# Mass Killings in the United States (2021) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469 "2021-01-25T16:09:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/21 "2021-03-23T00:59:49Z")
1. 22 March 2021 Boulder CO, 6 killed (shot) ([Colorado Supermarket Shooting Leaves 10 Dead; Suspect Charged With Murder | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-boulder-colorado-active-shooter-supermarket_n_60590410c5b6bd95117f2f90)) Incidents 18 Killed 98 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/22 "2021-03-23T01:09:33Z")
There was just a very odd press conference. They did state that one policeman was killed, but did not give information on other victims. Very odd that 4ish hours after the incident they are not giving out any very basic information. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/23 "2021-03-23T02:21:29Z")
Shit. My spouse’s brother, sister-in-law, our niece and nephew live very close to that store. We haven’t heard from them that they’re OK, but I just saw the news a little bit ago. Sister-in-law is a teacher who was near Columbine when that shooting happened. It’s a lot of trauma in one place. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/24 "2021-03-23T02:33:16Z")
(Reports now coming in that perhaps ten people are dead in Boulder. I will wait to this afternoon to let the facts come out and will then update the list.) ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/25 "2021-03-23T03:15:58Z")
Just saw on FB that the people I know are OK. Is it just me or just confirmation bias, or does Colorado get more of these? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/26 "2021-03-23T03:38:34Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Is it just me or just confirmation bias, or does Colorado get more of these? Perhaps because your relatives lives there you pay more attention to what is going on there. The two events which come to mind for me at the Columbine high school shooting and the Aurora movie theater shooting. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/27 "2021-03-23T03:39:17Z")
Those are the other ones I’m thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/28 "2021-03-23T17:34:27Z")
Maybe not confirmation bias. > In more recent times, Colorado has been disproportionately plagued by the gun violence epidemic. Here is a look at its history of mass shootings. > **[From Columbine to Monday’s ‘killing spree,’ Colorado mass shootings have long...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/03/23/colorado-shootings-history/)** > > The state has had a disproportionate number of mass shootings, one analysis shows, leading up to the latest spree in the Denver and Lakewood area. I know guns are – I’m not even sure how to describe it – really integrated into the culture? That King Soopers is in or near the area of town named Gunbarrel. Like, our relatives live in Gunbarrel. I always think it’s so weird when I’m there. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/29 "2021-03-29T12:23:53Z")
1. 28 March 2021 Essex MD, 5\* killed (shot) ([Police: Maryland man fatally shot 4 before killing self - ABC News (go.com)](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/killed-wounded-shooting-convenience-store-76738172)) Incidents 19 Killed 103 ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/30 "2021-04-01T11:12:38Z")
1. 30 March 2021 Orange CA, 4 killed (shot) ([Orange, California shooting: Four people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting at an office complex - CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/31/us/orange-california-shooting/index.html)) Incidents 20 Killed 107 ---
**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:** [April 6, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/31 "2021-04-06T12:28:52Z")
3 April 2021. Allen, Texas. 6 Dead in Murder-Suicide (shot). > **[6 people killed in apparent murder-suicide at Allen home, police say](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/04/05/6-people-killed-in-apparent-murder-suicide-at-allen-home-police-say/)** > > Last updated at 7 p.m.: Revised to include additional information. Six people were found dead in an Allen home early Monday in what police said is an... ---
**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:** [April 6, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/32 "2021-04-06T12:59:21Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > 3 April 2021. Allen, Texas. 6 Dead in Murder-Suicide (shot). Yes, I saw that. I don’t suppose we can count it. The rule says we can only include single-killer events. I swear people stay up at night to invent new ways to slaughter each other. Very depressing. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/33 "2021-04-07T14:04:29Z")
1. 5 April 2021 Brookly NY, 4\* killed (shot) ([Child calls 911 after four, including parents, killed in apparent murder-suicide, NYPD says](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/child-calls-911-after-four-including-parents-killed-apparent-murder-n1263121)) Incidents 21 Killed 111 ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/34 "2021-04-08T14:10:07Z")
7 April 2021. Columbia, South Carolina. 5 Killed (shot) plus killer, former NFL Pro Phillip Adams. > **[Ex-NFL player Adams kills 5 in SC, then himself](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31214902/report-former-nfl-player-phillip-adams-kills-5-himself)** > > The gunman who killed five people, including a prominent doctor, in South Carolina was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, authorities said. I wonder if it is a case of TBI, traumatic brain injury caused by concussions playing football. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/35 "2021-04-09T07:03:18Z")
1. 7 April 20201Rock Hill SC 6\* killed (shot) ([South Carolina shooting leaves doctor, family members dead; gunman identified as former NFL player | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-carolina-shooting-doctor-family-dead-children)) Incidents 22 Killed 117 ---
**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:** [April 10, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/36 "2021-04-10T20:16:54Z")
There is a new #9 1. 8 Feburary 2021Dekalb County GA, 4 killed (reckless driving hit & run) ([DeKalb County police still looking for driver who caused crash, killing 4 people](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/dekalb-county-police-still-looking-for-driver-who-caused-crash-killing-four-people)) unsolved ---
**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:** [April 16, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/37 "2021-04-16T11:39:13Z")
1. 7 April 20201 Rock Hill SC 7\* killed (shot) ([South Carolina shooting leaves doctor, family members dead; gunman identified as former NFL player | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-carolina-shooting-doctor-family-dead-children)) 2. 15 April 2021 Indianapolis IN, 8\* Killed (shot) ([FedEx shooting: 8 dead, more injured in Indianapolis mass shooting](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2021/04/16/fedex-shooting-indianapolis/7249099002/)) Incidents 24 Killed 130 ---
**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:** [April 16, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/38 "2021-04-16T14:19:32Z")
1. Other stories put that at 9 (8 plus the gunman by suicide): > **[Gunman in Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting ID’d as 19-year-old ex-employee,...](https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/9-dead-including-gunman-in-mass-shooting-at-fedex-facility-in-indianapolis/)** > > The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “su… ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/39 "2021-04-16T14:20:50Z")
It’s becoming hard to keep track of them. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/40 "2021-04-16T14:23:51Z")
This is exactly why I keep a list. I shall update the entry as required in the fullness of time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469.md?page=3)