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Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)

Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)
The Most Comprehensive and Up-To-Date Online Data Depositary for Helping Society, the Systems, and the Venues to Learn How to Prevent Mass Shootings

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Mass Shooting Statistics (Unique)
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Mass Shooting Statistics
Data Current as of Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 17:45:50.
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Previous Mass Shootings Mass Shootings by State – Alphabetical Mass Shootings by State – Numerical Perpetrator Characteristics
December 6, 2023
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed: 3 – Injured: 1

October 25, 2023
Just-In-Time Recreation/Schemengees Bar and Grill
Lewiston, Maine
Killed: 18 – Injured: 13

August 26, 2023
Dollar General
Jacksonville, Florida
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

August 23, 2023
Cook’s Corner [Biker Bar and Restaurant]
Trabuco Canyon, California
Killed: 3 – Injured: 6

May 15, 2023
Farmington, New Mexico, Neighborhood
Farmington, New Mexico
Killed: 3 – Injured: 6

May 6, 2023
Allen Premium Outlets
Allen, Texas
Killed: 8 – Injured: 7

April 10, 2023
Old National Bank
Louisville, Kentucky
Killed: 5 – Injured: 9

March 27, 2023
The Covenant School
Nashville, Tennessee
Killed: 6 – Injured: 6

February 13, 2023
Michigan State University
Lansing, Michigan
Killed: 3 – Injured: 5

January 23, 2023
Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay, California
Killed: 7 – Injured: 1

January 21, 2023
Lai Lai Ballroom and Studio
Monterey Park, California
Killed: 11 – Injured: 9

November 22, 2022
Walmart Supercenter
Chesapeake, Virginia
Killed: 6 – Injured: 4

November 19, 2022
Club Q
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed: 5 – Injured: 18

November 13, 2022
University of Virginia (UVA)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Killed: 3 – Injured: 2

October 13, 2022
Hedingham ... Neuse River ... Trail
Raleigh, North Carolina
Killed: 5 – Injured: 2

July 17, 2022
Greenwood Park Mall
Greenwood, Indiana
Killed: 3 – Injured: 2

July 4, 2022
Fourth of July Parade
Highland Park, Illinois
Killed: 7 – Injured: 46

June 16, 2022
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

June 9, 2022
Columbia Machine
Smithsburg, Maryland
Killed: 3 – Injured: 1

June 1, 2022
Natalie Building - Saint Francis Hospital
Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Killed: 4 – Injured: Unspecified

May 24, 2022
Robb Elementary School
Uvalde, Texas
Killed: 21 – Injured: 17

May 14, 2022
Tops Friendly Market
Buffalo, New York
Killed: 10 – Injured: 3

February 28, 2022
The Church in Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Killed: 4 – Injured: 0

November 30, 2021
Oxford High School
Oxford, Michigan
Killed: 4 – Injured: 7

May 26, 2021
Santa Clara ... (VTA) Light-Rail Yard
San Jose, California
Killed: 9 – Injured: 0

April 15, 2021
FedEx Warehouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed: 8 – Injured: 5

March 31, 2021
Office Complex
Orange, California
Killed: 4 – Injured: 1

March 22, 2021
King Soopers Supermarket
Boulder, Colorado
Killed: 10 – Injured: 0

March 16, 2021
Atlanta ... Massage Parlor/Spas
Atlanta, Georgia
Killed: 8 – Injured: 1

March 16, 2020
Kum & Go Convenience Store
Springfield, Missouri
Killed: 4 – Injured: 0

February 26, 2020
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed: 5 – Injured: 0

December 10, 2019
JC Kosher Supermarket
Jersey City, New Jersey
Killed: 4 – Injured: 3

December 6, 2019
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Killed: 3 – Injured: 8

August 31, 2019
Midland-Odessa
Odessa, Texas
Killed: 7 – Injured: 25

August 4, 2019
Dayton Entertainment District
Dayton, Ohio
Killed: 9 – Injured: 27

August 3, 2019
El Paso Walmart Supercenter
El Paso, Texas
Killed: 23 – Injured: 26
Rank: 6—

