# Mass Killings in the United States 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304 "2019-01-24T01:17:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 24, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/1 "2019-01-24T01:17:49Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2019. Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer By any criminal means ==2019== 1. 6 January 2019 Lexington KY 6\* killed (DWI/vehicular homicide) ([https://lex18.com/breaking-news-emails/2019/01/06/i-75-closed-after-fiery-crash/](https://lex18.com/breaking-news-emails/2019/01/06/i-75-closed-after-fiery-crash/)) 2. 20 January 2019 Woodburn WA 4 killed (axe) ([Man Accused of Murdering Four Family Members in Rural Oregon Shot Dead by Cops](https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-accused-of-murdering-four-family-members-in-rural-oregon-shot-dead-by-cops?ref=home)) 3. 23 January 2019 Sebring FL 5 killed (shot) ([Sebring, FL - Police: 5 Fatally Shot Inside Florida Bank, Suspect In Custody After SWAT Negotiation - VINnews](https://www.vosizneias.com/315048/2019/01/23/sebring-fl-police-5-fatally-shot-inside-florida-bank-suspect-in-custody-after-swat-negotiation/)) Incidents 3 Killed 15 ---
**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:** [January 25, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/2 "2019-01-25T15:20:41Z")
Breaking… 1. 24 January 2019 Rockmart GA 5? killed (shot) ([http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/sheriff-4-dead-2-others-injured-in-rockmart-shooting](http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/sheriff-4-dead-2-others-injured-in-rockmart-shooting)) Incidents 4 Killed 20 ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/3 "2019-01-25T15:52:48Z")
So where do we stand compared to previous years. I would be VERY disappointed if American exceptionalism did not result in a new record every 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:** [January 25, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/4 "2019-01-25T16:16:29Z")
Cheerleading is not appropriate. Records are not comparable as I have gotten better at detecting incidents. Year Killed Incidents 2006 137 33 2007 158 25 2008 141 28 2009 187 32 2010 115 23 2011 166 33 2012 164 25 2013 134 29 2014 163 33 2015 236 51 2016 309 58 2017 357 61 2018 321 59 ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/5 "2019-01-26T03:20:47Z")
> **[4th person dies after shooting spree near Penn State University](https://6abc.com/penn-state-alerts-no-alert-why-for-shooting-college/5105986/)** > > Some Penn State students are upset because they were not alerted by the university, and the university has responded. This sort of fell off the radar after noon today. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/6 "2019-01-26T04:25:58Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Mass killings in the United States, 2019. > Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) > By a single killer > **By any criminal means** > > ==2019== > > 1. 6 January 2019 Lexington KY 6\* killed ( **DWI/vehicular homicide** ) ([https://lex18.com/breaking-news-emails/2019/01/06/i-75-closed-after-fiery-crash/](https://lex18.com/breaking-news-emails/2019/01/06/i-75-closed-after-fiery-crash/)) Counting DWIs seems like it will skew your results. His crime was driving when he shouldn’t, not willful and intended murder. IIRC, that would only have been involuntary manslaughter a few years ago. But maybe I don’t understand the point you are trying to make. Enlighten me. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/7 "2019-01-26T04:30:31Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > 1. 20 January 2019 Woodburn WA 4 killed (axe) ([Man Accused of Murdering Four Family Members in Rural Oregon Shot Dead by Cops](https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-accused-of-murdering-four-family-members-in-rural-oregon-shot-dead-by-cops?ref=home)) Woodburn, OREGON. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/8 "2019-01-26T07:32:40Z")
Thank you all #1 and #4 are corrected. 1. 24 January 2019 4\* killed (shot) ([4th person dies after shooting spree near Penn State University - 6abc Philadelphia](https://6abc.com/4th-person-dies-after-shooting-spree-near-penn-state/5105986/)) Incidents 5 Killed 23 ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/9 "2019-01-26T09:00:30Z")
Not that I don’t like data, but this feels like the sort of hobby that doesn’t lead one to a long, happy, and fulfilling life. You might consider a second statistic to track, like lives saved in acts of heroism, etc. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/10 "2019-01-27T01:36:37Z")
