Questions of the Day: When are we going to get serious about the dangers of a broken mental health system combined with the ease of access of guns? Are they becoming such a common occurrence that we have become desensitized to them?
The murders in Buffalo and the Oxford High School system should be a wake-up call to everyone in this country. We have a failing mental health system and the access to guns is much too easy. In both cases, the murder suspects were flagged for mental health issues by their respective high schools which were subsequently discounted, yet both suspects had easy access to guns. The suspect’s parents purchased the gun for the Oxford shooting suspect and the Buffalo suspect was able to purchase the gun on his own. Both suspects are teenagers. As a result, 14 innocent people who were just going about their daily lives are no longer with us, while 16 families are changed forever, and not for the good. Many of these family members will need mental health services from our broken mental health systems.
Unfortunately, these are not isolated incidents. In the last 5 years there have been 63 mass shootings resulting in 312 deaths and 466 injured. Mass shooting have become a regular occurrence in our country as indicated below. SEE MY VIDEO of the DAY.
| May 15, 2022 | Laguna Woods, California | 1 | 5 | 6 | Laguna Woods church shooting: One person was fatally shot and five others were injured in a shooting at a church in Orange County, California.[9] |
| May 14, 2022 | Buffalo, New York | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2022 Buffalo shooting: A shooter who was clad in body armor, opened fire at a Tops supermarket, killing ten, including a security guard, and wounded three others.[10] |
| April 17, 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 2 | 13[n 1] | 15 | 2022 Pittsburgh shooting: An early morning shooting at a party held at an Airbnb rental property in the East Allegheny neighborhood killed two juveniles and wounded eight others. Five people sustained injuries such as broken bones and cuts when they jumped out windows to escape the gunfire.[11] |
| April 16, 2022 | Columbia, South Carolina | 0 | 14[n 2] | 14 | Columbiana Centre shooting: Nine people were injured by gunfire at the Columbiana Centre mall, while five more were injured in evacuation accidents.[12] |
| April 12, 2022 | New York City, New York | 0 | 29[n 3] | 29 | 2022 New York City Subway attack: Ten people were shot when a gunman opened fire on a New York City Subway train as it approached the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood. Immediately before the attack, the assailant donned a gas mask and threw smoke bombs. The incident caused 19 others to be injured as they fled. The attacker fled the scene and was arrested after police received a tip-off after a 30-hour manhunt. He was identified as 62 year old Frank James.[13][14] |
| April 3, 2022 | Sacramento, California | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2022 Sacramento shooting: A shooting in downtown Sacramento killed six people and injured twelve others. The gunmen remain at large.[15] |
| February 19, 2022 | Portland, Oregon | 1 | 5[n 4] | 6 | Normandale Park shooting: During a racial justice protest, a man confronted a group of protestors and engaged in an argument with them, before pulling out a gun and opening fire, killing one and wounding four others. One of the people in the group returned fire and wounded the perpetrator.[16] |
2021[edit]
For a more comprehensive list, see List of mass shootings in the United States in 2021.