July 28, 2019
Gilroy Garlic Festival
Gilroy, California
Killed: 3 – Injured: 17

May 31, 2019
Virginia Beach Municipal Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Killed: 12 – Injured: 4

February 15, 2019
Harry Pratt Company
Aurora, Illinois
Killed: 5 – Injured: 6

January 24, 2019
State College
State College, Pennsylvania
Killed: 3 – Injured: 1

January 23, 2019
SunTrust Bank
Sebring, Florida
Killed: 5 – Injured: 0

November 19, 2018
Mercy Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

November 7, 2018
Borderline Bar & Grill
Thousand Oaks, California
Killed: 12 – Injured: 22*

October 27, 2018
Tree of Life Synagogue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed: 11 – Injured: 6

September 20, 2018
Rite Aid Distribution Center
Perryman, Maryland
Killed: 3 – Injured: 3

September 12, 2018
Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Killed: 5 – Injured: 0

September 6, 2018
Fifth Third Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed: 3 – Injured: 2

June 28, 2018
Capital Gazette
Annapolis, Maryland
Killed: 5 – Injured: 2

May 18, 2018
Santa Fe High School
Santa Fe, Texas
Killed: 10 – Injured: 13

April 22, 2018
Waffle House
Nashville, Tennessee
Killed: 4 – Injured: 4

March 9, 2018
Yountville Veterans Home
Yountville, California
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

February 14, 2018
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
Killed: 17 – Injured: 17
Rank: 9

January 28, 2018
Ed’s Car Wash
Melcroft, Pennsylvania
Killed: 4 – Injured: 1

November 14, 2017
Rancho Tehama Reserve
Rancho Tehama, California
Killed: 5 – Injured: 10*

November 5, 2017
First Baptist Church
Sutherland Springs, Texas
Killed: 26 – Injured: 20
Rank: 5

November 1, 2017
Walmart Supercenter
Thornton, Colorado
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

October 18, 2017
Edgewood/Wilmington
Edgewood, Maryland and Wilmington, Delaware
Killed: 3 – Injured: 3

October 1, 2017
Route 91 Harvest Music Festival
Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed: 58 – Injured: 869
Rank: 1


June 14, 2017
United Parcel Service (UPS) Facility
San Francisco, California
Killed: 3 – Injured: 7*


June 7, 2017
Weis Markets Supermarket
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

June 5, 2017
Fiamma Factory
Orlando, Florida
Killed: 5 – Injured: 0

May 12, 2017
Pine Kirk Care Center
Kirkersville, Ohio
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

April 18, 2017
Fresno Downtown
Fresno, California
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

January 6, 2017
FLL International Airport
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Killed: 5 – Injured: 42*

September 23, 2016
Cascade Mall
Burlington, Washington
Killed: 5 – Injured: 0

July 17, 2016
Baton Rouge Police
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed: 3 – Injured: 3

July 7, 2016
Dallas Police
Dallas, Texas
Killed: 5 – Injured: 11

June 12, 2016
Pulse ... and Nightclub
Orlando, Florida
Killed: 50 – Injured: 58*
Rank: 2

February 25, 2016
Newton and Hesston
Newton, Kansas and Hesston, Kansas
Killed: 3 – Injured: 14

February 20, 2016
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Killed: 6 – Injured: 2

December 2, 2015
Inland Regional Center (IRC)
San Bernardino, California
Killed: 14 – Injured: 21

November 27, 2015
Planned Parenthood Clinic
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed: 3 – Injured: 9

October 31, 2015
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed: 3 – Injured: 0

October 1, 2015
Umpqua Community College
Roseburg, Oregon
Killed: 9 – Injured: 9

July 16, 2015
Military Installations
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Killed: 5 – Injured: 2

June 17, 2015
Emanuel AME Church
Charleston, South Carolina
Killed: 9 – Injured: 1

June 11, 2015
Trestle Trail Bridge
Menasha, Wisconsin
Killed: 3 – Injured: 1

October 24, 2014
Marysville-Pilchuck High School
Marysville, Washington
Killed: 5 – Injured: 3

