.B. The Bucks County Pennsylvania case is awaiting complete information so the Commissioner can make a ruling. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/87 "2017-07-14T06:47:35Z")
It has been a while since I posted a complete list. The newest one is tough, it happened in two counties, so does it met the “one emotional event” rule? 1 January 2017, Lexington County, SC 4 killed (shot) ([http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341)) 1. 17 January 2017 Springfield MA 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Aaron Thorne denies motor vehicle homicide charges in crash that killed 4 Springfield youths - masslive.com](http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/06/new_haven_teen_denies_motor_ve.html)) 2. 5 January 2017, Hubbard, OR 5 killed (multiple) ([http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head](http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head)) 3. 6 January 2017 Fort Lauderdale. FL 5 killed (shot) ([Multiple A-list celebrities star in this year’s Super Bowl advertisements – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale](http://wsvn.com/news/local/multiple-)…-intl-airport/) 4. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) ([January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post](http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/11)…-bodies-found/) 5. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) ([http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/](http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/)) 6. 6 February 2017 Yazoo City MS 4 killed (shot) ([http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/](http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/)) 7. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) ([http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead](http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead)) 8. 19 February 2017 Preston ID 4 killed (shot) ([Police: Idaho father shot, killed 3 kids before turning gun on himself | KSL.com](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=43246828&nid=157)) 9. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y\_shot\_to.html](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y_shot_to.html)) 10. 6 March 2017 El Centro CA 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896](http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896)) 11. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) ([http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story](http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)) 12. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842](http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)) 13. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) ([News - New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat....icle-1.3006291) 14. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) ([http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0](http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0)) 15. 29 March 2017 Concan TX 13 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us)…-bus-accident/) 16. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index](http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index)…\_killed\_i.html) 17. 31 March 2017 Chicago IL 5 killed (shot) ([http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html)) 18. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( [http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/](http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/)) 19. 7 April 2017 Houston TX 5 killed (shot)([4 dead in apparent murder-suicide spree in Houston, Ft. Bend Co. - ABC13 Houston](http://abc13.com/news/4-dead-in-appa...nd-co/1845757/)) 20. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) ([http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-](http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-)…-uncle-killed/) Mass killing or serial? 21. 30 April 2017 Topeka KS 4 killed (shot) ([4 dead, including gunman, after shooting at Topeka home | AP News](https://apnews.com/0669a9123462455eb9f19a3a206fcd59)) 22. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/](http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/)) 23. 28 May 2017 Brookhaven MS 8 killed (shot) ([WFTV](http://www.wftv.com/news/police-say-...ippi/527382361)) 24. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) ([http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html)) 25. 7 June 2017 Washington County IN 4 killed (shot) ([http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/](http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/)) 26. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-dead-in-weis-market-shooting/735099274](http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-dead-in-weis-market-shooting/735099274)) 27. 11? June 2017 Lake Township, & North Royalton OH 5 killed (multiple) ([http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/accused-serial-killer-george-brinkman-to-face-judge-on-murder-charges/449198377](http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/accused-serial-killer-george-brinkman-to-face-judge-on-murder-charges/449198377)) 28. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) ([4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco](http://abc7news.com/news/multiple-people-shot-in-san-francisco-near-ups-facility/2098106/)) 29. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) ([Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal](https://www.abqjournal.com/1018851/death-toll-now-5-in-northern-nm-shooting-spree.html)) 30. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) ([Woman suspected of fatally stabbing husband, four young kids inside Georgia home – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-children-found-dead-georgia-home-woman-detained-article-1.3305372)) 31. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) ([3 killed in carefully-planned Gardendale ambush; 11-year-old girl escapes - al.com](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/07/3_people_down_in_possible_acti.html)) 32. 13 July 2017 Greenville & Pickens Counties SC, 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article161308353.html](http://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article161308353.html)) Events 33 Killed 152 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/88 "2017-08-05T12:49:16Z")
