List of mass shootings in the United States in 2019
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This is a list of mass shootings in the United States that have occurred in 2019. Mass shootings are incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence. The precise inclusion criteria are disputed, and there is no broadly accepted definition. Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group that tracks shootings and their characteristics in the United States, defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, excluding the perpetrator(s), are shot in one location at roughly the same time. The Congressional Research Service narrows that definition, limiting it to "public mass shootings," defined by four or more victims killed, excluding any victims who survive. The Washington Post and Mother Jones use similar definitions, with the latter acknowledging that their definition "is a conservative measure of the problem," as many shootings with fewer fatalities occur. The crowdsourced Mass Shooting Tracker project has the most expansive definition, of four or more shot in any incident, including the perpetrator. There were 434 mass shootings in 2019 that fit the inclusion criteria of this article, resulting in 517 deaths and 1,643 injuries, for a total of 2,160 victims. Compared to the previous year, there were 111 more incidents.
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| Source | Persons shot | Count is wounded or killed? | Count includes perpetrator(s) | Other conditions | Reference |
| Stanford University MSA Data Project | 3 | wounded | No | one location, roughly the same time, excluding organized crime, gangs, drug wars | |
| Mass Shooting Tracker | 4 | wounded | Yes | one location, roughly the same time | |
| Gun Violence Archive/Vox | 4 | wounded | No | one location, roughly the same time | |
| Mother Jones | 3 | killed | No | at a public place | |
| The Washington Post | 4 | killed | No | at a public place | |
| ABC News/FBI | 4 | killed | No | one location, roughly the same time | |
| Congressional Research Service | 4 | killed | No | at a public place, excluding gang-related killings and those done with a profit-motive. |
| Date | Community | State | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
| December 29, 2019 | Ceres | California | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were shot outside a home after returning from a bar in Modesto where they had been involved in an altercation. |
| December 29, 2019 | Danville | Illinois | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five women aged 18 to 32 years old were injured by gunfire after the home they were in was shot at by an unknown person. |
| December 29, 2019 | Buffalo (2) | New York | 1 | 3 | 4 | After an argument escalated on a front porch, four people were wounded by gunfire, with one man dying later at the hospital. |
| December 27, 2019 | Houston (10) | Texas | 2 | 7 | 9 | Two people were killed and seven injured in a drive-by shooting at a music video set. |
| December 27, 2019 | Kennesaw | Georgia | 0 | 4 | 4 | Officers responding to a call about an individual shot arrived at a house party and found four teenagers injured. |
| December 27, 2019 | Modesto | California | 1 | 3 | 4 | Officers responding to a call of suspicious circumstances near an intersection found one man killed and two others and a woman injured. |
| December 26, 2019 | St. Petersburg | Florida | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded by gunfire outside a night club, with an additional three injured by the resulting building damage and chaos. The shooting occurred after an altercation escalated out onto the street. |
| December 25, 2019 | Coralville | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 4 | Police responding to reports of shots fired discovered four wounded victims, one of which died later at the hospital. |
| December 25, 2019 | Richmond (2) | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three injured in a shooting outside a bar, after an earlier argument in a restaurant. |
| December 25, 2019 | Oakland (5) | California | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people wounded by gunfire were discovered by police after responding to a house party. |
| December 24, 2019 | High Point | North Carolina | 0 | 6 | 6 | Six people were wounded in a shooting in which the perpetrator was believed to have exited a vehicle and opened fire before leaving in it. |
| December 24, 2019 | New Orleans (9) | Louisiana | 0 | 4 | 4 | Shooters wearing ski masks exited a vehicle and wounded four people before fleeing. |
| December 22, 2019 | Chicago (31) | Illinois | 0 | 13 | 13 | Thirteen people were shot at a party that was held to memorialize a victim of an earlier shooting, at least one was a teenager. |
| December 22, 2019 | Baltimore (16) | Maryland | 0 | 7 | 7 | Seven people were wounded in an early morning shooting, including two 17-year-olds. |
| December 21, 2019 | Waynesbroro | Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 7 | One person was killed and six injured in an apartment complex after a drive-by shooting. |
| December 20, 2019 | Winston-Salem (3) | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two people were killed and a police officer and bystander injured at the local Sanitation Department after a fight escalated. |
| December 20, 2019 | Tuskegee | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two people were killed and two were injured in a late night double homicide. |
| December 19, 2019 | Westerly | Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 4 | A resident at Babcock Village Apartments shot two employees, one fatally, and one resident before killing himself. |
| December 18, 2019 | San Antonio (5) | Texas | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were shot at the South Park Mall. |
| December 17, 2019 | Great Falls | Montana | 4 | 1 | 5 | Three people are killed and one wounded in a shooting at the Emerald City Casino. The suspect was later killed by police at a different location. |
| December 15, 2019 | Columbus | Georgia | 1 | 4 | 5 | One man was killed and four others injured at an intersection early in the morning. |
| December 14, 2019 | Ivanhoe | California | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four teenagers were wounded in a drive-by shooting at an apartment complex. |
| December 12, 2019 | St. Louis (8) | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 4 | One man was killed and three wounded in a business parking lot. |
| December 10, 2019 | Jersey City (3) | New Jersey | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2019 Jersey City shooting: Four people were killed, including a police officer, and another three were injured in an ambush style shootout by a man and woman who were killed by police. The suspects were Black Hebrew Israelites members and targeted a kosher grocery store. |
| December 10, 2019 | Edinburg | Texas | 4 | 0 | 4 | Four people were discovered dead in a home, in either by a murder-suicide or a quadruple homicide. A toddler was also in the home, unharmed. |
| December 8, 2019 | Desoto | Texas | 2 | 3 | 5 | Two men were killed and three injured at an apartment building. The incident was originally reported as a home invasion, although the account was not confirmed. |
