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Mass Killings

This type of violence involves the killing of four or more individuals in a single location, not including the perpetrator.

3 years after Pittsburgh synagogue attack, trial still ahead
3 years after Pittsburgh synagogue attack, trial still ahead

By PETER SMITH and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — As the three-year mark since the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue approaches, survivors are planning now-familiar annual rituals of remembrance, the criminal case involving the suspect plods on, and the site is in line for restoration. The landmark synagogue in Pittsburgh’s leafy […] More

October 22, 2021

3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two U.S. Postal Service workers were fatally shot Tuesday at a postal facility in Memphis and a third employee identified as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said. It was the third high-profile shooting in or near that west Tennessee city in weeks. U.S. […] More

October 12, 2021

Judge: NPR can air recordings of newspaper shooting trial
Judge: NPR can air recordings of newspaper shooting trial

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — National Public Radio can air audio recordings from the trial of the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette newspaper employees in 2018, a federal judge has ruled in a case challenging Maryland's ban on broadcasting court proceedings. More

September 22, 2021