May 17 – According to a report by Fox News on the 16th, as of May 15, 33 mass shootings had occurred in the United States in May.
According to the statistics of Gun Violence Archives, an independent data collection organization in the United States, the U.S.
media found that from May 1 to 15, there were as many as 33 mass shootings in the United States, and the cumulative number of mass shootings in the United States this year has reached 202, which is basically the same as 205 in the same period in 2021.
“Firearm Violence Archives” defines mass shooting incidents as that four or more people, in addition to gunmen, were shot or killed.
Mass shootings are common in the United States. According to the statistics of the Gun Violence Archives, there were 693 mass shootings in the United States in 2021, and 611 in 2020.