| December 8, 2019 | New Orleans (8) | Louisiana | 1 | 4 | 5 | Five people were shot outside a local bar, with one man dying of his injuries at the hospital. |
| December 6, 2019 | Pensacola | Florida | 4 | 8 | 12 | Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting: A man killed three individuals and injured eight more at Naval Air Station Pensacola before being killed by police. A terrorist motive is suspected to be behind the attack. |
| December 5, 2019 | Miramar | Florida | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2019 Miramar shootout: Four people are dead and one injured after a pair of men rob a jewelry store in Coral Gables, injuring the clerk, then carjack a UPS truck and lead police on a chase that ended in a shootout in Miramar that killed the UPS driver, a bystander, and the suspects. |
| December 4, 2019 | Honolulu County | Hawaii | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22-year-old Gabriel Romero, a US Navy sailor and submarine crewman, randomly opened fire just minutes after starting his shift for routine guard duty at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. He opened fire on a group of civilian workers, killing two and wounded another, before immediately shooting himself. The motive is thought to be a toxic cultural env |
| December 4, 2019 | Montgomery (2) | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two people were killed and two wounded in an apartment complex. |
| December 1, 2019 | Comstock Township | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three police officers wounded when a home invasion turned into a hostage situation. |
| December 1, 2019 | Cotton Valley | Louisiana | 2 | 3 | 5 | One woman was killed and three others wounded, including one of the two perpetrators, after an argument escalated at a nightclub. |
| December 1, 2019 | New Orleans (7) | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two people were killed and two injured at an intersection hours after the first mass shooting in the city. |
| December 1, 2019 | Aurora (2) | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 5 | One person was killed and four were injured in a shooting in Aurora, Illinois. |
| December 1, 2019 | New Orleans (6) | Louisiana | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2019 New Orleans shooting: Ten people were shot in a densely populated area with heavy police presence at a time when tens of thousands of tourists were downtown for the Bayou Classic football game. |
| November 29, 2019 | Amarillo | Texas | 0 | 7 | 7 | Seven people were shot at a nightclub in the early morning. |
| November 27, 2019 | New York City (6) | New York | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded including two children aged 10 and 15. |
| November 25, 2019 | Brownsville | Florida | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two men were killed and two others wounded in a drive-by shooting. One suspect was arrested after the car crashed into a parked police car. |
| November 24, 2019 | Los Angeles (8) | California | 0 | 6 | 6 | Six people were wounded at a warehouse party after an argument escalated and the perpetrator opened fire. |
| November 24, 2019 | Cottonport | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two people were killed and two others injured in an early morning shooting at a club. |
| November 24, 2019 | Birmingham (4) | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 5 | One person was killed and four others injured in a drive-by shooting after being made to leave a club following an argument. |
| November 23, 2019 | Tallulah | Louisiana | 1 | 6 | 7 | One person was killed and six injured after an argument at a club escalated and the perpetrator began to fire randomly. |
| November 23, 2019 | Los Angeles (7) | California | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded at an outdoor party after a fight broke out. |
| November 21, 2019 | Long Beach (3) | California | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded randomly as a man drove down a road and opened fire on pedestrians. |
| November 21, 2019 | Everett | Washington | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in an apartment complex during a large gathering. |
| November 20, 2019 | Richmond (2) | California | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were wounded in a shooting. |
| November 18, 2019 | Newark (3) | New Jersey | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three people were injured in two homes on one street. |
| November 17, 2019 | Fresno (2) | California | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2019 Fresno shooting: Ten people were shot, four fatally, at a football watch party. |
| Month | Shootings | Killed | Injured | Schools | Place of Worship |
| January | 28 | 48 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 23 | 42 | 68 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 21 | 13 | 89 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 34 | 24 | 136 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 43 | 41 | 195 | 3 | 0 |
| June | 50 | 34 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 52 | 50 | 207 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 48 | 83 | 217 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 38 | 46 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 36 | 58 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 32 | 27 | 126 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 36 | 51 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 441 | 517 | 1736 | 8 | 1 |
References
- Including the perpetrator(s) or suspect(s)
- Including at least one of the perpetrators or suspects
- Including a pregnant individual
- Two injured by shrapnel from shots fired at or into the residence
- 1 by blunt force trauma
- Gun Violence Archivehttps://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting
- Congressional Research Servicehttps://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R43004
- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/04/the-squishy-definition-of-mass-shooting-complicates-media-coverage/
- Gun Violence Archivehttp://www.gunviolencearchive.org/methodology
- Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/mass-shootings-in-america/
- Mother Joneshttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map/
- Mass Shooting Trackerhttps://www.massshootingtracker.site/about
- Stanford Librarieshttps://library.stanford.edu/projects/mass-shootings-america
- Voxhttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/12/4/9850758/mass-shooting-definition
- ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-mass-shootings-month-2019/story?id=63449799
- The Modesto Beehttps://web.archive.org/web/20200104012126/https://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/article238828443.html
- WDAN-AMhttp://www.vermilioncountyfirst.com/2019/12/29/5-women-shot-at-danville-home/
- The Buffalo Newshttps://buffalonews.com/2019/12/29/four-shot-in-riverside-porch-shooting-one-seriously-injured/
- Music video ambush: 2 killed, 7 injured in drive-by during filming KHOU, December 28, 2019https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/2-dead-2-injured-in-shooting-at-warehouse-complex-in-north-harris-county/285-dad75a0d-b4e7-4e23-965c-fa6e9ef07499
- WXIAhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/kennesaw-area-shooting-apartment/85-e07c79a0-0881-466e-aa1b-7214148e85e6