List of mass shootings in the United States in 2021

This is a list of mass shootings in the United States that have occurred in 2021. Mass shootings are incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence. The precise inclusion criteria are disputed, and there is no broadly accepted definition.[2][3]

For other years, see List of mass shootings in the United States.
Mass shootings in the United States in 2021[1]

Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group that tracks shootings and their characteristics in the United States, defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, excluding the perpetrator(s), are shot in one location at roughly the same time.[4] The Congressional Research Service narrows that definition, limiting it to "public mass shootings", defined by four or more victims killed, excluding any victims who survive.[3] The Washington Post and Mother Jones use similar definitions, with the latter acknowledging that their definition "is a conservative measure of the problem", as many shootings with fewer fatalities occur.[5][6] The crowdsourced Mass Shooting Tracker project has the most expansive definition of four or more shot in any incident, including the perpetrator in the victim inclusion criteria.[7]

Definitions
  • Stanford University MSA Data Project: three or more persons shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at one location, at roughly the same time. Excluded are shootings associated with organized crime, gangs or drug wars.[8]
  • Mass Shooting Tracker: four or more persons shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time.[9]
  • Gun Violence Archive/Vox: four or more shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at one location, at roughly the same time.[10][11]
  • Mother Jones: three or more shot and killed in one incident at a public place, excluding the perpetrators.[12]
  • The Washington Post: four or more shot and killed in one incident at a public place, excluding the perpetrators.[13]
  • ABC News/FBI: four or more shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at one location, at roughly the same time.[14]
  • Congressional Research Service: four or more shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at a public place, excluding gang-related killings and those done with a profit-motive.[15]

Only incidents considered mass shootings by at least two of the above sources are listed below.

List

Parenthetical number indicates the amount of mass shootings that occurred in that city year to date.

