Mass Killings in the US (2023)

There is a new #19.

  1. 13 March 2023 Ozona TX, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (MSN) people smuggler evading the police

  2. 14 March 2023 Birmingham/St Clair County AL 4 killed (shot) (MSN)

Incidents: 20
Killed: 97

pp) 19 March 2023 Scarsdale NY, 5* killed (vehicular homicide) (Five kids ages 8 to 17 die in fiery New York car crash) pending exact cause of the crash. Reportedly falling asleep at the wheel/reckless driving. Minors cannot usually be held responsible for homicide, such cases are included here as an editorial decision.

The Scarsdale crash was a crime. The driver was no licensed.

  1. 19 March 2023 Scarsdale NY, 5* killed (vehicular homicide) (Five kids ages 8 to 17 die in fiery New York car crash) Minors cannot usually be held responsible for homicide; such cases are included here as an editorial decision.

  2. 22 March 2023 Baltimore MD, 6 killed (vehicular homicide) (Police: 6 Dead After Crash On The Baltimore Beltway - VINnews)

Incidents: 22
Killed: 113

There is a new #22.

  1. 21March 2023 Sumter SC 4* killed (shot) (Man kills 4 people, including 3 kids, and then himself in South Carolina) familicide/suicide

  2. 22 March 2023 Baltimore MD, 6 killed (vehicular homicide) (Police: 6 Dead After Crash On The Baltimore Beltway - VINnews)

Incidents: 22
Killed: 117

I have moved the Baltimore incident back to “pending,” as I am awaiting criminal charges. In the same way the incident in Tennessee is almost certainly a DWI, but I await details. Also I have recalculated the total.

pp) 22 March 2023 Baltimore MD, 6 killed (vehicular homicide) (Police: 6 Dead After Crash On The Baltimore Beltway - VINnews)

pp) 26 March 2023 Pleasant View TN, 6 killed (vehicular homicide?) (6 killed in Tennessee freeway crash | wnep.com)

Incidents: 22
Killed: 113

27 March 2023 Nashville TN 6 Killed (shot) [plus shooter by police]

Thanks to Past Tense.

  1. 27 March 2023 Nashville TN, 6 killed (shot) (Woman shoots dead 3 children, 3 adults at Christian school in Tennessee | Reuters) 6 victims, female killer shot by police and not included.

Incidents: 23

Killed: 119

There is a new #23.

  1. 26 March 2023 Kingsport TN, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (**https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/kingsport-pd-4-killed-truck-driver-charged-in-i-81-crash/) “**Vehicle Homicide by Intoxication x4

  2. 27 March 2023 Nashville TN, 6 killed (shot) (Nashville school shooting: six shot dead by former student | Reuters) 6 victims, female killer shot by police and not included.

Incidents: 24

Killed: 123

  1. 31 March 2023 San Joaquin County CA, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://fox40.com/news/local-news/san-joaquin-county/six-vehicles-involved-in-sr-99-crash-that-killed-four-people-in-san-joaquin-county/) suspected DWI

Incidents: 25
Killed: 127

The Louisville incident is still developing. We will wait until the details are clear.

pp) 10 April 2023 Louisville KY, 4? Killed (shot) (Multiple killed after gunman opens fire in Louisville, Kentucky, bank)

Now confirmed as one killer. Awaiting word about a possible suicide.

  1. 10 April 2023 Louisville KY, 4? Killed (shot) (Multiple killed after gunman opens fire in Louisville, Kentucky, bank) Confirmed one killer. Awaiting word on possible suicide.

Incidents: 26

Killed: 131

  1. 10 April 2023 Louisville KY, 5 Killed (shot) (Multiple killed after gunman opens fire in Louisville, Kentucky, bank) active shooter/workplace shooting

  2. 11 April 2023 Winston-Salem NC, 4* killed (shot) (3 children found fatally shot in North Carolina home where mother killed herself, police say) familicide/suicide, female killer

Incidents: 27
Killed: 137

While we don’t know yet how many are actually dead and if more than one killer in Dadeville, Alabama on April 15, 2023:

Thank you. Here is the latest.

pp) 15 April 2023 Dadeville AL, 4 killed (shot) (https://www.reddit.com/r/Pennsylvania/) active shooter, awaiting word on a single killer

  1. 15 April 2023 Philadelphia PA, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/DWI) (4 killed in crash on Schuylkill Expressway; man charged with homicide while DUI)

Incidents: 29
Killed: 147

15 April 2023 Lousiville, KY, 2 dead, 4 wounded (Shooter at large)

Incidents: 30
Killed: 149

*I think I got that right. @Paul_was_inSaudi feel free to correct the formatting, etc., in case I did not.

Thank you. We require four dead in a single “emotional event” for inclusion.

Got it. Thanks.

18 April 2023. Bowdoin, Maine. 4 Killed (shot)

I was sort of waiting to see if the number killed might change. Thank you;

  1. 18 April 2023 Bowdin ME, 4 killed (shot) (MSN) developing

Incidents: 29
Killed: 151