May 23, 2014
Isla Vista
Isla Vista, California
Killed: 6 – Injured: 14

April 3, 2014
Fort Hood Military Base
Fort Hood, Texas
Killed: 3 – Injured: 14

February 20, 2014
Alturas Tribal
Alturas, California
Killed: 4 – Injured: 2

September 16, 2013
Naval Sea Systems Command
Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
Killed: 12 – Injured: 8

July 26, 2013
Hialeah Apartment
Hialeah, Florida
Killed: 6 – Injured: 0

June 7, 2013
Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California
Killed: 6 – Injured: 4

April 21, 2013
Pinewood Village Apartment
Federal Way, Washington
Killed: 4 – Injured: 0

March 13, 2013
Mohawk Valley
Herkimer County, New York
Killed: 4 – Injured: 2

December 14, 2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Newtown, Connecticut
Killed: 27 – Injured: 2
Rank: 4

September 27, 2012
Accent Signage Systems
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed: 6 – Injured: 2

August 5, 2012
Gurdwara (Sikh Temple)
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Killed: 7 – Injured: 3

July 20, 2012
Century 16 Movie Theater
Aurora, Colorado
Killed: 12 – Injured: 70

May 20, 2012
Café Racer
Seattle, Washington
Killed: 5 – Injured: 1

April 2, 2012
Oikos University
Oakland, California
Killed: 7 – Injured: 3

February 21, 2012
Su Jung Health Sauna
Norcross, Georgia
Killed: 4 – Injured: 0

October 12, 2011
Salon Meritage Hair Salon
Seal Beach, California
Killed: 8 – Injured: 1

September 6, 2011
IHOP
Carson City, Nevada
Killed: 4 – Injured: 7

January 8, 2011
La Toscana Village Mall
Tucson, Arizona
Killed: 6 – Injured: 14

August 3, 2010
Hartford Distributors
Manchester, Connecticut
Killed: 8 – Injured: 2

November 29, 2009
Forza Coffee Shop
Parkland, Washington
Killed: 4 – Injured: 0

November 5, 2009
Fort Hood Military Base
Fort Hood, Texas
Killed: 13 – Injured: 33

April 3, 2009
ACA Immigration Center
Binghamton, New York
Killed: 13 – Injured: 4

March 29, 2009
Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation
Carthage, North Carolina
Killed: 8 – Injured: 2

June 25, 2008
Atlantis Plastics Factory
Henderson, Kentucky
Killed: 5 – Injured: 1

February 14, 2008
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
Killed: 5 – Injured: 21*

February 7, 2008
Kirkwood
Kirkwood, Missouri
Killed: 6 – Injured: 1

December 5, 2007
Von Maur in Westroads Mall
Omaha, Nebraska
Killed: 8 – Injured: 4

October 7, 2007
Crandon Duplex
Crandon, Wisconsin
Killed: 6 – Injured: 1

April 16, 2007
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
Killed: 32 – Injured: 23
Rank: 3

February 12, 2007
Trolley Square Mall
Salt Lake City, Utah
Killed: 5 – Injured: 4

October 2, 2006
West Nickel Mines School
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Killed: 5 – Injured: 5

March 25, 2006
Capitol Hill Neighborhood
Seattle, Washington
Killed: 6 – Injured: 2

January 30, 2006
Goleta Postal Facility
Goleta, California
Killed: 7 – Injured: 0

March 21, 2005
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Red Lake, Minnesota
Killed: 10 – Injured: 5

March 12, 2005
Living Church of God
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Killed: 7 – Injured: 4

December 8, 2004
Alrosa Villa Nightclub
Columbus, Ohio
Killed: 4 – Injured: 7*

July 8, 2003
Lockheed Martin Plant
Meridian, Mississippi
Killed: 6 – Injured: 8

February 5, 2001
Navistar International Corporation Facility
Melrose Park, Illinois
Killed: 4 – Injured: 4

December 26, 2000
Edgewater Technology
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Killed: 7 – Injured: 0

December 30, 1999
Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Killed: 5 – Injured: 3

November 2, 1999
Xerox Corporation Facility
Honolulu, Hawaii
Killed: 7 – Injured: 0

September 15, 1999
Wedgwood Baptist Church
Fort Worth, Texas
Killed: 7 – Injured: 7

