Shootings and Deaths

When it happened
Where it happenHow many deaths/Injuries


6 December 2007
Nebraska
9 deaths(including the shooter who killed himself)
9 December 2007
Colorado
5 deaths(including himself)
12 December 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada
6 injuries no deaths
2 February 2008
Chicago, Illinois
5 deaths
5 February 2008
COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland4 dead (shooter's 2 parents and 2 brothers)
7 February 2008
San Fernando Valley, California
4 deaths (including a SWAT officer, 2 injuries
7 February 2008Kirkwood, Missouri 6 dead (including the shooter who was shot by police), 2 injuries
7 February 2008Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3 dead (including the shooter who shot herself)
14 February 2008Northern Illinois University's DeKalb 6 dead (including the shooter), 16 injuries
27 February 2008Los Angeles7 injuries
3 March 2008Florida2deaths (including the gunman who shot himself) and 5 injuries
3 March 2008Memphis, Tennessee6 deaths 3 injuries
29 July 2008Knoxville, Tennessee2 deaths and 7 injuries
9 Oct 2008Knoxville, Tennessee1 deaths, and gunman injured

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Open fire

The last few months have passed quietly. No shots have rung out in open places. American civilians
have not been targeted for random acts of gun violence.

Today saw the quiet come to an end. The gunman killed (at first reports) only one person, yet he fired 9 shots. Whether those bullets hit anyone else, is unclear.

With the US nation coming up on the elections, and symbols of hope hanging everywhere, it is so sad that someone has used violence to send out a message of pain.

Not a lot of information was available at the time of writing this. You can read the article here

Monday, October 6, 2008

not counted...but should it be?

I have not counted the latest USA shooting because it was committed 'in family'. It was not an random killing spree. Yet the father of three left his mother-in-law, wife, and three sons dead then took his own life. In notes left for the police, he claims full responsibility for the killing. Media suggest the fact the man was unemployed for several months contributed to his actions.

Read the full story here.

Yet should this be added to our list of shootings? While not done randomly, it appears it was done out of desperation. And in total 6 people were left dead...