# 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:** 4
**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:** [July 18, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/63 "2021-07-18T20:27:01Z")
Paul includes auto accidents and this may qualify: 4 dead, single vehicle accident in which the vehicle was cut in half and a witness says excessive speeding: > **[4 people dead after terrible single-vehicle accident splits car in half](https://abcnews.go.com/US/people-dead-terrible-single-vehicle-accident-splits-car/story?id=78910957)** > > Four people have died and two people have been injured in a terrible single-vehicle accident that ended up splitting their car in half. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/64 "2021-07-18T21:17:34Z")
Thanks for building this list, Paul. Good info, on tragic events. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/65 "2021-07-18T22:25:05Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Paul includes auto accidents and this may qualify: 4 dead, single vehicle accident in which the vehicle was cut in half and a witness says excessive speeding: Again, my thanks to **PastTense.** I dunno. Can we include this? There has been no official person saying it was anything but an accident. On the other hand, how the heck fast do you have to be going to do that to a car? OK, so we include it. 1. 17 July 2021 Hickory Hills IL, 4\* killed (wreckless driving) ([4 people dead after terrible single-vehicle accident splits car in half - ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/US/people-dead-terrible-single-vehicle-accident-splits-car/story?id=78910957)) Incidents 42 Killed 221 ---
**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:** [July 21, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/66 "2021-07-21T23:11:41Z")
There is a new #42. 1. 3 July 2021 Lexington KY, 6\* killed (DWI/reckless driving) ([Police: Wrong-way driver had drugs, alcohol in her system during time of I-75 crash that killed six](https://www.wkyt.com/2021/07/20/police-wrong-way-driver-had-drugs-alcohol-her-system-during-time-deadly-i-75-crash/)) 2. 17 July 2021 Hickory Hills IL, 4\* killed (wreckless driving) ([4 people dead after terrible single-vehicle accident splits car in half - ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/US/people-dead-terrible-single-vehicle-accident-splits-car/story?id=78910957)) Incidents 43 Killed 227 ---
**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:** [July 26, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/67 "2021-07-26T20:54:41Z")
1. 24 July 2021 5\* killed Quogue Village NY, (DWI/Reckless driving) ([https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/nyregion/hamptons-crash-five-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/nyregion/hamptons-crash-five-dead.html)) Incidents 44 Killed 232 ---
**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:** [July 27, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/68 "2021-07-27T14:23:01Z")
1. 25 July 2021 Kern County CA, 4 killed (shot) ([Wasco, California shooting: SWAT officer among 4 killed in hourslong standoff with armed man, authorities say | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/26/us/california-kern-county-deputies-shot/index.html)) 2. 25 July 2021 Clayton County GA, 4\* killed (reckless driving) ([Crash leaves 4 dead after man speeds off on Highway 138 Clayton | 11alive.com](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/4-dead-after-man-speeds-off-on-highway-138-police-say/85-0d4532b3-622d-48a7-a210-08e63ed1783e)) among those killed was a pregnant woman Incidents 46 Killed 240 ---
**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:** [July 27, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/69 "2021-07-27T19:37:15Z")
1. How do you count 4? I count 5: The deputy The killer The woman and two sons ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/70 "2021-08-01T14:20:57Z")
As always, my thanks to **Past Tense.** It seems the killer was killed by a policeman, not by his own hand. Am I mistaken? This delicate point is never-ending issue. 1. 31 July 2021 Palm Beach Gardens FL, 4 killed (DWI/reckless driving) ([Palm Beach Gardens crash kills 4 people on Beeline Highway](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/07/31/two-car-crash-leaves-four-dead/5444861001/)) Incidents 47 Killed 244 ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/71 "2021-08-01T14:30:36Z")
You’re correct, Paul. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/72 "2021-08-02T14:22:57Z")