A new #31 requires a new list. 1 January 2017, Lexington County, SC 4 killed (shot) ([http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341)) 1. 17 January 2017 Springfield MA 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://www.masslive.com/news/index.s](http://www.masslive.com/news/index.s)…\_motor\_ve.html) 2. 5 January 2017, Hubbard, OR 5 killed (multiple) ([http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head](http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head)) 3. 6 January 2017 Fort Lauderdale. FL 5 killed (shot) ([Multiple A-list celebrities star in this year’s Super Bowl advertisements – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale](http://wsvn.com/news/local/multiple-)…-intl-airport/) 4. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) ([January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post](http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/11)…-bodies-found/) 5. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) ([http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/](http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/)) 6. 6 February 2017 Yazoo City MS 4 killed (shot) ([http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/](http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/)) 7. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) ([http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead](http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead)) 8. 19 February 2017 Preston ID 4 killed (shot) ([Police: Idaho father shot, killed 3 kids before turning gun on himself | KSL.com](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=43246828&nid=157)) 9. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y\_shot\_to.html](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y_shot_to.html)) 10. 6 March 2017 El Centro CA 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896](http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896)) 11. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) ([http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story](http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)) 12. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842](http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)) 13. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) ([News - New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat....icle-1.3006291) 14. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) ([http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0](http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0)) 15. 29 March 2017 Concan TX 13 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us)…-bus-accident/) 16. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index](http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index)…\_killed\_i.html) 17. 31 March 2017 Chicago IL 5 killed (shot) ([http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html)) 18. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( [http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/](http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/)) 19. 7 April 2017 Houston TX 5 killed (shot)([4 dead in apparent murder-suicide spree in Houston, Ft. Bend Co. - ABC13 Houston](http://abc13.com/news/4-dead-in-appa...nd-co/1845757/)) 20. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) ([http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-](http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-)…-uncle-killed/) Mass killing or serial? 21. 30 April 2017 Topeka KS 4 killed (shot) ([4 dead, including gunman, after shooting at Topeka home | AP News](https://apnews.com/0669a9123462455eb9f19a3a206fcd59)) 22. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/](http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/)) 23. 28 May 2017 Brookhaven MS 8 killed (shot) ([http://www.wftv.com/news/police-say-...ippi/527382361](http://www.wftv.com/news/police-say-...ippi/527382361)) 24. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) ([http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html)) 25. 7 June 2017 Washington County IN 4 killed (shot) ([http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/](http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/)) 26. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-...ting/735099274](http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-...ting/735099274)) 27. 11? June 2017 Lake Township, & North Royalton OH 5 killed (multiple) ([http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/ac...rges/449198377](http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/ac...rges/449198377)) 28. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) ([4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco](http://abc7news.com/news/multiple-pe...ility/2098106/)) 29. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) ([Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal](https://www.abqjournal.com/1018851/d...ing-spree.html)) 30. 1 July 2017 Lake McConaughy NE, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Kansas man charged in motorcycle wreck that killed 4 SW Iowa residents](http://www.kmaland.com/news/kansas-man-charged-in-motorcycle-wreck-that-killed-sw-iowa/article_91b900b0-7906-11e7-9667-2331217986c9.html)) 31. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) ([News - New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.3305372)) 32. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...ible\_acti.html](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...ible_acti.html)) 33. 13 July 2017 Greenville & Pickens Counties SC, 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.thestate.com/news/state/s...161308353.html](http://www.thestate.com/news/state/s...161308353.html)) Events 34 Killed 156 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/89 "2017-08-12T08:02:08Z")