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| November 30, 2021 | Oxford, Michigan | 4 | 7 | 11 | Oxford High School shooting: A shooter opened fire on students at Oxford High School killing three and wounding seven students and a teacher, before being arrested. One of the injured died afterwards.[17] |
| September 23, 2021 | Collierville, Tennessee | 2[n 4] | 14 | 16 | 2021 Collierville shooting: A shooter opened fire in a Kroger, killing one and injuring 14, before taking his own life.[18] |
| May 30, 2021 | Hialeah, Florida | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2021 Hialeah shooting: Three shooters stepped out of a SUV, and opened fire at concert goers.[19] |
| May 26, 2021 | San Jose, California | 10[n 4] | 0 | 10 | 2021 San Jose shooting: Nine people were killed at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) control center in San Jose, California. The gunman committed suicide.[20][21] |
| May 9, 2021 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 7[n 4] | 0 | 7 | 2021 Colorado Springs shooting: Six people were killed when a man opened fire at a birthday party in a trailer park. The shooter took his own life shortly afterwards.[22] |
| April 15, 2021 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 9[n 4] | 7 | 16 | Indianapolis FedEx shooting: Nine people were killed and seven others were wounded after a mass shooting at a FedEx facility. The shooter took his own life. |
| April 7, 2021 | Rock Hill, South Carolina | 7[n 4] | 0 | 7 | 2021 Rock Hill shooting: Six people, including two children, were killed in a shooting perpetrated by a former NFL player Phillip Adams, who then killed himself. There were no survivors. |
| March 31, 2021 | Orange, California | 4 | 2[n 4] | 6 | 2021 Orange, California office shooting: Four people, including a child, were killed at an Orange office complex. |
| March 22, 2021 | Boulder, Colorado | 10 | 2[n 4] | 12 | 2021 Boulder shooting: A mass shooting occurred at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, which left 10 people dead, including an on-duty police officer. |
| March 16, 2021 | Atlanta, Georgia | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2021 Atlanta spa shootings: A series of mass shootings occurred at massage parlors in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. Eight people were killed in the incidents and one person was wounded. |
| February 9, 2021 | Buffalo, Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 5 | Buffalo, Minnesota clinic attack: A nurse was killed and four other people were shot and seriously wounded inside of a health care clinic. The suspect, 67-year-old Gregory Paul Ulrich, was taken into police custody.[23][24] |
| February 2, 2021 | Muskogee, Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2021 Muskogee shooting: Five children and one adult were shot and killed, and one other adult suffered life-threatening injuries, after a home shooting in Oklahoma. Suspect, 25-year-old Jarron Pridgeon, is currently under custody.[25] |
| February 2, 2021 | Sunrise, Florida | 3[n 4] | 3 | 6 | 2021 Sunrise, Florida shootout: Two FBI agents were shot and killed and three others wounded attempting to serve a warrant. The suspect barricaded himself in his home and opened fire before shooting and killing himself. |
2020[edit]
For a more comprehensive list, see List of mass shootings in the United States in 2020.
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| December 26, 2020 | Rockford, Illinois | 3 | 3 | 6 | Don Carter Lanes shooting: A man shot six people at a bowling alley, killing three of them. |
| November 20, 2020 | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | 0 | 8 | 8 | Mayfair Mall shooting: Eight people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a person opened fire at the Mayfair Mall. |
| September 19, 2020 | Rochester, New York | 2 | 14 | 16 | Rochester shooting: Two people were killed and fourteen others injured after a shooting at a party in Rochester. |
| August 9, 2020 | Washington, D.C. | 1 | 21 | 22 | 2020 Washington, D.C. block party shooting: A shooting at a block party left one dead and 22 injured, including an off-duty police officer |
| February 26, 2020 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 6[n 4] | 0 | 6 | Milwaukee brewery shooting: Five people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the local Molson Coors Beverage Company campus, where he had been employed. Afterwards, the gunman committed suicide. |
| January 17, 2020 | Grantsville, Utah | 4 | 1 | 5 | Haynie family shooting: Four members of a family were killed and one was injured after a teenager fired at his family as they returned home. |
2019[edit]
For a more comprehensive list, see List of mass shootings in the United States in 2019.