July 29, 1999
Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Killed: 12 – Injured: 13

April 20, 1999
Columbine High School
Littleton, Colorado
Killed: 13 – Injured: 24

May 21, 1998
Thurston High School
Springfield, Oregon
Killed: 4 – Injured: 25

March 24, 1998
Westside Middle School
(Near) Jonesboro, Arkansas
Killed: 5 – Injured: 10

March 6, 1998
Connecticut Lottery Headquarters
Newington, Connecticut
Killed: 5 – Injured: 1*

December 18, 1997
Caltrans Maintenance Yard
Orange, California
Killed: 4 – Injured: 2

September 15, 1997
R. E. Phelon Company Plant
Aiken, South Carolina
Killed: 4 – Injured: 3

February 9, 1996
City Beach Maintenance Trailer
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Killed: 5 – Injured: 2

April 3, 1995
Walter Rossler Company
Corpus Christi, Texas
Killed: 5 – Injured: 0

June 20, 1994
Fairchild Air Force Base Hospital
Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
Killed: 4 – Injured: 23

December 14, 1993
Chuck E. Cheese Restaurant
Aurora, Colorado
Killed: 4 – Injured: 1

December 7, 1993
Long Island Rail Road
Garden City, New York
Killed: 6 – Injured: 19

August 6, 1993
Luigi's Italian Restaurant
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Killed: 4 – Injured: 7

July 1, 1993
101 California Street
San Francisco, California
Killed: 8 – Injured: 6

October 15, 1992
Schuyler County Social Services
Watkins Glen, New York
Killed: 4 – Injured: 0

May 1, 1992
Lindhurst High School
Olivehurst, California
Killed: 4 – Injured: 10

November 14, 1991
Royal Oak Post Office
Royal Oak, Michigan
Killed: 4 – Injured: 5*

November 1, 1991
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Killed: 5 – Injured: 1

October 16, 1991
Luby's Cafeteria
Killeen, Texas
Killed: 23 – Injured: 27
Rank: 6—

June 18, 1990
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Killed: 10 – Injured: 6*

September 14, 1989
Standard Gravure Plant
Louisville, Kentucky
Killed: 8 – Injured: 12

January 17, 1989
Cleveland Elementary School
Stockton, California
Killed: 5 – Injured: 32*

February 16, 1988
ESL Incorporated
Sunnyvale, California
Killed: 7 – Injured: 4

April 23, 1987
Palm Bay
Palm Bay, Florida
Killed: 6 – Injured: 15

August 20, 1986
Edmond Post Office
Edmond, Oklahoma
Killed: 14 – Injured: 6

July 18, 1984
San Ysidro McDonald's Restaurant
San Ysidro, California
Killed: 21 – Injured: 19
Rank: 8

June 29, 1984
Ianni's Restaurant and Club
Dallas, Texas
Killed: 6 – Injured: 1

August 20, 1982
Bob Moore's Welding & ... Service, Inc.
Miami, Florida
Killed: 8 – Injured: 3

August 1, 1966
University of Texas Tower
Austin Texas
Killed: 16 – Injured 31
Rank: 10

