# Mass Killings in the US (2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 15, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120 "2024-01-15T13:43:17Z")\ **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:** [February 10, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/21 "2024-02-10T12:31:42Z")
Details seem to have firmed up; 1. 7 February 2027 East Lansdowne PA, 6\* (shot/arson) ([East Lansdowne fire: Search begins for 6 missing](https://www.delcotimes.com/2024/02/08/east-lansdowne-fire-search-begins-for-missing-family-members/)) Incidents 10 Killed 47 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/22 "2024-02-12T15:33:00Z")
1. 11 February 2024 Nashville TN 4\* killed (vehicular homicide) ([4 killed in car wreck on Bell Road in Nashville Sunday morning](https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2024/02/11/4-killed-in-car-wreck-on-bell-road-in-nashville-sunday-morning/72562609007/)) speeding Incidents 11 Killed 51 ---
**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:** [February 16, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/23 "2024-02-16T23:17:55Z")
1. 12 February 2024 San Mateo CA, 4\* killed (shot) ([4 found dead in San Mateo home – NBC Bay Area](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/peninsula/san-mateo-4-dead-investigation/3452826/)) familicide Incidents 12 Killed 55 ---
**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:** [February 19, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/24 "2024-02-19T17:31:59Z")
1. 16 February 2024 Birmingham AL, 4 killed (shot) ([4 men killed in ‘heinous’ Birmingham drive-by shooting - al.com](https://www.al.com/news/2024/02/birmingham-shooting-leaves-3-dead-1-injured.html)) Incidents 13 Killed 59 ---
**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:** [February 21, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/25 "2024-02-21T16:05:29Z")
1. 19 February 2024 Furguson MO, 5 killed (arson?) ([Mom, 4 Children Found Dead After Missouri House Fire](https://people.com/mom-4-children-found-dead-after-missouri-house-fire-8596027)) developing Incidents 14 Killed 64 ---
**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:** [February 24, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/26 "2024-02-24T16:47:00Z")
> **[Police: 7 farmworkers in van, 1 pickup driver killed in head-on crash in...](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/8-men-killed-head-crash-central-california-farming-107506609)** > > Police say seven farmworkers traveling in a van and the driver of a pickup truck were killed Friday in a head-on crash in a farming area in central California > A witness told police the black pickup truck was swerving in and out of its lane on a two-lane rural highway before crashing head-on with the van, Ruvalcaba said. “ **At this point, we don’t know whether alcohol or drugs played a factor** ," he said. On the other hand another article referred to the pickup driver as elderly–so it could be a medical issue–and not appropriate for this list. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/27 "2024-02-25T11:46:59Z")
Thank you. I will deal with this after I get my coffee in me. Do you know about the [Chualar Bus Crash?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chualar_bus_crash) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/28 "2024-02-25T13:02:22Z")
pp) 23 February 2023 Madera CA, 8\* killed (vehicular homicide/DWI) ([MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/eight-dead-in-head-on-collision-in-madera-the-most-bodies-i-ve-ever-seen/ar-BB1iMDii)) possible DWI Incidents 14 Killed 64 ---
**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:** [February 26, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/29 "2024-02-26T15:34:07Z")
Why is **Past Tense** not accepting messages? pp) 25 February 2024 West Haven CT, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([https://www.wpri.com/new-england/connecticut/4-killed-2-injured-after-wrong-way-crash-in-connecticut/](https://www.wpri.com/new-england/connecticut/4-killed-2-injured-after-wrong-way-crash-in-connecticut/)) wrong way on the highway ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/30 "2024-02-27T01:27:50Z")
You can still send them a message. Just not by clicking their avatar. Go to the messaging part of your own profile, start a new message there and add @PastTense as a recipient. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/31 "2024-02-27T17:17:05Z")
A 16-year old has killed two adults and wounded two others in the extremely tiny (800 residents) and extremely remote village of [Point Hope, Alaska](https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2024/02/26/residents-report-a-shooting-with-fatalities-and-injuries-in-point-hope/). Assault, rape and murder have been problematic in remote villages for a long time. In many villages there is no police presence, but in this case the boy’s father brought him to the local station. ---
**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 11, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/32 "2024-03-11T13:38:42Z")
10 March 2024 Honolulu HI 5 dead (murder-suicide–family) > **[5 people found dead at a Honolulu home in an apparent murder-suicide, police say](https://apnews.com/article/honolulu-home-killings-police-901586268c22089f8a208e39c01ae5ee)** > > Honolulu police say they are investigating what appears to be the murder-suicide of a family, including three children, at a Manoa home. Lt. ---
**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 11, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/33 "2024-03-11T21:14:04Z")
Many thanks to **PastTense.** ---
**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 11, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/34 "2024-03-11T21:55:29Z")
1. 10 March 2024 Honolulu HI, 5\* killed (stabbed) ([5 people found dead at a Honolulu home in an apparent murder-suicide, police say | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/honolulu-home-killings-police-901586268c22089f8a208e39c01ae5ee)) familicide Incidents 15 Killed 69 ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/35 "2024-03-12T08:51:22Z")
1. 11 March 2024 Ireland WV, 5\* killed (multiple) ([4 killed in Lewis Co. fire; Kanawha Co. death linked to investigation](https://www.wsaz.com/2024/03/11/lewis-co-fatal-fire-connected-kanawha-co-death-fire-marshal-says/)) 4 arson, one shot, familicide, murder-suicide Incidents 16 Killed 74 ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/36 "2024-03-12T08:57:48Z")
1. 11 March 2024 Miami FL, 4\* killed (shot) ([Miami-Dade PD: Family of 4 dead in murder-suicide](https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/03/11/miami-dade-pd-family-of-4-dead-in-murder-suicide/)) ---
**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 14, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/37 "2024-03-14T09:11:25Z")
1. 8 March 20224 San Antonio TX, 4 killed (arson) ([MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/el-paso-family-killed-in-san-antonio-house-fire-ruled-as-homicide/ar-BB1jQmif)) ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/38 "2024-03-22T13:49:18Z")
1. 11 March 2024 Miami FL, 4\* killed (shot) ([Miami-Dade PD: Family of 4 dead in murder-suicide](https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/03/11/miami-dade-pd-family-of-4-dead-in-murder-suicide/)) bodies found on 11 March 2. 19 March 2024 King County WA, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Woman, 3 Kids Dead in Washington State Crash: 'Really Hard Situation'](https://people.com/renton-washington-car-crash-leaves-4-dead-8613013)) speeding at 90mph Incidents 19 Killed 86 ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/39 "2024-03-22T13:55:49Z")
1. 11 March 2024 Dewhurst WI, 9\* killed (vehicular homicide) ([Wisconsin officials release names of 7 Virginia residents killed in crash that claimed 9 lives | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-crash-nine-killed-2b95c716b5044f11346f570f8bd8e5b6)) ran a stop sign. Frankly, seems like a pure accident to me, but rules are rules. 2. 19 March 2024 King County WA, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) ([Woman, 3 Kids Dead in Washington State Crash: 'Really Hard Situation'](https://people.com/renton-washington-car-crash-leaves-4-dead-8613013)) speeding at 90mph Incidents 20 Killed 95 ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120/40 "2024-03-27T22:37:04Z")
1. 27 March 2024 Rockford IL, 4 killed (stabbed) ([4 people killed and 5 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/rockford-stabbing-mutiple-fatal-wounded-5d454ca27b95d6567e6ec4b6b04e20ea)) Incidents 21 Killed 99 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2024/996120.md?page=3)