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| December 10, 2019 | Jersey City, New Jersey | 6[n 4] | 3 | 9 | 2019 Jersey City shooting: An officer approached a vehicle suspected of being used in a murder previously, he was shot and killed. In the resulting suspect chase and police confrontation the two suspects were killed, along with three other civilians, a civilian and two cops were wounded as well. |
| December 6, 2019 | Pensacola, Florida | 4[n 4] | 8 | 12 | Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting: Three people were killed and 8 others were injured at a US Navy base. The suspect was killed by police. |
| December 5, 2019 | Miramar, Florida | 4[n 4] | 1 | 5 | 2019 Miramar shootout: Two suspects robbed a jewelry store which resulted in a police shootout that killed 2 people,[26] including a UPS truck driver who was on his 1st day on the job. Both suspects were killed by police. |
| November 17, 2019 | Fresno, California | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2019 Fresno shooting: Ten people were shot, four fatally, at a football watch party. |
| November 14, 2019 | Santa Clarita, California | 3[n 4] | 3 | 6 | Saugus High School shooting: Two people were killed and three others were injured at Saugus High School. The gunman then eventually committed suicide. |
| October 31, 2019 | Orinda, California | 5 | 4 | 9 | Orinda Halloween Shooting: An overnight block party attended by over 100 people ended with five people killed, and four more wounded by gunfire. |
| October 14, 2019 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2019 Río Piedras shooting: Six people were killed after a shootout near an apartment complex. |
| August 31, 2019 | Midland–Odessa, Texas | 8[n 4] | 25 | 33 | 2019 West Texas shooting: Seven people were killed and 25 others were injured on the Interstate 20. The suspect was killed after a shoot-out with police. |
| August 4, 2019 | Dayton, Ohio | 10[n 4] | 27 | 37 | 2019 Dayton shooting: Nine people were killed and 27 were injured outside of a bar. The perpetrator was killed by police. |
| August 3, 2019 | El Paso, Texas | 23 | 23 | 46 | 2019 El Paso shooting: A gunman killed 23 people and injured 23 others at a Walmart. The attack was a hate crime targeting Hispanic immigration. The gunman was arrested. |
| July 28, 2019 | Gilroy, California | 4[n 4] | 15 | 19 | Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: A gunman killed three people, including one 6-year-old boy, attending Gilroy’s annual Garlic Festival; 12 more people were injured. The shooter killed himself. |
| May 31, 2019 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 13[n 4] | 5 | 18 | 2019 Virginia Beach shooting: A gunman killed 12 people and injured four others at a municipal building. The gunman was killed by police.[27] |
| May 7, 2019 | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | 1 | 8 | 9 | STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting: A school shooting was reported at STEM School Highlands Ranch, around 1:50 p.m, two shooters targeted separate locations and killed one student and injured eight more before being arrested.[28] |
| April 30, 2019 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 6 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting: Six people were shot, two fatally, on the last day of classes at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The student gunman was taken into custody after he ran out of ammunition.[29] |
| April 27, 2019 | Poway, California | 1 | 3 | 4 | Poway synagogue shooting: One person was killed and at least three were wounded by a shooter at the Chabad of Poway synagogue.[30] |
| February 15, 2019 | Aurora, Illinois | 6[n 4] | 6 | 12 | Aurora, Illinois shooting: A 45-year-old man opened fire at a Henry Pratt Company plant and killed five people and injured six others. He was a former worker at the plant and he was killed in a shootout with police. |
| January 26, 2019 | Ascension and Livingston Parish, Louisiana | 5 | 0 | 5 | January 2019 Louisiana shootings: A 21-year-old man killed five people, including his parents, in two parishes in Louisiana.[31] |
| January 23, 2019 | Sebring, Florida | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2019 Sebring shooting: Five people were killed in a hostage incident and shooting at a bank. The suspect was taken into custody by police.[32] |
2018[edit]
For a more comprehensive list, see List of mass shootings in the United States in 2018.
| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| November 19, 2018 | Chicago, Illinois | 4[n 4] | 0 | 4 | Mercy Hospital shooting: A gunman opened fire in the Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, killing a doctor at the hospital who was his former fiancée, a police officer, and one other person before being killed either by himself or by police.[33] |
| November 11, 2018 | Robbins, Illinois | 1 | 4[n 4] | 5 | Shooting of Jemel Roberson: A man re-entered a bar after being ejected and began to fire, wounding three people and becoming injured himself. Armed security guards apprehended the suspect. Responding officers saw one of the security guards with a gun, and shot and killed him.[34] |
