Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS…Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded…Much yet unknown…Please do not speculate or spread hearsay…Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us…
Archive for the ‘Mass shooting’ Category
The 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history
Thursday, February 15th, 20181. The Harvest Music Festival: 58 killed
October 1, 2017
2. Pulse night club: 49 killed
June 12, 2016
3. Virginia Tech: 32 killed
April 16, 2007
4. Sandy Hook: 27 killed
December 14, 2012
5. First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs: 26 killed
November 5, 2017
6. Luby’s Cafeteria: 23 killed
October 16, 1991
7. McDonald’s in San Ysidro: 21 killed
July 18, 1984
8. University of Texas: 18 killed
August 1, 1966
9. High school in Parkland, Florida: At least 17 killed
February 14, 2018
10. San Bernardino: 14 killed
December 2, 2015
10. Edmond, Oklahoma: 14 killed
August 20, 1986
School shootings in the U.S. since Columbine
Thursday, February 15th, 2018“……
- 50 – The number of mass murders or attempted mass murders at a school since Columbine.
- 141 – People killed in a mass murder or attempted mass murder at a school since Columbine.
- 73 – The percentage of school shooters with no prior criminal record
- 96 – The percentage of school shooters = male.
- 17 – The number of kids aged 15 or younger who have committed or attempted a mass school shooting since Columbine.
- 81 – The percentage of school shootings where someone had information that the attacker was thinking about or planning the shooting.
- 68 – The percentage of school shooters who got their guns from relatives or at home.
- 65 – The number of school shooters and thwarted school shooters who have referenced Columbine as a motivation.
- 270 – The number of shootings of any kind at a school since Columbine.
- 1 – The number of shootings per week, on average, on a school or college campus in 2015.
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At least 17 people killed in the latest burst of deadly violence to erupt inside an American school.
Thursday, February 15th, 2018Benton, Kentucky: Two students were killed Tuesday and 18 other people were wounded when a 15-year-old boy armed with a handgun opened fire inside Marshall County High School
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018Kentucky school shooting: 1 dead & at least 1/2 dozen wounded. Shooter in custody;
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018The Las Vegas Massacre
Saturday, January 13th, 2018A review of a mobile mass shooting in Kalamazoo
Thursday, December 21st, 2017Frank Straub, Ph.D., Brett Cowell, Jennifer Zeunik, and Ben Gorban. Managing the Response to a Mobile Mass Shooting. April 2017. Washington, DC: Police Foundation.
- “…..The sequence of events that began Saturday afternoon with the suspect driving recklessly in and around the streets of Kalamazoo, ultimately ended with his arrest early Sunday morning. During that time, he allegedly shot eight people, killing six and severely wounding two, across three separate locations in and around the city…..”
11/14/2012: A 20-year-old man shoots and kills his mother at their Newtown, Connecticut, home then drives to nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School, where he kills 20 first graders and six school employees before turning a gun on himself.
Thursday, December 14th, 2017Tehama, CA: This incident, as tragic and as bad as it is, could have been so much worse.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017“…..a much bigger death toll was averted when the killer was unable to break into an elementary school. The staff at tiny Rancho Tehama Elementary School west of Corning moved quickly when they heard gunfire nearby just before classes were set to begin…”