While there is no specific definition of a mass shooting, an accepted one says that an incident in which at least four people are shot (injured or killed) is considered a "mass shooting." The FBI uses ...

Data shows that a shooting in Southport, North Carolina, was the 378th mass shooting of 2025. The Rockefeller Institute of Government defines a mass shooting as "an incident of targeted violence ...

In recent years, it seems Western Pennsylvania has seen more than its fair share of mass shootings. • LA Fitness in 2009. • Western Psych in 2012. • Wilkinsburg in 2016. • Tree of Life in 2018. • ...

There is no universal standard for what constitutes a mass shooting, potentially causing discrepancies in data and research among authorities and experts -- and confusion for the average person. "Some ...

(WKYT)—Today’s Good Question is: What is the definition of a mass shooting? One of the issues with reporting on a shooting, like the one we had early this morning in Lexington, is there is no official ...

Where the country stands on the issue bears repeating, in light of the confusion surrounding it. Part of the issue is the complicated nature of defining an assault weapon, as Local 12 highlighted in a ...