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The shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday that left eight children dead and two adults injured was the 115th mass shooting in the U.S. so far this year. It is also the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. since a gunman killed eight people, seven of whom were family members, in Joliet, Illinois, on Jan. 21, 2024.On Thursday, another shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge left five victims injured and one dead. Police say the shooting was a targeted attack between two groups of people. Police had earlier reported that 10 people were injured.Earlier in the week, another mass shooting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, resulted in two teenagers killed and another five wounded. Police said that some of those victims may have been perpetrators in the shooting.As of April 23, 130 people have been killed, and more than 460 have been injured in mass shootings this year. There have been 121 mass shootings in 2026 that have occurred in 35 states and the District of Columbia.Also on Sunday, five were wounded when gunfire broke out in the nightlife district at the University of Iowa. Three University of Iowa students were among the injured.The number of annual mass shootings had been on a decline since it spiked in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 20% fewer mass shootings in 2025 compared to the year before.The same cannot be said for 2026 so far. Already, there have been 45% more mass shootings compared to the same time last year. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
The shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday that left eight children dead and two adults injured was the 115th mass shooting in the U.S. so far this year.
It is also the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. since a gunman killed eight people, seven of whom were family members, in Joliet, Illinois, on Jan. 21, 2024.
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On Thursday, another shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge left five victims injured and one dead. Police say the shooting was a targeted attack between two groups of people. Police had earlier reported that 10 people were injured.
Earlier in the week, another mass shooting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, resulted in two teenagers killed and another five wounded. Police said that some of those victims may have been perpetrators in the shooting.
As of April 23, 130 people have been killed, and more than 460 have been injured in mass shootings this year.
There have been 121 mass shootings in 2026 that have occurred in 35 states and the District of Columbia.
Also on Sunday, five were wounded when gunfire broke out in the nightlife district at the University of Iowa. Three University of Iowa students were among the injured.
The number of annual mass shootings had been on a decline since it spiked in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 20% fewer mass shootings in 2025 compared to the year before.
The same cannot be said for 2026 so far. Already, there have been 45% more mass shootings compared to the same time last year.