September 6, 1949
Walk of Death
Camden, New Jersey
Killed: 13 – Injured: 3
Alabama – 1
Alaska – 0
Arizona – 1
Arkansas – 1
California – 26
Colorado – 8
Connecticut – 3
Florida – 13
Georgia – 3
Hawaii – 1
Idaho – 0
Illinois – 5
Indiana – 2
Iowa – 1
Kansas – 1
Kentucky – 3
Louisiana – 1
Maine – 1
Maryland – 4
Massachusetts – 1
Michigan – 4
Minnesota – 2
Mississippi – 1
Missouri – 2
Montana – 0
Nebraska – 1
Nevada – 3
New Jersey – 1
New Mexico – 1
New York – 5
North Carolina – 3
North Dakota – 0
Ohio – 4
Oklahoma – 2
Oregon – 2
Pennsylvania – 5
Rhode Island – 0
South Carolina – 2
South Dakota – 0
Tennessee – 3
Texas – 13
Utah – 1
Vermont – 0
Virginia – 4
Washington – 7
Washington, D.C. – 1
West Virginia – 0
Wisconsin – 5
Wyoming – 0
California – 26
Texas – 13
Florida – 13
Colorado – 8
Washington – 7
Illinois – 5
Pennsylvania – 5
New York – 5
Wisconsin – 5
Maryland – 4
Michigan – 4
Ohio – 4
Virginia – 4
Connecticut – 3
Georgia – 3
Kentucky – 3
North Carolina – 3
Tennessee – 3
Indiana – 2
Minnesota – 2
Missouri – 2
Nevada – 3
Oklahoma – 2
Oregon – 2
South Carolina – 2
Alabama – 1
Arizona – 1
Arkansas – 1
Hawaii – 1
Iowa – 1
Kansas – 1
Louisiana – 1
Maine – 1
Massachusetts – 1
Mississippi – 1
Nebraska – 1
New Jersey – 1
New Mexico – 1
Utah – 1
Washington, D.C. – 1
Alaska – 0
Idaho – 0
Montana – 0
North Dakota – 0
Rhode Island – 0
South Dakota – 0
Vermont – 0
West Virginia – 0
Wyoming – 0
Their average age is 34.34.
Their predominate race is white (62.83%).
Their predominate gender is male (96.61%).
They kill an average of 8.07 people.
They injure an average of 12.22 people.
They most often attack a school (14.91%).
They most often attack in California (16.94%).
They had mental health issues: 59 (55.66%).
Related to male domestic violence. (60%).
They often "leak" their intent.
School shooters were bullied (87%).
They commit suicide afterwards (40%).
—Trending: None. (Shootings that have just occurred and may subsequently be classified as a mass shooting will appear here.)
—Pending: None. (Inclusion of occurred mass shooting(s) pending authoritative source approval will appear here until approved.)
A trending/pending incident is a current event. Information may change rapidly as the incident progresses. Initial news reports may be unreliable, particularly for the number of dead and injured.
Last mass shooting according to our adopted definition which is significantly greater than the average time between recent mass shootings:

Mass Shooting PDF Collection
Many, if not most, of these PDFs contain factors, in some cases multiple factors, that led to the occurrence of mass shootings. Meaning they contain numerous lessons to be learned.
To view and/or download PDFs a paid membership is required.

There are six major PDF categories as follows:

Actions Against/Investigations of Law Enforcement Agencies/Officers (These reports pertain to actions against and investigations of law enforcement agencies.)
Mass Shooting Articles (These are journal articles and other scholarly documents that pertain to specific mass shooting subjects.)
Mass Shooting Documents (These are scholarly and other documents that pertain to specific mass shootings.)
Mass Shooting Records/Reports (These are the official government records/reports that pertain to specific mass shootings.)
Shooting Documents (These are scholarly and other documents that pertain to specific shootings, not mass shootings.)
Shooting Records/Reports (These are official government records/reports that pertain to specific shootings, not mass shootings.)

PDF Total Counts
This is the total number of PDFs currently on our secure servers.

Total: (2,520)

Published: (2,491)   |   Hidden: (Fluctuating)   |   Unjoined: (29)   |   Pending/Scheduled: (11)   |   Challenged/Disputed/Questioned: (3)

Categories: Major (6) - Minor (207)

Data Current as of Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 17:45:50.

PDF Total Counts – Detailed

PDF Explanations


Preventable Mass Shootings Database – Analytics/Findings
Preventable Mass Shootings Database data is very fluid because it’s being constantly researched and reviewed, so it may change without notice or notification.
However, data presented is current as of Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 17:45:50.
Based on history, factors listed here might be telltale of what will prevent future mass shootings. Obviously, pay attention to “Likely Preventable” factors.
To view records in the Preventable Mass Shootings Database a paid membership is required.

Preventable Mass Shootings Database — Analytics/Findings
The Most Likely Preventable, Likely Debatable/Inconclusive, and Likely Unpreventable Mass Shootings Analyzed.

Current mass shootings in the database: 40

Likely Preventable 10   |   Likely Debatable/Inconclusive 4   |   Likely Unpreventable 26

Others? – Recent?

