# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/101 "2017-09-09T18:24:57Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > 1. 8 September 2017 Groton CT, 4 killed (beaten)( [https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home](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. You already have a 38) ---
**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 10, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/102 "2017-09-10T01:37:38Z")
I do not understand what you are trying to say. However, it would be helpful if you could check my arithmetic. Every year I seem to make simple addition mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/103 "2017-09-10T01:52:22Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > I do not understand what you are trying to say. However, it would be helpful if you could check my arithmetic. Every year I seem to make simple addition mistakes. Your post #99 contained 38 events. In post number 100, you reported another event, but numbered it 38. Shouldn’t the new one be number 39? I added all the events in #99 and I make it 175 killed, not 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 10, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/104 "2017-09-10T02:39:24Z")
Thank you for the help with the counting skills. I will get to it after work. As for post #99 (and I don’t have time to look at it right now, the bus is coming) I suppose I had to take out an incident when I discovered it did not meet the requirements. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/105 "2017-09-10T03:14:58Z")
Another entry for the list. Note: autoplay video at link; story below. [In Groton, Massachusetts](http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Groton-Family-Murder-Appears-to-be-Tragic-Family-Violence-443413413.html?_osource=taboola-recirc): Man kills four in his family, then knocks on neighbor’s door, naked and covered in mud: > [@](#): > > “He says to me, ‘I need help, I need help. I murdered four poeple,’” said Alcocer. “Straight out; very calm.” ---
**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 10, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/106 "2017-09-10T13:48:36Z")
OK, many,many thanks to both \*\*amarone \*\*and **Freddy**. Here is what should be a complete list with two pending cases. 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) ([https://apnews.com/0669a9123462455eb9f19a3a206fcd59](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) ([http://abc7news.com/news/multiple-pe...ility/2098106/](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)) 39. 8 September 2017 Groton CT, 4 killed (beaten)( [https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home)) Events 39 Killed 179 Pending 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 21 August 2017 Halifax County NC, 4 killed (shot) ([Halifax County authorities identify quadruple murder victims, reward being offered - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham](http://abc11.com/halifax-county-authorities-id-quadruple-murder-victims/2330911/)) ---
**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 11, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/107 "2017-09-11T13:33:08Z")
1. 10 September 2017 Plano TX 7 killed (shot) ([Seven people found shot to death inside Texas home during Dallas Cowboys party, shooter killed by police – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/people-found-shot-death-texas-home-shooter-killed-article-1.3485744)) Events 40 Killed 186 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/108 "2017-09-11T15:28:55Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > 1. 8 September 2017 Groton CT, 4 killed (beaten)( [https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home)) This happened in Groton, MA, not Groton, CT. ---
**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 12, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/109 "2017-09-12T00:46:07Z")
I will blame muscle memory for the typo. In Plano, the count is now 8 killed. (The shooter was not a suicide, he was killed by the police so the rules do not let his death count.) ---
**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 15, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/110 "2017-09-15T12:47:43Z")
A new #36 as charges have 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) ([https://apnews.com/0669a9123462455eb9f19a3a206fcd59](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) ([http://abc7news.com/news/multiple-pe...ility/2098106/](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. 18 August 2017 Munds Park AZ 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://azdailysun.com/news/local/arizona-man-charged-in-i--wrong-way-crash-that/article\_39ce1bed-3d94-5164-8541-8c2e6f99c029.html](http://azdailysun.com/news/local/arizona-man-charged-in-i--wrong-way-crash-that/article_39ce1bed-3d94-5164-8541-8c2e6f99c029.html)) 37. 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)) 38. 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/)) 39. 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)) 40. 8 September 2017 Groton MA, 4 killed (beaten)( [https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home)) 41. 10 September 2017 Plano TX, 8 killed (shot) ([Seven people found shot to death inside Texas home during Dallas Cowboys party, shooter killed by police – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/people-found-shot-death-texas-home-shooter-killed-article-1.3485744)) Events 41 Killed 191 Pending 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 21 August 2017 Halifax County NC, 4 killed (shot) ([Halifax County authorities identify quadruple murder victims, reward being offered - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham](http://abc11.com/halifax-county-authorities-id-quadruple-murder-victims/2330911/)) 10 September 2017, Richmond VA 4 killed (shot) ([Police ID 4 killed in Gilpin Court weekend shootings](http://www.nbc12.com/story/36337169/police-id-4-killed-in-gilpin-court-weekend-shootings)) ---
