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Interactive: Find out more about mass killings in the U.S.

  • Associated Press/USA Today/Northeastern University
  • Jan 23, 2023
  • Jan 23, 2023 Updated Feb 8, 2025
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Find out details about killings in the U.S. since 2006 where four or more people, excluding the assailant, died in a 24-hour period.

Interactive: Number of mass killings by year

Interactive: Mass killings by location scaled by number of victims

Interactive: Timeline of mass killings scaled by number of victims killed

Interactive: Number of mass killings and victims killed this year compared with previous years

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