1. 19 January 2019 Ascension Parish LA 5 killed (shot) ([https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/louisiana-shooting-1.4994503](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/louisiana-shooting-1.4994503)) Incidents 6 Killed 28 ---
**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:** [February 8, 2019, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/11 "2019-02-08T08:16:46Z")
A strange case in California. Also, the Commissioner would welcome any news of charges being brought in the Cockeyville, MD case: 7) 5 February 2019 Palm Springs CA 4 killed (shot) ([https://www.kesq.com/news/three-people-found-dead-at-palm-springs-crash-scene-may-have-been-homicide-victims-/1002609968](https://www.kesq.com/news/three-people-found-dead-at-palm-springs-crash-scene-may-have-been-homicide-victims-/1002609968)) Incidents 7 Killed 30 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/12 "2019-02-12T14:54:08Z")
1. 11 February 2019 Polk County TX 5\* killed (shot) ([Sheriff: Child among 5 found shot dead at Polk County ranch](https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Sheriff-5-found-shot-dead-in-Polk-County-home-13607861.php)) Incidents 8 Killed 35 ---
**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:** [February 16, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/13 "2019-02-16T01:25:51Z")
1. 15 February 2019 Aurora IL 5 killed (shot) ([Gunman who killed 5 at Illinois workplace 'was being terminated,' police say | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aurora-illinois-shooting-1.5021912)) Incidents 9 Killed 40 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/14 "2019-02-16T15:15:00Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > 1. 15 February 2019 Aurora IL 5 killed (shot) ([Gunman who killed 5 at Illinois workplace 'was being terminated,' police say | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aurora-illinois-shooting-1.5021912)) > > Incidents 9 > Killed 40 Technically six killed if you count the shooter killed by the police. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/15 "2019-02-16T15:24:12Z")
The Commissioner has ruled the number dead includes only those killed by criminal means. A killer who commits the traditional suicide _does_ count toward the total. A killer shot by the police is _not_ included. There is a new #4. 4) 26 January 2019 Gonzales LA 5 killed (shot) ([Louisiana sheriff says 'a monster,' Dakota Theriot, admits killing 5 with stolen gun](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_300ca8b8-23d6-11e9-9ece-0712638679f3.html)) Incidents 10 Killed 45 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/16 "2019-02-16T15:34:31Z")
I like that ruling, and I’m glad the shooter is dead, but not counted. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/17 "2019-02-17T15:13:39Z")
1. 16 February 2019 Clinton MS 4 killed (shot)( [https://www.wlbt.com/2019/02/16/active-hostage-situation-taking-place-clinton/](https://www.wlbt.com/2019/02/16/active-hostage-situation-taking-place-clinton/)) Incidents 11 Killed 49 ---
**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:** [February 19, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/18 "2019-02-19T15:19:28Z")
1. Santa Anna CA 4 killed (DWI/vehicular homicide) ([https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/4-Dead-in-Suspected-DUI-Crash-in-Santa-Ana-505961321.html](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/4-Dead-in-Suspected-DUI-Crash-in-Santa-Ana-505961321.html)) 2. 18 February 2019 Cedar Springs MI 4 killed (shot)([Kent County deputies confirm four dead in shooting west of Cedar Springs | WWMT](https://wwmt.com/news/local/kent-co-deputies-responding-to-multiple-deceased-near-cedar-springs)) Incidents 13 Killed 57 ---
**Author:** ![Pithily\_Effusive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pithily_effusive/32/252_2.png) [@Pithily\_Effusive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithily_Effusive)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/19 "2019-02-20T09:36:15Z")
Doesn’t seem right to count suicides, or the auto accidents. If you’re doing that you may as well count all deaths, as all deaths are untimely save the few who actually die from old age. After all, this is a destructive social paradigm. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/20 "2019-02-23T07:30:58Z")
There is a new #2. 1. 19 January 2019 Canby OR 4 killed (shot) ([Sheriff: 4 killed, including infant, in Clackamas County homicide; deputies shoot suspect | KATU](https://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-4-killed-including-infant-in-clackamas-county-homicide-deputies-shoot-suspect)) Incidents 14 Killed 61 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304.md?page=2)