# Mass Killings in the United States, 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 18, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611 "2020-01-18T06:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/101 "2020-12-22T15:00:59Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > As we near the end of the year, I feel a need to ask if anyone objects to my continuing to post this project here Have you ever said what the _point_ of this “project” is? These lists just seem like a weird obsession of yours. I don’t understand what you’re trying to measure by including vehicle accidents along with shootings. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/102 "2020-12-22T15:12:01Z")
I choose for my work to speak for itself. If I claim I am trying to make some point, I will invite argument. It is a list. You may draw whatever conclusion you would like. Once I did not include mass-killings-by-car. People complained. Now I include them as best I can. People complain. But I point out that you may remove the events that do not meet your own criteria fairly easily. You may read my other annual lists [here,](https://saidit.net/s/Lists/) although you will have to poke around a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/103 "2020-12-24T14:00:32Z")
1. 20 December 2020 Mayfield KY, 4\* killed (shot) ([https://www.weau.com/2020/12/21/family-of-4-dead-after-reported-shooting-south-of-mayfield-ky/](https://www.weau.com/2020/12/21/family-of-4-dead-after-reported-shooting-south-of-mayfield-ky/)) 2. 22 December 2020 Yonkers NY, 5\* killed (reckless driving) ([5 Killed in Horrific Two-Car High-Speed Crash: Yonkers PD – NBC New York](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/at-least-two-young-men-die-others-seriously-hurt-in-violent-crash-in-yonkers/2796773/)) Incidents 60 Killed 266 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/104 "2020-12-27T00:49:59Z")
1. 25 December 2020 Atkins AK, 7 killed (shot) ([https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriff-women-girls-found-dead-arkansas-home-74917660?cid=clicksource\_4380645\_2\_heads\_hero\_live\_headlines\_hed](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriff-women-girls-found-dead-arkansas-home-74917660?cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_headlines_hed)) Incidents 61 Killed 273 ---
**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:** [December 27, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/105 "2020-12-27T05:24:16Z")
This is incorrect: there are 5 dead, not 7. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/106 "2020-12-27T12:18:34Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > This is incorrect: there are 5 dead, not 7 You are completely right. Thanks you. 1. 25 December 2020 Atkins AK, 5\* killed (shot) ([https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriff-women-girls-found-dead-arkansas-home-74917660?cid=clicksource\_4380645\_2\_heads\_hero\_live\_headlines\_hed](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriff-women-girls-found-dead-arkansas-home-74917660?cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_headlines_hed)) Incidents 61 Killed 271 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/107 "2020-12-28T12:33:28Z")
1. 26 December 2020 Fresno CA, 4\* killed (reckless driving) ([https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article248112300.html](https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article248112300.html)) Incidents 62 Killed 275 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/108 "2020-12-31T12:38:00Z")
Now perhaps we can put behind us this accursed year. 1. 30 December 2020 Harris County TX, 4\* killed (shot) ([Harris County deputies find 4 dead in home after murder-suicide | khou.com](https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/deputies-surround-lourdes-home-near-north-shore-after-gunfire-early-wednesday/285-36950f17-c2e5-4d0f-9e71-efaa00eced25)) Incidents 63 Killed 279 ---
**Author:** ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/109 "2021-01-11T05:22:04Z")
There’s already a website that tracks mass shootings and doesn’t include unintentional things like deaths due to reckless driving like the OP does. > **[Mass shooting database](https://mass-shootings.info/index.php)** > > Every person charged in connection with a mass shooting in 2021 I don’t think there’s any point in continuing on with this here. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611/110 "2021-01-11T20:25:05Z")
I actually appreciate knowing about some of these for two reasons: 1. it counters the argument that all major incidents are now spread throughout the news which is why everyone believes that we are going to hell in a hand basket. 2. It also shows how fragile life is as so many of these poeople are totally forgotten otherwise. So yes it may be redundant to some other portions of other databases, but I do find it an interesting resource for news and being constantly updated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2020/846611.md?page=5)