Lest we forget. From St. Augustine Record/USA Today Network:
Florida saw more mass shootings in 2024 than previous year. What about national numbers?
C. A. BridgesThat marked the 32nd mass shooting in Florida this year as of the morning of Dec. 31, an increase over the 30 reported in 2023 by the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive.
Before that, three people were killed and one injured in a shooting at an Irish pubin Lake Worth Beach on Dec. 10. On Dec. 1, Octavious Jackson, formerly a defensive tackle on the 1999 Florida State national championship football team, and his friend Taron Nicks, both 44, were killed and two others were injured when Jackson was trying to break up a fight, Hollywood police said.
Florida led the nation in mass shootings for most of this year but as of the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 31, according to GVA statistics, Illinois has now had 35, with 34 in California. Texas and Pennsylvania were just behind Florida, with 31 each.
Despite this, the total number of mass shootings in the U.S. is down considerably from 2023, with the GVA listing 501 as of Tuesday morning, compared to 659 last year. Gun violence spiked during the COVID pandemic with 644 in 2022, 689 in 2021, and 611 in 2020.
Before the pandemic, there were 414 mass shootings in 2019. In 2014, there were 272.
How many people have been shot in the US in 2024?
According to the Gun Violence Archive, as of the morning of Dec. 31, 2024:
- 16,620 people have died so far this year in the U.S., including 248 children and 1,158 teens
- 31,417 people have been injured, including 538 children and 3,219 teens.
- 397 law enforcement officers have been killed or injured
- Law enforcement officers have killed 1,437 people and injured 805 in officer-involved incidents
- 1,211 people were killed in self-defense
- 1,422 people died from unintentional shootings
- 662 people died in murder/suicide incidents
According to its website, the Gun Violence Archive is not currently tracking suicides by gun "until we can get a more accurate, timely number to properly reflect the serious suicide problem in this country." The gun safety organization EveryTown says that nearly six out of every gun 10 deaths in the country are suicides.
In 2023, firearms were the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the U.S. for the third consecutive year, according to a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
What is a mass shooting?
The GVA (and the Congressional Research Service) defines a mass shooting based on the number of people shot in an incident: four or more, not including the shooter. The GVA numbers — which have been disputed by pro-firearm organizations — may differ from the FBI or CDC as they collect data from 7,500 law enforcement, government and media sources, the site explains.
USA TODAY defines a mass shooting as an incident where at least four people are hit with gunfire. Mass killing refers to an incident in which at least four people are killed.
The FBI does not define "mass shooting" at all. The agency defines "mass killing" or "mass murder" as an incident in which four or more victims are killed by any intentional means, which may include gun violence.
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How many mass shootings in 2024 happened in Florida?
By Tuesday morning, Dec. 31, there had been 32 mass shootings in Florida this year, by the GVA definition:
- Jan. 20, Plantation: Four people were injured in a shooting in front of a Best Buy. One person later died.
- Jan. 20, Palm Bay: A man shot and killed his mother, grandfather and sister and injured his 15-year-old nephew and one other person.
- Jan. 28, Palm Bay: A man shot and killed a priest, the priest's sister, and his own grandfather and injured two police officers.
- Feb. 28: Orlando: An argument over when a vehicle was to be returnedresulted in one person killed and six injured.
- March 12, Lawty: Man with knife wound accused of shooting and killing three women.
- March 25, Pompano Beach: A 16-year-old boy and three men were shot by multiple suspects who approached them, deputies said.
- March 31, St. Petersburg: Men arguing outside a restaurant opened fire, injuring three men in their 20s and a 17-year-old girl, police said.
- April 5, Riviera Beach: Four injured in shooting, including a minor.
- April 6, Doral: Man in bar disturbance shoots and kills security officer, six people injured in resulting firefight.
- April 11, Orlando: Deputies responded to a call and found four men shot. One died later.
- April 27, Daytona Beach: A man shot and injured four people during a "physical altercation."
- April 28, Sanford: A 16-year-old shot and injured 10 people at a bar, including Florida native and Houston Texans football player Tank Dell.
- April 29, Miami Gardens: Argument about teen fight leaves five people injured, including two teens.
- May 12, Tallahassee: Four people shot in shopping center parking lot, two died.
- May 18, Sarasota: One person killed, four people (including Auburn RB Brian Battie) were injured.
- May 25, Fort Pierce:Five people aged 15-20 shot at gathering.
- June 2, Pensacola: One person was shot in the foot and three others hit with shrapnel from gunire, police said.
- June 12, Hudson: Man admits to shooting two adults and killing two children, burning all four bodies in fire pit
- June 14, Fort Lauderdale: An apparent drive-by shooting left one person dead and four injured.
- June 23, Tampa: Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio shot and killed, three others injured outside Holiday Inn.
- July 5, Tampa: Security guard, three bystanders injured in altercation.
- July 8, Fort Lauderdale: A driveby shooting left a man and woman deadand three other people, including a 2-year-old, injured.
- July 28, Pensacola: Three killed, five injured when three men opened fire on a group of people playing dice.
- Aug. 10, Jacksonville:Two females and four males in their teens to early 20s were shot and injured outside a pop-up club.
- Sept. 7, Opa Locka: An argument turned violent resulted in five people getting shot and injured.
- Oct. 30, Dade City: Four people were shot during an argument between neighbors, police said.
- Nov. 1, Orlando: A man opened fire in a Halloween crowd, killing two people and injuring seven more, police said.
- Nov. 25, Miami: Four family members, all between 17 and 20, were injured when someone opened fire on their vehicle, police said.
- Nov. 29, Bradenton: A man who opened fire outside a sports bar on Black Friday injured five people, police said.
- Dec. 1, Hollywood: Two people, including former FSU playerOctavious Jackson, and two people were injured in a shooting while Jackson was trying to break up a fight.
- Dec. 10, Lake Worth Beach: Three people were killed, one injured in a shooting at an Irish pub
- Dec. 25, Homestead (Naranha): Four people were shot during an argument, police said.
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And their solution for that is more guns and lowering the age to own a gun. That all works out well for their police state too... more people to feed their "criminal justice system." Police and corrections is its own little redistribution apparatus and jobs program.
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