The latest mass killing in the United States happened Monday night in Philadelphia
of killing a man in a house and then gunning down four others on neighborhood streets before surrendering to police.more than a dozen dead and almost 60 wounded
— including children as young as 2 years old — in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Louisiana, Texas, Florida and Washington, D.C. The Philadelphia shooting is the country's 29th mass killing of 2023 in which four or more people died, not including the assailant, within a 24-hour period, according to aon July 5 that is maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
So far this year, the nation has witnessed the highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year. There have been more than 550 mass killing incidents since 2006, according to the database, in which at least 2,900 people have died and at least 2,000 people have been injured.A 31-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting four members of a neighboring family in their apartment on Father's Day.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Violent holiday weekend across the United States with several mass shootingsThere are new, urgent calls from President Joe Biden for tougher gun laws, as cities nationwide from Fort Worth to the nation's capital come to grips after a series of deadly mass shootings surrounding the Fourth of July holiday.
Read more »
Violent holiday weekend across the United States with several mass shootingsThere are new, urgent calls from President Joe Biden for tougher gun laws, as cities nationwide from Fort Worth to the nation's capital come to grips after a series of deadly mass shootings surrounding the Fourth of July holiday.
Read more »
China just played a trump card in the chip war. Are more export curbs coming? | CNN BusinessA trade war between China and the United States over the future of semiconductors is escalating.
Read more »
Shark attacks, sightings in New York and Florida put swimmers on high alertAt least 19 shark attacks have been reported in the United States this year.
Read more »
Jesús Ferreira, Paul Arriola absences weigh heavily in FC Dallas’ loss to DC UnitedThe last time D.C. United won a game at Toyota Stadium, George W. Bush was the president of the United States, Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable” was the number one...
Read more »