Remarkably, there is a new #2. 1. 1 January 2017, Lexington County, SC 4 killed (shot) ([http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341)) 2. 3 January 2017, Marion County OR 5 killed ([http://koin.com/2017/08/11/da-keith-kroeker-killed-his-wife-3-kids-himself/](http://koin.com/2017/08/11/da-keith-kroeker-killed-his-wife-3-kids-himself/)) 3. 17 January 2017 Springfield MA 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://www.masslive.com/news/index.s](http://www.masslive.com/news/index.s)…\_motor\_ve.html) 4. 5 January 2017, Hubbard, OR 5 killed (multiple) ([http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head](http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head)) 5. 6 January 2017 Fort Lauderdale. FL 5 killed (shot) ([Multiple A-list celebrities star in this year’s Super Bowl advertisements – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale](http://wsvn.com/news/local/multiple-)…-intl-airport/) 6. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) ([January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post](http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/11)…-bodies-found/) 7. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) ([http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/](http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/)) 8. 6 February 2017 Yazoo City MS 4 killed (shot) ([http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/](http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/)) 9. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) ([http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead](http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead)) 10. 19 February 2017 Preston ID 4 killed (shot) ([Police: Idaho father shot, killed 3 kids before turning gun on himself | KSL.com](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=43246828&nid=157)) 11. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y\_shot\_to.html](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y_shot_to.html)) 12. 6 March 2017 El Centro CA 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896](http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896)) 13. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) ([http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story](http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)) 14. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842](http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)) 15. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) ([News - New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat....icle-1.3006291) 16. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) ([http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0](http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0)) 17. 29 March 2017 Concan TX 13 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us)…-bus-accident/) 18. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index](http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index)…\_killed\_i.html) 19. 31 March 2017 Chicago IL 5 killed (shot) ([http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html)) 20. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( [http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/](http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/)) 21. 7 April 2017 Houston TX 5 killed (shot)([4 dead in apparent murder-suicide spree in Houston, Ft. Bend Co. - ABC13 Houston](http://abc13.com/news/4-dead-in-appa...nd-co/1845757/)) 22. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) ([http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-](http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-)…-uncle-killed/) Mass killing or serial? 23. 30 April 2017 Topeka KS 4 killed (shot) ([4 dead, including gunman, after shooting at Topeka home | AP News](https://apnews.com/0669a9123462455eb9f19a3a206fcd59)) 24. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/](http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/)) 25. 28 May 2017 Brookhaven MS 8 killed (shot) ([WFTV](http://www.wftv.com/news/police-say-...ippi/527382361)) 26. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) ([http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html)) 27. 7 June 2017 Washington County IN 4 killed (shot) ([http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/](http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/)) 28. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-...ting/735099274](http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-...ting/735099274)) 29. 11? June 2017 Lake Township, & North Royalton OH 5 killed (multiple) ([http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/ac...rges/449198377](http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/ac...rges/449198377)) 30. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) ([4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco](http://abc7news.com/news/multiple-pe...ility/2098106/)) 31. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) ([Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal](https://www.abqjournal.com/1018851/d...ing-spree.html)) 32. 1 July 2017 Lake McConaughy NE, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Kansas man charged in motorcycle wreck that killed 4 SW Iowa residents](http://www.kmaland.com/news/kansas-man-charged-in-motorcycle-wreck-that-killed-sw-iowa/article_91b900b0-7906-11e7-9667-2331217986c9.html)) 33. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) ([News - New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.3305372)) 34. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...ible\_acti.html](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...ible_acti.html)) 35. 13 July 2017 Greenville & Pickens Counties SC, 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.thestate.com/news/state/s...161308353.html](http://www.thestate.com/news/state/s...161308353.html)) 36. 4 August 2017 Fontana CA 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/272053556-story](http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/272053556-story)) PENDING CHARGES Events 36 Killed 161 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/90 "2017-08-17T13:42:32Z")