Likely Preventable
(Preventable Ranking Scores 13 ≥)

21:
Fort Hood Military Base
Preventable Factors - 5
Blatant Rankings - 2

20:
San Ysidro McDonald's Restaurant
Preventable Factors - 5
Blatant Rankings - 2

18:
Emanuel AME Church
Preventable Factors - 5
Blatant Rankings - 1

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Preventable Factors - 5
Blatant Rankings - 1

Santa Fe High School
Preventable Factors - 4
Blatant Rankings - 2

Virginia Tech
Preventable Factors - 6
Blatant Rankings - 1

16:
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Preventable Factors - 5
Blatant Rankings - 1

15:
FedEx Operations Center
Preventable Factors - 4
Blatant Rankings - 1

First Baptist Church of Sutherland
Preventable Factors - 4
Blatant Rankings - 1

13:
Columbine High School
Preventable Factors - 5
Blatant Rankings - 0

Gray - Likely Debatable/Inconclusive
(Preventable Ranking Scores 10-12)

12:
GMAC
Preventable Factors - 3
Blatant Rankings - 1

11:
101 California Street
Preventable Factors - 3
Blatant Rankings - 2

10:
Century 16 Movie Theater
Preventable Factors - 5
Blatant Rankings - 0

Route 91 Harvest Music Festival
Preventable Factors - 4
Blatant Rankings - 0

Green - Likely Unpreventable:
(Preventable Ranking Scores ≤ 9)

9:
Atlanta Massage Parlor/Spas
Preventable Factors - 2
Blatant Rankings - 1

8:
King Soopers Supermarket
Preventable Factors - 3
Blatant Rankings - 0

6:
Bob Moore's Welding & ... Service, Inc.
Preventable Factors - 2
Blatant Rankings - 0

Midland-Odessa
Preventable Factors - 2
Blatant Rankings - 0

Standard Gravure
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 1

Von Maur in Westroads Mall
Preventable Factors - 2
Blatant Rankings - 0

El Paso Walmart Supercenter
Preventable Factors - 2
Blatant Rankings - 0

4:
VTA Light-Rail Yard
Preventable Factors - 2
Blatant Rankings - 0

3:
Atlanta Day Trading Firms
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Carthage Nursing Home
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Hartford Distributors
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Inland Regional Center (IRC)
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Luby's Cafeteria
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Pulse ... and Nightclub
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Salon Meritage
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Tree of Life Synagogue
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Umpqua Community College
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

Washington Navy Yard (WNY)
Preventable Factors - 1
Blatant Rankings - 0

0:
ACA Immigration Center
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

Borderline Bar & Grill
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

Dayton Entertainment District
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

Edmond Post Office
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) Mass Shooting
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

Oikos University
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

University of Texas Tower
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

Virginia Beach Municipal Center
Preventable Factors - 0
Blatant Rankings - 0

Preventable Mass Shootings Database: Our Findings To Date


Mass Shootings Prevention Solutions
Source: Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP): Hotels, Movie Theaters, Nightclubs, School Buses, Shopping Malls, Ski/Ride Resorts, and Summer Camps.
Source material consists of 439 linked bibliography citations all of which have been fully vetted. Please report broken links.
Source material provides elaborate details and documentation pertaining to these mass shooting prevention solutions.

General Solutions:
Enact New Federal Gun Control Laws – Four Common Sense Ones. (Numerous varied polls agree. One of the latest.)
Federal Civilian Ground Marshal Program – Establish One. Article.
Gun-Free Zones – Abolish Them. Contentious?
Red Flag Laws – Enact a Federal One. Progress.
Security Officers – Arm More of Them.
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 – Do It Again. Its Effectiveness.

Selected Venue Solutions:
The following are selected venue vulnerabilities that increase the risk of a mass shooting. When these venue vulnerabilities are addressed, corrected, or mitigated, the risk of a mass shooting decreases, in some cases substantially. Proven detailed methods and suggestions for addressing, correcting, or mitigating these venue vulnerabilities can be accessed in the source material.

Venue Vulnerabilities:

Hotels:
• Most Hotels Don’t Have Security Screening.
• Bags Are Part and Parcel to the Operation of Hotels.
• Many Hotels Don’t Have Security Officers.
• Hotel Security Officers Are Generally Not Armed.
• Hotels Have a Deep Philosophical Commitment to Unparalleled Guest Services.