1. 31 July 2021 Whitehall MT, 4\* killed (DWI/reckless driving) ([https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article253185678.html](https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article253185678.html)) Incidents 48 Killed 248 ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/73 "2021-08-05T00:06:03Z")
pp) 4 August 2021 Encino TX, 11 killed (reckless driving) ([10 killed, multiple injured in crash involving car believed to be transporting migrants in south Texas, DPS says - ABC13 Houston](https://abc13.com/texas-news-fatal-crash-involving-car-transporting-migrants-killed-in-11-border/10930511/)) awaiting possible charges, awaiting word on the condition of the driver ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/74 "2021-08-05T21:41:54Z")
1. 4 August 2021 Encino TX, 11\* killed (reckless driving) ([10 killed, multiple injured in crash involving car believed to be transporting migrants in south Texas, DPS says - ABC13 Houston](https://abc13.com/texas-news-fatal-crash-involving-car-transporting-migrants-killed-in-11-border/10930511/)) Incidents 49 Killed 259 ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/75 "2021-08-11T16:13:42Z")
1. 6 August 2021 Steelton PA, 4\* killed (arson) ([Dauphin County coroner: Fatal fire in Steelton was triple murder-suicide](https://www.wgal.com/article/coroner-gives-update-on-fatal-fire-in-steelton-dauphin-county/37269626)) Incidents 50 Killed 262 ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/76 "2021-08-26T13:31:53Z")
pp) 25 August 2021 Finley WA, 4? killed (arson/shot) ([https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/police-4-killed-in-shootings-arsons-in-eastern-washington/](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/police-4-killed-in-shootings-arsons-in-eastern-washington/)) was killer a suicide or shot by police? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/77 "2021-08-26T15:39:07Z")
Active shooter in the vicinity of the Kankakee County Courthouse. Two confirmed dead so far. [https://www.daily-journal.com/news/crime/breaking-police-responding-to-active-shooter-at-kankakee-county-courthouse/article\_fd6a349c-067d-11ec-8089-17e79be07dc7.html](https://www.daily-journal.com/news/crime/breaking-police-responding-to-active-shooter-at-kankakee-county-courthouse/article_fd6a349c-067d-11ec-8089-17e79be07dc7.html) ---
**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:** [August 28, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/78 "2021-08-28T16:59:28Z")
1. 26 August 2021 Kennewick WA, 4\* killed (shot) ([https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article253770678.html](https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article253770678.html)) Incidents 51 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:** [September 5, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/79 "2021-09-05T21:11:54Z")
1. 4 September 2021 Lakeland FL, 4 killed (shot) ([MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/4-people-shot-dead-including-an-infant-during-shooting-rampage-in-florida/ar-AAO7DeC)) Incidents 52 Killed 270 ---
**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:** [September 6, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/80 "2021-09-06T00:48:46Z")
1. 5 September 2021 Houston TX, 4\* killed (shot) ([Four people, including two children, found shot to death at burning home in Houston](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/four-people-including-two-children-found-shot-death-burning-home-n1278548)) presuming the suicide in this domestic violence case Incidents 53 Killed 274 ---
**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:** [September 8, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/81 "2021-09-08T15:03:28Z")
1. 7 September 2021 Avon Lake OH, 4\* killed (shot) ([4 killed in apparent murder-suicide in Avon Lake | wkyc.com](https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/northeast-ohio/avon-lake-murder-suicide-2-children-killed-2-adults-shot/95-3467f7f5-39f3-4157-9845-9267696584ca)) Incidents 54 Killed 278 ---
**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:** [September 17, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/82 "2021-09-17T15:55:18Z")
The 12 September incident in Sheridan WI seems to have two suspects at the moment. 1. 15 September 2021 Aransas Pass TX, 4\* killed (Shot) ([https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/4-bodies-2-dead-dogs-found-after-texas-teen-posted-graphic-images-of-slain-relatives-on-social-media-authorities/](https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/4-bodies-2-dead-dogs-found-after-texas-teen-posted-graphic-images-of-slain-relatives-on-social-media-authorities/)) Incidents 55 Killed 282 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469.md?page=5)