(News NationAt least 22 mass shootings have occurred in the U.S. in 2024, resulting in four or more deaths, according to a website that tracks mass shootings.
Of these, about half From the beginning of summerThis is a time of sharp increase in violence.
There have been at least 385 shootings this year, leaving at least four people dead or injured. Gun Violence ArchiveThe nonprofit relied on information from more than 7,500 law enforcement, media, government and commercial sources to compile the statistics on so-called “mass shootings,” which the Gun Violence Archive defines as incidents in which four or more people are injured or killed.
Georgia officials on Wednesday Apalachee High School A shooting occurred in Winder, Georgia. Four people were reported dead and nine injured in the shooting. Two of the dead were students and two were teachers. The suspect, a 14-year-old student, is in custody. Police say he is expected to be charged with murder.
Governor Brian KempstatementHe prayed for “the safety of those in the classroom.”
“I am directing all available state resources to respond to the incident at Apalachee High School and ask all Georgians to join my family in praying for the safety of students in classrooms in Barrow County and across the state,” the statement said.
The Georgia shooting came just days after a shooting on a train in suburban Chicago left four people dead early Monday morning. NewsNation's local affiliate, WGN The victim was reportedly shot while sleeping. Chicago Transit Authority TrainsThe suspect, a 30-year-old man from Chicago, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
“I am saddened and my heart goes out to the family and those whose lives were lost in this senseless and evil act,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Earlier this year, in Illinois, Two-day series of attacks Shootings in Joliet and Will counties left eight people dead and one injured. The suspect in the January shooting committed suicide during a standoff with authorities after an investigation in Texas. Another mass shooting in January left six men dead in San Bernardino County, California, that likely began as a dispute over marijuana. Authorities revealed this. All of the victims were shot to death and four were burned to death. Five suspects have been arrested in the case.
NewsNation digital producer Sean Noone contributed to this report.