Movie Theaters:
• Movie Theaters Generally Lack Metal Detectors for Security Screening.
• Unscreened Bags of All Kinds Are Still Permitted in Some Movie Theaters.
• Movie Theater Auditoriums Are Sequestered, Unstaffed, Dark, and Loud Places Which Are Sometimes Very Crowded and Occupied Predominantly by Fixated Strangers Sitting Passively Facing the Same Direction.
• Movie Themes Can Attract People to and Incite People at Movie Theaters.
• Generally, the Movie Theater Industry Seems Averse to Security as Evidenced by Their Silence on the Issue.

Nightclubs:
• Existing Nightclub Security Staff Are Generally Not Armed.
• Nightclub Patrons Are Predominantly Young.
• Nightclubs Are Frequented by Individuals Consuming Alcohol and/or Using Illicit Drugs Including the Common Practice of Preloading.
• Nightclubs Are Often Very Crowded Places.
• Nightclubs Operate Late at Night.

School Buses:
• Bags Are Permitted on School Buses.
• School Buses Often Have Just One Staff (the School Bus Driver) on Board.
• School Buses Often Have a High Concentration of Students in a Confined Space With Limited “Run. Hide. Fight.” Opportunities.
• School Bus Routes and Times Are Highly Predictable.
• School Bus Routes Can Be Easily Scouted for the Best Location for an Incident to Occur.
• It’s Easy to Force a School Bus to Stop.

Shopping Malls:
• Shopping Malls Don’t Have Security Screening.
• Many People Are Carrying Bags In and Out of Shopping Malls.
• Shopping Malls Are Large Places With Multiple Entrances and Exits.
• Shopping Malls Have A Lot of Common Areas and Their Transient Occupancy Ranges From Largely Uninhabited to Very Crowded.
• Shopping Malls Have Heavy Diverse Vehicle Traffic and Parking.
• Aesthetics and Convenience Prevail at Shopping Malls.
• Shopping Malls Are Skeptical of Additional Security—Particularly Visible Security—for Fear of Losing Even More Shoppers to Online Sales and Forsaking Their Leisurely Appeal.
• Many Shopping Malls Are In a Death Spiral.

Ski/Ride Resorts:
• Ski/Ride Resort Expansions Are Unfailingly Controversial.
• Ski/Ride Resorts Have No or Extremely Limited Prohibited Items.
• Ski/Ride Resorts Apparently Have Zero Security Screening.
• Bags Are Part and Parcel to the Operation of Ski/Ride Resorts.
• Ski/Ride Resorts Garner Greater Media Attention and Scrutiny.
• Some Ski/Ride Resorts Are Fabled.
• The Ski/Ride Industry Seems Generally Averse to Security.
• Ski/Ride Resort Security Officers Are Generally Not Armed.
• Many Ski/Ride Resorts Operate in Remote Areas Where Law Enforcement Resources Are Extremely Limited.
• Ski/Ride Resorts Have a Substantial Guest Connection to Major Metropolitan Areas.
• Ski/Ride Resorts Generally Have No Secure Perimeters for Base Areas and Have Multiple Points of Entry and Exit for Buildings.
• Ski/Ride Resorts Permit Widespread Roaming at Large.
• Ski/Ride Resort Staffing Is Problematic.

Summer Camps:
• Bags Are Part and Parcel to the Operation of Summer Camps.
• Summer Camps Are Very Diverse.
• A Lot of Bullying Takes Place at Summer Camps.
• Summer Camps Usually Have Unsecured Perimeters.
• Many Summer Camps Operate in Remote Areas Where Law Enforcement Resources Are Extremely Limited.
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Selected Venue Priority:
________ _______ are the softest of the soft of soft targets and crowded places (ST-CP). Explanations here:
… Are the Softest of the Soft of Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)

