Mass killings reach lowest number in years – here’s why experts aren’t celebrating The 2025 numbers, while historically good, do not signify that the problem has vanished The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
‘Society needs monsters’: why are Americans so obsessed with the idea of serial killers? Experts note an 80% drop-off since US serial killing peaked in the 1970s – but that hasn’t stopped a surge of interest The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2025
Was Luigi Mangione Radicalised in Asia? The Truth Behind His 'Spiritual Trip' That Ended in Murder Luigi Mangione's 2024 "spiritual trip" through Asia may have masked a darker transformation. Investigators now believe the Ivy League graduate's retreat led to radicalisation that culminated in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. International Business Times UK · Oct 23, 2025
Why We Remember Columbine Some crimes linger in public memory and some crimes fade away. The Columbine massacre didn't just stay with us—it created a script for future murders. Reason · Apr 20, 2024
US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023 Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and calls for stricter laws. Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2023
US sees deadliest six months of mass killings on record since at least 2006 From the first day of the year to the end of June, the US endured 28 mass killings, and the death toll rose just about every week The Guardian - US · Jul 14, 2023
US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings Unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. this year has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006 The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
Fourth of July is a US celebration. Why is it the riskiest day for mass shootings? Homicides spike in the summer, and large gatherings with a lot of people – and alcohol thrown in – can see gun violence The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2023
Mix of bravado and access to guns contribute to mass shootings by teens in St. Louis, other cities Recent high-profile mass shootings by young people underscore the deadly mix of teenage bravado, immaturity and growing access to high-powered guns that can kill faster and more efficiently than ever The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
FACT FOCUS: No 'incredible rise' in transgender shooters Moments after the assailant who killed six people at a Nashville private school was identified as transgender, a baseless narrative emerged that there has been an incredible rise in transgender or nonbinary mass shooters in recent years The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023
Age of Virginia class shooter presents rarity, legal hurdle A school shooting that Virginia police said was committed by a 6-year-old student represents an extremely rare occurrence of a child that young bringing a gun into a school and wounding a teacher, according to experts who study gun violence The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023
Utah murder-suicide underscores frequency of family killings A murder-suicide that left eight members of one family including five children dead in a small Utah town is the latest in what has become an all-too-common occurrence in troubled households across the United States The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023
Teacher shot by 6-year-old with gun in US classroom: Police Police said the shooting was not an accident; investigators are working to determine where the child got the weapon. Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2023
Vegas survivors signal hope even as mass shootings persist Saturday marks five years since a gunman rained bullets into an outdoor country music festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Vegas survivors signal hope even as mass shootings march on Saturday marks five years since a gunman rained bullets into an outdoor country music festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip
Reason · Aug 22, 2022 Number of American Mass Murders Relatively Steady Since 2006 Plus: A surge in female voter registrations, eminent domain in North Carolina, and more...
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022 Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of America’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make the national news
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022 Politicians should resist rush to ‘do anything’ in response to school shootings That impulse is understandable, but it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.
Reason · Jun 1, 2022 Politicians Should Resist the Urge To 'Do Anything' in Response to School Shootings While that impulse is understandable, it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 For lockdown generation school shootings are their 'reality' Students processing the attack in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers — yet another school shooting — returned to a common theme: They are the “lockdown generation.”
Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022 Experts weigh in on Lyoya traffic stop, whether officer should be charged in shooting A Grand Rapids, Michigah, police officer's decision to stop a car Patrick Lyoya was driving because of a license plate issue was legal, criminal justice experts said, but they and legal analysts were divided about whether the officer could be criminally charged in Lyoya's fatal shooting.
Chicago Tribune · Mar 31, 2022 ¿'Fuga de cerebros' en la policía de Chicago? Las jubilaciones se estabilizaron, pero 660 policías se jubilaron en 2021 CHICAGO— El agente Mahir "Mike" Affaneh entró en pánico cuando escuchó a la alcaldesa de Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, declarar en octubre que los agentes podrían quedarse sin sueldo si se negaban a vacunarse.
Chicago Tribune · Mar 30, 2022 Chicago police ‘brain drain’? Retirements have stabilized, but 660 cops retired in 2021 CHICAGO — Officer Mahir “Mike” Affaneh panicked after he heard Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot make a statement in October that officers might have to go on a no-pay status if they refused to be vaccinated.