More bad news. An Oklahoma lady was driving and [killed herself and three kids.](http://www.vosizneias.com/277702/2017/08/16/london-in-rare-rebuke-of-trump-uks-may-says-leaders-must-condemn-far-right-views/#comments) The police say she was driving distracted. The Commissioner is confused if this was a mass killing. Had she lived, Mom probably would have been charged. I got to get a happier hobby. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/91 "2017-08-17T16:34:45Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > More bad news. An Oklahoma lady was driving and [killed herself and three kids.](http://www.vosizneias.com/277702/2017/08/16/london-in-rare-rebuke-of-trump-uks-may-says-leaders-must-condemn-far-right-views/#comments) The police say she was driving distracted. The Commissioner is confused if this was a mass killing. Had she lived, Mom probably would have been charged. > > I got to get a happier hobby. The link goes to a different news item. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/92 "2017-08-18T02:40:44Z")
Sorry about that. Here it is: > **[OHP says Jenks mom was distracted before crash that killed her and three...](https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/ohp-says-jenks-mom-was-distracted-before-crash-that-killed/article_cc66e145-47b8-53d2-84e5-14466968e1af.html)** > > According to a collision report obtained Wednesday from OHP, an SUV driven by 40-year-old Erin Van Horn collided with the back end of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on Interstate ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/93 "2017-08-18T04:12:34Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Sorry about that. > > Here it is: > > [OHP says Jenks mom was distracted before crash that killed her and three children](http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/ohp-says-jenks-mom-was-distracted-before-crash-that-killed/article_cc66e145-47b8-53d2-84e5-14466968e1af.html) That’s not a “killing”; it’s an “accident”. Sure, perhaps the woman would have been charged if she had lived, but there’s no indication that there was any intent. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/94 "2017-08-18T04:30:42Z")
Yeah, that is what I’m thinking. Still, the rules say that if she had lived and if she had been charged, it would make the list. I have to impose rules to make the lists comparable from year to year. ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/95 "2017-08-19T23:10:13Z")
I can’t find any information about: 17) 29 March 2017 Concan TX 13 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us)…-bus-accident/) the link is 404. CNN doesn’t have any news from Concan TX. I think I would have remembered a story about vehicular homicide involving 13 deaths, but I got nothing. Can anyone provide a working link? ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/96 "2017-08-21T04:22:16Z")
That was an accident where a bus was hit head on by an impaired / distracted driver.[http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/us/texas-fatal-church-bus-crash/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/us/texas-fatal-church-bus-crash/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/97 "2017-08-25T05:37:34Z")
1. 24 August 2017 Bloomington CA, 4 killed (shot) ([http://ktla.com/2017/08/24/bloomington-house-fire-that-left-family-of-4-dead-being-investigated-as-murder-suicide-sheriffs-dept/](http://ktla.com/2017/08/24/bloomington-house-fire-that-left-family-of-4-dead-being-investigated-as-murder-suicide-sheriffs-dept/)) The Fontana drunk-driving case earlier this month is still pending charges, so here is #36 which will become #37 in the fullness of time. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/98 "2017-08-25T11:59:09Z")
Hey \*\*Paul \*\*, here’s one for the list. > **[Gunman at large in 'gruesome' shooting of four people in Glasgow Village home](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/three-men-woman-found-shot-to-death-in-north-st/article_3e35763e-1bc3-539b-b0a0-d59f657124ca.html?utm_content=buffer75bb8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=LEEDCC)** > > Mother and 20-year-old son and a 10-year-old boy were among the victims. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/99 "2017-08-26T04:04:43Z")
Thank you very much **Bayard.** Also note a new #36 (the Beecher IL case) as charges have finally been filed 1. 1 January 2017, Lexington County, SC 4 killed (shot) ([http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...icide-44509341)) 2. 3 January 2017, Marion County OR 5 killed ([http://koin.com/2017/08/11/da-keith-kroeker-killed-his-wife-3-kids-himself/](http://koin.com/2017/08/11/da-keith-kroeker-killed-his-wife-3-kids-himself/)) 3. 17 January 2017 Springfield MA 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://www.masslive.com/news/index.s](http://www.masslive.com/news/index.s)…\_motor\_ve.html) 4. 5 January 2017, Hubbard, OR 5 killed (multiple) ([http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head](http://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-....ds-to-the-head)) 5. 6 January 2017 Fort Lauderdale. FL 5 killed (shot) ([Multiple A-list celebrities star in this year’s Super Bowl advertisements – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale](http://wsvn.com/news/local/multiple-)…-intl-airport/) 6. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) ([January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post](http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/11)…-bodies-found/) 7. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) ([http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/](http://q13fox.com/2017/02/01/4000-re...ows-something/)) 8. 