Selected Mass Shooting Case Study:
The following is a selected mass shooting case study complied by MEB MediaX that highlights serious preincident mistakes made, often blatant ones, that increased, often substantially, the risk of the mass shooting happening. Had these vulnerabilities been avoided; or addressed, corrected, or mitigated; the risk of the mass shooting occurring would have decreased, possibly substantially.
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Case Study – McDonald’s, San Ysidro, San Diego, California, Mass Shooting – July 18, 1984

Selected Spotlight – Lessons to Be Learned:
Arapahoe High School, Centennial, Colorado, Shooting – December 13, 2013


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Soft targets and crowded places (ST-CP) include hotels, movie theaters, night clubs, school buses, shopping malls, ski/ride resorts, and summer camps. | There is no universal definition in the United States of what constitutes a mass shooting. The several definitions that exist are from extremely conservative to extremely liberal and produce mass shooting data that is widely divergent. The Rand Corporation summed it up: “These definitions matter. Depending on which data source is referenced, there were 7, 65, 332, or 371 mass shootings in the United States in 2015 ... .” | The average American has a 1 in 11,125 chance of being killed during a mass shooting. | “… a single demographic data point clearly distinguishes American mass shooters from other citizens: 94 percent were men." | A recent study of United States newspaper coverage of three mass shootings found empirical evidence that on a photos-per-individual basis, the coverage gave more attention to perpetrators than to individual deceased victims by a ratio of 16 to 1. | A Quartz article states that “Four out of five [mass] shooters tell someone close to them of their plans or post about it on social media. | A U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education report states that “Almost three-quarters [71 percent] of the attackers [school shooters] felt persecuted, bullied, threatened, attacked, or injured by others prior to the incident. | In just 32 seconds a perpetrator with an AR-15-style assault rifle and a 100-round drum magazine was able to kill nine people and wound 27 others on a crowded street in Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, 2019. | Of the deadliest 25 mass shootings since 1949 only one did not involve the use of semi-automatic weapons. | Two of the deadliest mass shootings in recent history occurred on Valentine's Day, February 14. | The top 25 deadliest mass shooting in the United States have little in common besides being mass shootings. But there is one word they all have in common—semi-automatic. That’s right, every one of the perpetrators of the 25 deadliest mass shootings in the United States used semi-automatic guns to wreak their havoc. | “There is no universal definition for mass shooting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) doesn’t use the term “mass shooting,” and “The FBI does not define Mass Shooting in any form.” In fact, the government has never defined mass shooting as a separate category.” | “... it took police 77 minutes to stop the San Ysidro, San Diego, California, McDonald's Restaurant mass shooting perpetrator. The [mean] response time for law enforcement to an active shooter situation is now generally just 3 minutes, meaning that if they stop a perpetrator immediately after arrival—and the chances of that are fairly good—it’s generally approximately 70 minutes faster than that fateful afternoon. Update: Dé·jà vu. Sadly, law enforcement taking 77 minutes to stop a mass shooting perpetrator happened again at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.” | “We as a society need to get much more concerned with what is in the hearts and minds of our fellow Americans than what’s in their hands.” | “The state laws that prevent a skier or rider from suing a ski/ride resort when an accident arises out of the inherent risks of skiing or riding won’t protect them in the event of an incident [mass shooting], ... .” | “For decades in the middle of the twentieth century parents sought to give their children what they didn’t have—things like a college education and home ownership, and today many parents seek to give their children what they did have—things like decency, stability, and wholesomeness.” | In the United States "... ski/ride resorts are the softest of the Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP)... ." | "It’s beyond time that we hardened our school buses and one way to do it, at least from domestic threats, is to federally protect them. ... Some naysayers will say that such a federal law is too much. Nonsense. We’ve enacted lots of federal laws over the past decades with high mandatory minimum prison sentences for offenses involving drugs, firearms, and explosives. Heck, it’s a federal offense to steal postal mail—some of which is probably nothing but junk mail. Don’t our children deserve the same level of federal protection as junk mail?" | "It used to be important to have a doctor in the house—today that’s not as important as it used to be unless it’s an emergency room physician. Many doctors today are specialists and generally don’t have expertise in emergency medical care. So, while a doctor in the house is always a good thing, it’s more important today to have a gun—or guns—in the house. For you younger people house in this case doesn’t mean where you live, it refers to venues of all types."