**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 16, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/111 "2017-09-16T13:34:15Z")
I cannot (off the top of my head) recall another mass killing in Chicago’s city limits. 1. 15 September 2017 Chicago IL 4 killed (shot) ([4 killed in Brighton Park shooting - ABC7 Chicago](http://abc7chicago.com/4-killed-in-brighton-park-shooting/2421980/)) Events 42 Killed 195 ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/112 "2017-09-16T16:48:25Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > This article implies that stand your ground laws may have caused the increase [A study by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests stand-your-ground laws result in more fatal shootings](http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21713892-florida-saw-sudden-and-sustained-rise-homicide-rate-24-after-introducing-one?fsrc=scn%2Ffb%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2Fastudybythejournalofamericanmedicinesuggestsstandyourgroundlawsresultinmorefatalshootings) As others said, this is probably off-topic here. Nevertheless _Thank you **Typo Knig** for bringing it to our attention_. If we trust the graphic there was a sudden jump from 0.75 to over 1.0 in the rate of Homicides by Firearm when Florida’s SYG law went into effect! :eek: That is quite huge. ---
**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 22, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/113 "2017-09-22T10:05:25Z")
I direct those of you with an interest in such things to my list of spree killings in the US before 2006. It is very incomplete. [https://www.reddit.com/r/lists/comments/71pzg5/spree\_killings\_in\_the\_us\_before\_2006/](https://www.reddit.com/r/lists/comments/71pzg5/spree_killings_in_the_us_before_2006/) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/114 "2017-10-02T01:35:29Z")
Oddly this even does not count as no criminal charges can be filed against the dead driver: 1 October 2017 Greensboro NC, 5 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Police: Car involved in crash that killed 5 people in Greensboro was falsely reported as stolen](http://www.wxii12.com/article/five-people-dead-after-driver-of-stolen-car-crashes-in-greensboro/12666873)) The driver of a stolen car managed to kill five including himself. So he was not charged and so it does not count. Still it is obviously a criminal act. Grumble. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/115 "2017-10-03T01:00:27Z")
1 October 2017 - Las Vegas, Nevada - At least 59 dead after Stephen Paddock opens fire on a country music festival from his hotel window. 525+ injured. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/116 "2017-10-03T01:29:11Z")
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) ([https://apnews.com/0669a9123462455eb9f19a3a206fcd59](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) ([http://abc7news.com/news/multiple-pe...ility/2098106/](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. 18 August 2017 Munds Park AZ 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([http://azdailysun.com/news/local/arizona-man-charged-in-i--wrong-way-crash-that/article\_39ce1bed-3d94-5164-8541-8c2e6f99c029.html](http://azdailysun.com/news/local/arizona-man-charged-in-i--wrong-way-crash-that/article_39ce1bed-3d94-5164-8541-8c2e6f99c029.html)) 37. 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)) 38. 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/)) 39. 24 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)) 40. 8 September 2017 Groton MA, 4 killed (beaten)( [https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/09/08/four-people-found-dead-inside-a-groton-home)) 41. 10 September 2017 Plano TX, 8 killed (shot) ([Seven people found shot to death inside Texas home during Dallas Cowboys party, shooter killed by police – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/people-found-shot-death-texas-home-shooter-killed-article-1.3485744)) 42. 15 September 2017 Chicago IL 4 killed (shot) ([4 killed in Brighton Park shooting - ABC7 Chicago](http://abc7chicago.com/4-killed-in-brighton-park-shooting/2421980/)) 43. 1 October 2017 Las Vegas NV 59 killed (shot) ([‘It was a horror show’: Mass shooting leaves at least 59 dead, 527 wounded on Las Vegas Strip | Las Vegas Review-Journal](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/more-than-20-killed-100-wounded-in-las-vegas-strip-shooting/)) Events 43 Killed 254 Pending 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 21 August 2017 Halifax County NC, 4 killed (shot) ([Halifax County authorities identify quadruple murder victims, reward being offered - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham](http://abc11.com/halifax-county-authorities-id-quadruple-murder-victims/2330911/)) 10 September 2017, Richmond VA 4 killed (shot) ([Police ID 4 killed in Gilpin Court weekend shootings](http://www.nbc12.com/story/36337169/police-id-4-killed-in-gilpin-court-weekend-shootings)) 1 October 2017 Greensboro NC, 5 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Police: Car involved in crash that killed 5 people in Greensboro was falsely reported as stolen](http://www.wxii12.com/article/five-people-dead-after-driver-of-stolen-car-crashes-in-greensboro/12666873)) The driver of a stolen car managed to kill five including himself. So he was not charged and so it does not count. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/117 "2017-10-03T02:35:02Z")
Excuse me. I forgot to count the suicide. It should read: 1 October 2017 Las Vegas NV 60 killed (shot) ([‘It was a horror show’: Mass shooting leaves at least 59 dead, 527 wounded on Las Vegas Strip | Las Vegas Review-Journal](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/more-than-20-killed-100-wounded-in-las-vegas-strip-shooting/)) Events 43 Killed 255 ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/118 "2017-10-03T03:11:24Z")
Thanks for compiling this list, I think. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/119 "2017-10-04T02:20:55Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Thanks for compiling this list, I think. You are welcome, I think. All in all, it is a depressing hobby. Still, I think it is important. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508/120 "2017-10-04T02:47:13Z")
I’d also like to say “thank you”, **Paul** and express my agreement that this is important. [VICE thought so last year](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xdwpwk/mass-shootings-in-the-united-states-and-europe-in-2016). That link has a brief description of every mass shooting in the US for 2016. The first took place on 6 January; the last on 31 December. Criteria for inclusion can be found at a link at the top of the page. For 2016, VICE found that there were 392 dead, 1,502 injured in mass shootings in the US. It looks like there could well be more fodder for [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=837807) at years end, if not before then (and holy cow do I hope not before then and not even then). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508.md?page=7)