"The latest mass killing in the United States occurred Saturday night when three children ages 8, 9 and 14, and a 21-year-old adult were killed in a shooting at a child's birthday party in Stockton, California. Eleven people were also wounded at a Stockton banquet hall. This is the country's 17th mass killing this year. The killings are tracked in a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University."
"At least 81 people have died this year in U.S. mass killings, which are defined as cases in which four or more people die within a 24-hour period, not including the killer the same definition used by the FBI. So far this year, 14 of 17 recorded mass killings (82%) have involved a firearm. Shooting victims make up 81% of the 3,234 victims of mass killings since 2006. Last year ended with at least 165 deaths from at least 38 mass killings."
The latest mass killing occurred Saturday night in Stockton, California, when three children ages 8, 9 and 14 and a 21-year-old adult were killed at a child's birthday party; eleven others were wounded. At least 81 people have died in U.S. mass killings so far this year, defined as four or more deaths within 24 hours excluding the killer. The Associated Press and USA Today, with Northeastern University, track incidents in a database. Fourteen of 17 mass killings this year (82%) involved firearms. Shooting victims make up 81% of 3,234 mass-killing victims since 2006. Notable cases include shootings at St. Helena Island, Leland and a Michigan church.
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