Date City State Dead Injured Total Description
February 6, 2021 Tacoma Washington 1 3 4 A shooting at an illegal club killed one and injured three.[16]
February 6, 2021 Murfreesboro Tennessee 1 4 5 One man was killed in a shooting at a party while two others were hospitalized. Another two were grazed by bullets but refused treatment.[17]
February 6, 2021 Bloomingdale Illinois 1 5 6 A shooting at a hotel killed one man and wounded five others.[18]
February 5, 2021 Mohnton Pennsylvania 1 3 4 Four men were shot at a hookah lounge, one fatally.[19]
February 4, 2021 High Point North Carolina 2[n 1] 3 5 During a hostage situation, a man killed a woman and shot three officers. The man was later killed by police.[20]
February 3, 2021 Colorado Springs Colorado 3 1 4 A gunman shot four people at an apartment complex near Fort Carson, killing three.[21]
February 3, 2021 Oak Creek Colorado 2[n 1] 3 5 Police discovered a wounded man, who told them he had been shot by another man. The shooter was discovered shortly afterwards in a home where he killed one and injured two before being killed by a resident of the home.[22]
February 3, 2021 Memphis Tennessee 1 3 4 One person died in North Memphis and three others were injured in a shooting.[23]
February 2, 2021 Muskogee Oklahoma 6 1 7 Muskogee home shooting: Five children and one adult were shot and killed, and one other adult suffered life-threatening injuries, after a home shooting in Oklahoma. Suspect, 25 year old Jarron Pridgeon, is currently under custody.[24]
February 2, 2021 Sunrise Florida 3[n 1] 3 6 2021 Sunrise, Florida shootout: Two FBI agents were shot and killed and three others wounded attempting to serve a warrant. The suspect barricaded himself in his home and opened fire before shooting and killing himself.[25]
February 1, 2021 Rochester New York 1 3 4 A man was killed and a woman and two men injured in the early morning.[26]
January 30, 2021 Albany New York 1 4 5 A woman was shot and killed, and four other people were injured after a shooting.[27]
January 29, 2021 McKees Rocks Pennsylvania 2 3 5 Two people were killed and three others injured after a shooting outside a club.[28]
January 28, 2021 Flint Michigan 1 4 5 A woman was killed and four others, including a baby boy were injured in a drive-by shooting.[29]
January 27, 2021 Santa Ana California 0 4 4 Four men were wounded in the early morning at an illegal gambling den.[30]
January 25, 2021 Washington, D.C. (2) Washington, D.C. 1 4 5 A shooting at a market killed a college student and wounded four others in the Southeast section of the nation's capital.[31]
January 24, 2021 Las Vegas Nevada 0 5 5 Five people were hospitalized in a shooting, two in critical condition.[32]
January 24, 2021 Indianapolis Indiana 6[n 2] 1 7 Six people including an unborn baby were killed and a teen was injured in a shooting at a house at the northeast side of Indianapolis. Teen suspect (Raymond Childs III) is currently under custody. [33]
January 22, 2021 Covington Kentucky 0 5 5 Five people were injured in a shooting at a bar. A suspect was arrested.[34]
January 21, 2021 Oakland California 1 3 4 One person died during a shoot-out in East Oakland, while three others were injured. The man who died was hit by a stray bullet.[35]
January 20, 2021 Crowley Louisiana 0 4 4 Four people were injured in a shooting just outside Crowley city limits.[36]
January 18, 2021 Tobyhanna Pennsylvania 0 4 4 Four people were wounded in a string of connected shootings at three different locations.[37]
January 17, 2021 Phoenix (2) Arizona 0 5 5 Five men were injured during a shooting near a strip mall. Police think there may have been a shootout.[38]
January 17, 2021 Phoenix (1) Arizona 1 6 7 A shooting at a nightclub killed one and injured six.[39]
January 16, 2021 Kankakee Illinois 0 5 5 Four men and a woman were injured in an early morning shooting after an attendee at a house party opened fire.[40]
January 16, 2021 San Francisco California 0 5 5 Five people were wounded after a shooting in the Tenderloin district.[41]
January 15, 2021 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 0 4 4 Four teenagers were injured in a shooting in the Logan neighborhood of North Philadelphia.[42]
January 11, 2021 Miami (3) Florida 0 4 4 Four teenagers were shot outside an apartment complex in Brownsville in the third mass shooting in Metropolitan Miami in eight days. The lack of deaths in the incidents were described by the Miami Herald as "miraculous".[43]
January 9, 2021 Houston (2) Texas 1 3 4 A shooting at a nightclub left one person, a teenager, dead, and three others injured.[44]
January 9, 2021 Chicago and Evanston Illinois 6[n 1] 2 8 A shooting that started in Chicago ended in Evanston when the gunman, 32-year-old Jason Nightengale, was shot and killed by police.[45]
January 7, 2021 Washington, D.C. (1) Washington, D.C. 0 5 5 Three men and two boys were wounded in an evening shooting in Columbia Heights.[46]
January 6, 2021 Manassas Virginia 1 3 4 A man opened fire on his family and killed one man and injured two women and a teenage boy before fleeing. He was discovered later by officers after dying in a car accident.[47]
January 6, 2021 Livingston Texas 1 3 4 Three men attempted to break into a home, and engaged in a gun fight with an occupant. The occupant was killed and two adults and a three-year-old girl were injured.[48]
January 5, 2021 Tampa Florida 0 5 5 A shootout injured five people near a convenience store in the Palm River-Clair Mel area.[49]
January 4, 2021 Lauderhill Florida 0 7 7 Seven people were injured in a shooting.[50]
January 4, 2021 New Orleans Louisiana 0 4 4 Three men and a fifteen-year-old boy were involved in a shoot-out in the 7th ward, and subsequently wounded by gunfire.[51]
January 3, 2021 Miami (2) Florida 0 4 4 Four people were wounded outside a local nightclub in the evening[52]
January 3, 2021 Miami (1) Florida 0 8 8 Six adults and two teenagers were wounded at a basketball court in Little River Park in Northwest Miami-Dade, when two people walked up and opened fire.[53]
January 3, 2021 Gresham Oregon 0 4 4 Four people were wounded at a private party.[54]
January 3, 2021 Houston (1) Texas 1 4[n 1] 5 A fight broke out, outside a Midtown Houston nightclub and a man opened fire. Three officers working a second job as security were wounded, along with the shooter and a woman was killed.[55]
January 3, 2021 Santa Barbara California 2 2 4 Two people were killed and two injured after another approached the group on foot and opened fire, in the city's lower Eastside.[56]
January 3, 2021 Shreveport Louisiana 2 3 5 Two groups of men opened fire at one another in the early morning. Two were killed and three wounded in the shooting.[57]
January 1, 2021 Galesburg Illinois 0 4 4 Four people were wounded in an early morning shooting while at home. Police believe the shooting was targeted.[58]
January 1, 2021 Sioux City Iowa 1 4 5 A woman was killed and four others injured after a shooting occurred at a house party. Multiple guns fired into the house, and attendees fled and drove themselves to different hospitals.[59]
January 1, 2021 Amarillo Texas 1 3 4 A man was killed and three others injured in an early morning shooting at a shopping center.[60]
January 1, 2021 Fort Smith Arkansas 0 7 7 Seven people were wounded in an early morning shooting at an event center hosting a New Years party. There were at least two shooters.[61]

Monthly statistics
2021 US mass shooting statistics by month
Month Mass shootings Total number killed Total number wounded Occurred at a school or university Occurred at a place of worship
January 31 28 146 0 0
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total

The statistics columns for each month are updated after the month ends, in an effort to make sure the correct number of events, individuals affected, and descriptions are accurate. Thus, the number may be incomplete throughout the month until the last day of each month.

See also

Notes
  1. Including the perpetrator
  2. Including an unborn child

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