| November 7, 2018 | Thousand Oaks, California | 13[n 4] | 16 | 29 | Thousand Oaks shooting: A man entered a bar hosting a student line-dancing event and killed 12 people, including a police officer. 16 other people were injured, one of them by gunfire. The gunman then killed himself.[35][36] |
| November 2, 2018 | Tallahassee, Florida | 3[n 4] | 5[n 5] | 8 | 2018 Tallahassee shooting: A man entered a yoga studio and killed two women and injured five others; four by gunshots and one by pistol-whipping, before committing suicide.[37] |
| October 27, 2018 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 11 | 7[n 4] | 18 | Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: A man opened fire in the Tree of Life synagogue in an antisemitic attack, killing 11 people and injuring six others (including four police officers). The suspect, 46-year-old Robert G. Bowers, was taken into custody by police.[38][39] |
| October 3, 2018 | Florence, South Carolina | 2 | 10 | 12 | Florence shooting: Officers were shot at during a two-hour standoff while attempting to execute a search warrant. The perpetrator held children hostage, killing one and wounding seven before being arrested.[40] |
| September 20, 2018 | Aberdeen, Maryland | 4[n 4] | 3 | 7 | Aberdeen shooting: An employee of the Rite Aid Distribution facility killed three victims before wounding herself. The shooter died later in the hospital.[41] |
| September 6, 2018 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 4[n 4] | 2 | 6 | Fifth Third Center shooting: A gunman entered a loading dock at the Fifth Third Center skyscraper and opened fire before entering the lobby of a building. Four people, including the shooter, were killed and two were injured.[42] |
| August 26, 2018 | Jacksonville, Florida | 3[n 4] | 11 | 14 | Jacksonville Landing shooting: A gunman killed two people and wounded eleven more (nine with gunshot wounds) at a Madden NFL 19 competition before killing himself. The shooter was identified as David Katz, an individual who had reportedly been eliminated from the competition before the shooting.[43][44][45] |
| June 28, 2018 | Annapolis, Maryland | 5 | 2 | 7 | Capital Gazette shooting: A gunman entered the offices of The Capital Gazette and killed five employees and wounded two others.[46][47] |
| June 17, 2018 | Trenton, New Jersey | 1[n 4] | 22[n 6] | 23 | Art All Night shooting: Several gunmen wounded 17 people at the Art All Night festival. Five others were wounded when they were trampled by people around them. One of the suspected gunmen was shot and killed by police. Police suspect the shooting was gang-related.[48] |
| May 30–June 4, 2018 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 7[n 4] | 0 | 7 | 2018 Scottsdale shootings: Over the course of several days, a man killed a forensic psychiatrist, two paralegals, a counselor, and a couple from whom he took a handgun. The suspect killed himself when police began closing in on him.[49][50] |
| May 18, 2018 | Santa Fe, Texas | 10 | 14[n 4] | 24 | Santa Fe High School shooting: A student at Santa Fe High School shot and killed 10 people and wounded 14 others. Explosive devices were also found, but they were not detonated. The suspect was taken into custody by police.[51] |
| April 22, 2018 | Nashville, Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 6 | Nashville Waffle House shooting: A gunman entered a Waffle House, where he killed four people and injured two others. He was later taken into custody.[52] |
| April 3, 2018 | San Bruno, California | 1[n 4] | 4[n 7] | 5 | YouTube headquarters shooting: A woman approached an outdoor patio at YouTube Headquarters and wounded three people before committing suicide, a fourth person was injured in the evacuation.[53] |
| March 9, 2018 | Yountville, California | 5[n 4][n 8] | 0 | 5 | Yountville shooting: A man entered the Veterans Home of California and held three staff members hostage. He killed the three staff members (and the unborn child of one of the staff members, who was pregnant) before killing himself in a murder–suicide.[54] |
| February 14, 2018 | Parkland, Florida | 17 | 17 | 34 | Stoneman Douglas High School shooting: A former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School entered the school, killed 17 people, and wounded 17 others. He was taken into custody by police.[55][56] |
| January 28, 2018 | Melcroft, Pennsylvania | 5[n 4] | 1 | 6 | Melcroft shooting: A man shot and killed four people and wounded one other at a gas station before he committed suicide. |
| January 23, 2018 | Benton, Kentucky | 2 | 16 | 18 | Marshall County High School shooting: A fifteen-year-old student killed two other students and injured sixteen others before discarding his weapon and attempting to hide among other students. He was apprehended by police.[57] |
Pray for peace and tolerance. What are you doing to stop the violence? Get vaccinated and get your booster.
Quote of the Day: “I had to spend ~20 hours in that ER waiting for somebody to give me 15 minutes to talk to me. This proved to me that the US healthcare system is a joke.” The Buffalo shootings suspect in a previous post on-line.
Orchid of the Day: The Detroit Tigers for sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in a 3 game series this weekend.
Onion of the Day: Our mental health system and our ease of access to guns
Video/Song of the Day: “Darkness” by EMINEM
Amen