6 February 2017 Yazoo City MS 4 killed (shot) ([http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/](http://wjtv.com/2017/02/06/breaking-...in-yazoo-city/)) 9. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) ([http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead](http://ktul.com/news/local/okmulgee....f-4-found-dead)) 10. 19 February 2017 Preston ID 4 killed (shot) ([Police: Idaho father shot, killed 3 kids before turning gun on himself | KSL.com](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=43246828&nid=157)) 11. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y\_shot\_to.html](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...y_shot_to.html)) 12. 6 March 2017 El Centro CA 4 dead (shot) ([http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896](http://www.kyma.com/news/three-peopl...home/380196896)) 13. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) ([http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story](http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)) 14. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842](http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)) 15. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) ([News - New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat....icle-1.3006291) 16. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) ([http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0](http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/68...ome?artslide=0)) 17. 29 March 2017 Concan TX 13 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/us)…-bus-accident/) 18. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index](http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index)…\_killed\_i.html) 19. 31 March 2017 Chicago IL 5 killed (shot) ([http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...330-story.html)) 20. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( [http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/](http://kstp.com/news/st-paul-shootin...taken/4447970/)) 21. 7 April 2017 Houston TX 5 killed (shot)([4 dead in apparent murder-suicide spree in Houston, Ft. Bend Co. - ABC13 Houston](http://abc13.com/news/4-dead-in-appa...nd-co/1845757/)) 22. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) ([http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-](http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/30/missing-)…-uncle-killed/) Mass killing or serial? 23. 30 April 2017 Topeka KS 4 killed (shot) ([4 dead, including gunman, after shooting at Topeka home | AP News](https://apnews.com/0669a9123462455eb9f19a3a206fcd59)) 24. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/](http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/)) 25. 28 May 2017 Brookhaven MS 8 killed (shot) ([WFTV](http://www.wftv.com/news/police-say-...ippi/527382361)) 26. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) ([http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...605-story.html)) 27. 7 June 2017 Washington County IN 4 killed (shot) ([http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/](http://fox59.com/2017/06/05/isp-seek...thern-indiana/)) 28. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-...ting/735099274](http://www.pahomepage.com/news/four-...ting/735099274)) 29. 11? June 2017 Lake Township, & North Royalton OH 5 killed (multiple) ([http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/ac...rges/449198377](http://www.wkyc.com/mb/news/crime/ac...rges/449198377)) 30. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) ([4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco](http://abc7news.com/news/multiple-pe...ility/2098106/)) 31. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) ([Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal](https://www.abqjournal.com/1018851/d...ing-spree.html)) 32. 1 July 2017 Lake McConaughy NE, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Kansas man charged in motorcycle wreck that killed 4 SW Iowa residents](http://www.kmaland.com/news/kansas-man-charged-in-motorcycle-wreck-that-killed-sw-iowa/article_91b900b0-7906-11e7-9667-2331217986c9.html)) 33. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) ([News - New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.3305372)) 34. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...ible\_acti.html](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/201...ible_acti.html)) 35. 13 July 2017 Greenville & Pickens Counties SC, 4 killed (shot) ([http://www.thestate.com/news/state/s...161308353.html](http://www.thestate.com/news/state/s...161308353.html)) 36. 24 July 2017 Beecher IL, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-25/bond-reduced-for-man-charged-in-crash-that-killed-4](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-25/bond-reduced-for-man-charged-in-crash-that-killed-4)) 37. 24 August 2017 Bloomington CA, 4 killed (multiple) ([http://ktla.com/2017/08/24/bloomington-house-fire-that-left-family-of-4-dead-being-investigated-as-murder-suicide-sheriffs-dept/](http://ktla.com/2017/08/24/bloomington-house-fire-that-left-family-of-4-dead-being-investigated-as-murder-suicide-sheriffs-dept/)) 38. 25 August 2017 Saint Louis County MO 4 killed (shot) ([Gunman at large in 'gruesome' shooting of four people in Glasgow Village home](http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/three-men-woman-found-shot-to-death-in-north-st/article_3e35763e-1bc3-539b-b0a0-d59f657124ca.html?utm_content=buffer75bb8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=LEEDCC)) Events 38 Killed 169 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/100 "2017-09-09T12:08:42Z")
1. 8 September 2017 Groton CT, 4 killed (beaten)( [Groton quadruple-homicide was a ‘situation of tragic family violence’](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home)) Events 38 Killed 169 It takes a lot of anger to beat four people to death. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508.md?page=6)