2017 Mass Killings in the United States

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Feel free to open up your own thread on a topic you feel strongly about. Don’t continue it here.

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Chicago hits 300 for the year.

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  1. 6 July 2017 Madison ME 4 killed (shot) (4 dead including gunman,1 wounded in Madison shootings | WGME)
  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)
    Events 32

Killed 148

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#32 is now said to be a stabbing.

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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)

Events 31
Killed 144

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  1. 12 July 20017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) (3 killed in carefully-planned Gardendale ambush; 11-year-old girl escapes - al.com)

Events 32
Killed 148
N.B. The Bucks County Pennsylvania case is awaiting complete information so the Commissioner can make a ruling.

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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)

  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)

  2. 5 January 2017, Hubbard, OR 5 killed (multiple) (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…-intl-airport/)

  4. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) (January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post…-bodies-found/)

  5. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) (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/)

  7. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) (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)

  9. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) (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)

  11. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) (http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)

  12. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) (http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)

  13. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) (News - New York Daily News

  14. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) (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…-bus-accident/)

  16. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) (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)

  18. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( 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)

  20. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) (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)

  22. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) (http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/)

  23. 28 May 2017 Brookhaven MS 8 killed (shot) (WFTV)

  24. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) (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/)

  26. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) (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)

  28. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) (4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco)

  29. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) (Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal)

  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)

  31. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) (3 killed in carefully-planned Gardendale ambush; 11-year-old girl escapes - al.com)

  32. 13 July 2017 Greenville & Pickens Counties SC, 4 killed (shot) (http://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article161308353.html)

Events 33
Killed 152

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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)

  1. 17 January 2017 Springfield MA 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (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)

  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…-intl-airport/)

  4. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) (January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post…-bodies-found/)

  5. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) (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/)

  7. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) (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)

  9. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) (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)

  11. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) (http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)

  12. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) (http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)

  13. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) (News - New York Daily News

  14. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) (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…-bus-accident/)

  16. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) (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)

  18. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( 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)

  20. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) (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)

  22. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) (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)

  24. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) (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/)

  26. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) (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)

  28. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) (4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco)

  29. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) (Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal)

  30. 1 July 2017 Lake McConaughy NE, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (Kansas man charged in motorcycle wreck that killed 4 SW Iowa residents)

  31. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) (News - New York Daily News)

  32. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) (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)

Events 34
Killed 156

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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)

  2. 3 January 2017, Marion County OR 5 killed (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…_motor_ve.html)

  4. 5 January 2017, Hubbard, OR 5 killed (multiple) (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…-intl-airport/)

  6. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) (January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post…-bodies-found/)

  7. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) (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/)

  9. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) (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)

  11. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) (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)

  13. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) (http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)

  14. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) (http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)

  15. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) (News - New York Daily News

  16. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) (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…-bus-accident/)

  18. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) (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)

  20. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( 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)

  22. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) (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)

  24. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) (http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/)

  25. 28 May 2017 Brookhaven MS 8 killed (shot) (WFTV)

  26. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) (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/)

  28. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) (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)

  30. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) (4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco)

  31. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) (Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal)

  32. 1 July 2017 Lake McConaughy NE, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (Kansas man charged in motorcycle wreck that killed 4 SW Iowa residents)

  33. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) (News - New York Daily News)

  34. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) (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)

  36. 4 August 2017 Fontana CA 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/272053556-story) PENDING CHARGES

Events 36
Killed 161

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More bad news. An Oklahoma lady was driving and killed herself and three kids. 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.

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The link goes to a different news item.

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Sorry about that.

Here it is:

93

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.

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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.

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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…-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?

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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

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  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/)

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.

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Hey **Paul **, here’s one for the list.

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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)

  2. 3 January 2017, Marion County OR 5 killed (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…_motor_ve.html)

  4. 5 January 2017, Hubbard, OR 5 killed (multiple) (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…-intl-airport/)

  6. 10 January 2017 Colorado Springs, CO 4 killed (shot) (January 11, 2017 – The Denver Post…-bodies-found/)

  7. 28 January 2017 Kitsnap County, WA 4 killed (arson) (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/)

  9. 7 February 2017 Morris OK 4 killed (shot) (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)

  11. 22 February 2017 Toomsuba MS 4 dead (shot) (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)

  13. 8 March 2017 Detroit MI 5 killed (arson) (http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...40302465-story)

  14. 15 March 2017 Metairie LA 4 killed (shot) (http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news...ting/672446842)

  15. 22 March 2017 Weston WI 4 killed (shot) (News - New York Daily News

  16. 23 March 2017 Sacramento CA 4 killed (not reported) (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…-bus-accident/)

  18. 30 March 2017 Canton OH 4 killed (shot) (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)

  20. 7 April 2017 Saint Paul MN 4 killed (shot)( 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)

  22. 25 April 2017 Cove AK 4 killed (not reported) (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)

  24. 12 May 2017 Kirkersvile OH 4 killed (shot) (http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/...lle/101587810/)

  25. 28 May 2017 Brookhaven MS 8 killed (shot) (WFTV)

  26. 5 June 2017 Orlando FL 6 killed (shot) (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/)

  28. 8 June 2017 Tunkhannock PA 4 killed (shot) (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)

  30. 14 June 2017 San Francisco CA 4 killed (shot) (4 killed, including gunman, in shooting at San Francisco UPS facility - ABC7 San Francisco)

  31. 16 June 2017 La Madera NM 5 killed (shot) (Northern NM 'rocked to its core' by deadly rampage - Albuquerque Journal)

  32. 1 July 2017 Lake McConaughy NE, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (Kansas man charged in motorcycle wreck that killed 4 SW Iowa residents)

  33. 6 July 2017 Gwinnet GA 4 killed (stabbed) (News - New York Daily News)

  34. 12 July 2017 Gardendale AL 4 killed (shot) (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)

  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)

  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/)

  38. 25 August 2017 Saint Louis County MO 4 killed (shot) (Gunman at large in 'gruesome' shooting of four people in Glasgow Village home)
    Events 38
    Killed 169

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  1. 8 September 2017 Groton CT, 4 killed (beaten)( Groton quadruple-homicide was a ‘situation of tragic family violence’)

Events 38
Killed 169
It takes a lot of anger to beat four people to death.