# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/101 "2019-10-06T14:08:17Z")
1. 6 October 2019 Kansas City KS 4 killed (shot) [Police seeking 2 suspects in Kansas City bar shooting that left 4 men dead | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/us/shooting-kansas-sunday/index.html) Incidents: 61 Killed 293 ---
**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 6, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/102 "2019-10-06T15:52:06Z")
The Commissioner thanks you. Out of an abundance of caution, He is awaiting word on the number of killers. > [@PastTense](#): > > 1. 6 October 2019 Kansas City KS 4 killed (shot) [https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/us/shooting-kansas-sunday/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/us/shooting-kansas-sunday/index.html) > > Incidents: 61 > Killed 293 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/103 "2019-10-07T21:37:43Z")
1. 7 October 2019 Abington, MA 5 killed (shot–possibly murder-suicide) [Abington family of 5 found dead in their Massachusetts home | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/massachusetts-family-of-five-found-shot-dead-in-home/index.html) Incidents: 62 Killed 298 ---
**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 8, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/104 "2019-10-08T13:51:04Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > 1. 7 October 2019 Abington, MA 5 killed (shot–possibly murder-suicide) [https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/massachusetts-family-of-five-found-shot-dead-in-home/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/massachusetts-family-of-five-found-shot-dead-in-home/index.html) > > Incidents: 62 > Killed 298 The Commissioner thanks you: Killed 294 Still Pending: pp) Before 21 September 2019 Cleveland OH, 4 killed (shot) ([https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-oh--bodies-found-vacant-house-20190927-story.html](https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-oh--bodies-found-vacant-house-20190927-story.html) ---
**Author:** ![Annoyed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Annoyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoyed)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/105 "2019-10-08T15:03:04Z")
Who is the Commissioner and what is the point of this thread? ---
**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 9, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/106 "2019-10-09T01:45:32Z")
> [@Annoyed](#): > > Who is the Commissioner and what is the point of this thread? This is the most-recent of a series of annual lists of mass killings in the United States. It includes any incident of four or more people being killed by a single killer in one emotional event by any criminal means. It includes the traditional suicide. It is maintained by The Commissioner. === There is a new #21. 1. 6 April 2019 Goodfield IL 5 killed (arson) ([9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths | AP News](https://www.apnews.com/295a76e992e44e8ebd3a555e4018ea23)) Incidents 62 Killed 299 ---
**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 13, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/107 "2019-10-13T02:23:25Z")
The Commissioner is awaiting details of the Crown Heights shooting. It is not yet clear if there was only one killer. ---
**Author:** ![Annoyed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Annoyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoyed)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/108 "2019-10-13T03:11:18Z")
Still got no idea who the commissioner is. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/109 "2019-10-13T03:33:36Z")
> [@Annoyed](#): > > Still got no idea who the commissioner is. Paul in Qatar, the OP of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Annoyed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Annoyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoyed)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/110 "2019-10-13T07:28:51Z")
I see. But why is Paul referring to himself as the commissioner? ---
**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 13, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/111 "2019-10-13T15:19:12Z")
1. 23 October 2019 Chicago IL 4 killed (shot) ([4 killed, 1 critically injured in Dunning apartment shooting on Chicago's Northwest Side: police - ABC7 Chicago](https://abc7chicago.com/4-dead-1-critical-in-northwest-side-apartment-shooting-police/5614341/)) Incidents 63 Killed 303 ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/112 "2019-10-14T23:36:26Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > 1. 23 October 2019 Chicago IL 4 killed (shot) Five people shot and killed in this one. It’s in a neighborhood adjacent to mine, very safe. Crime is usually the garage break in and retail theft type stuff. ---
**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 15, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/113 "2019-10-15T14:10:00Z")
Correction to incident 63, the date and an additional death in hospital. New #64 1. 13 October 2019 Chicago IL 5 killed (shot) ([4 killed, 1 critically injured in Dunning apartment shooting on Chicago's Northwest Side: police - ABC7 Chicago](https://abc7chicago.com/4-dead-1-critical-in-northwest-side-apartment-shooting-police/5614341/)) 2. 14 October 2019 Roseville CA 4 killed (not reported) ([Man Reaches Police Station With Dead Body In Car, Confesses To Killing 4](https://www.ibtimes.com/man-reaches-police-station-dead-body-car-confesses-killing-4-2846122)) Incidents 64 Killed 308 ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/114 "2019-10-15T17:21:41Z")
> [@Annoyed](#): > > I see. But why is Paul referring to himself as the commissioner? OMG. Can no Dr. by you prescribe Adderall? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/115 "2019-10-15T19:27:53Z")
> [@Annoyed](#): > > I see. But why is Paul referring to himself as the commissioner? Because he is the one who does the count and is the referee of whether or not an incident qualifies. ---
**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 30, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/116 "2019-10-30T02:40:43Z")
1. 29 October 2019 Deer Park TX 4\* killed (shot) ([Bodies of mother, 3 children found in Houston-area home | AP News](https://apnews.com/5e591d12726045f58e6be754a68e9036)) Incidents 65 Killed 312 Pending pp) Before 21 September 2019 Cleveland OH, 4 killed (shot) ([https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-oh--bodies-found-vacant-house-20190927-story.html](https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-oh--bodies-found-vacant-house-20190927-story.html)) Unsolved, unknown date of killing, unknown number of killers pp) 12 October 2019 Brooklyn NY 5 killed (shot) ([https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4-Dead-in-Brooklyn-Massacre-562906781.html?x=y](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4-Dead-in-Brooklyn-Massacre-562906781.html?x=y)) ---
**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 31, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/117 "2019-10-31T14:12:14Z")
1. 30 October 2019 Philadelphia PA 4 killed (shot) ([Son charged with killing mother, stepfather and 2 brothers in West Philadelphia home, police say](https://www.inquirer.com/crime/west-philadelphia-shooting-deaths-20191030.html)) Incidents 66 Killed 316 ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/118 "2019-11-01T16:14:51Z")
1. 1 November 2019 Orinda CA 4 killed (shot) ([https://www.rt.com/usa/472361-orinda-california-halloween-party-shooting/](https://www.rt.com/usa/472361-orinda-california-halloween-party-shooting/)) Incidents 67 Killed 320 ---
**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:** [November 17, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/119 "2019-11-17T13:33:20Z")
# This incident may change as one child is clinging to life in hospital. 1. 16 November 2019 Paradise Hills CA 5\* killed (shot) ([5 dead, including 3 children, in domestic violence murder-suicide in Paradise Hills – San Diego Union-Tribune](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2019-11-16/san-diego-police-investigating-paradise-hills-shooting)) Incidents 68 Killed 326 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304/120 "2019-11-19T02:49:01Z")
1. 17 November, Fresno CA, [4 killed](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-crime-shooting/police-say-victims-of-fresno-football-party-shooting-were-targeted-idUSKBN1XS0I7) (shot) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2019/828304.md?page=7)