Monday, December 9, 2013

USA Today 2013 Mass Killings Slides

USA Today 2013 Mass Killings Slides

Mass killings -- four or more killed in one incident -- happen across the U.S.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/mass-killings/index.html#explore

MASS KILLINGSHAPPEN ABOUT EVERYTWO WEEKS

Since 2006, there have been more than 200 mass killings in the United States.

Well-known images from Newtown, Aurora and Virginia Tech capture the nation’s attention, but similar bloody scenes happen with alarming frequency and much less scrutiny.

USA TODAY examined FBI data -- which defines a mass killing as four or more victims -- as well as local police records and media reports to understand mass killings in America. They happen far more often than the government reports, and the circumstances of those killings -- the people who commit them, the weapons they use and the forces that motivate them -- are far more predictable than many might think.


While only about 1% of all murders nationally, mass killings still happen frequently. The FBI counted 172 cases of mass killings between 2006 and 2011. That does not include some large states such as Florida, for example. Poor reporting by police agencies to the FBI also means some mass killings were left out, while others that don’t meet the standard were included

A number of high-profile mass killings aren’t included in the FBI figures. Among those is the fatal shooting of 10 people in Samson, Ala., in 2009. Michael K. McLendon abruptly quit his job at a sausage plant and the next week shot his mother and set her body aflame. McLendon drove 12 miles to his uncle’s house, where he shot and killed five people on the front porch, then killed four other family members and strangers

PUBLIC MASSACRES LIKE NEWTOWN ACCOUNT FOR 1 IN 6 MASS KILLINGS

Breakups, estrangements and family arguments make up the majority of cases, though unrelated victims may be caught in the crossfire

family 50%
other 21%
public 16%
robbery 13%

ABOUT 57% OF VICTIMS KNEW THEIR KILLER, EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T THE MAIN TARGET

1 in 4victims were close family members -- children, siblings, spouses, etc.

57.4 family
family 351
2nd degree 165 Neighbors, co-workers, former spouses/partner
3rd 83 Former neighbors, former co-workers, kin of former spouses/partners

77% of mass killings involve a gun. But killers also have used everything from their hands to saws to baseball bats.
Nearly one-third of victims were under age 18

NEARLY 3 OUT OF 4 OF THE GUNS INVOLVED WERE HANDGUNS
42.6% stranger 444

handguns 72.9  49.6 semiauto 22.4 revolver .9 assault pistol
rifles 18.5% 9.5 singel shot 8.6 semiauto 0.4 automatic
shotgun 8.6%

one third of mass killers don't leave alive


Many mass killers do not face prosecution. About a quarter commit suicide after the crime, and others are killed by police. Still more are deemed incompetent due to mental illness. When cases do go to trial, they can often take years because of the death penalty or other complications

94% male 6% female


…she knew he was following her. She feared for her life.”
- Mary Neliz Jimenez's friend, Christina Galarza, quoted in The Hartford Courant
Family members said Mary Neliz Jimenez was scared for her life. Months before her death, the 21-year-old mother of one had applied for a restraining order against her former boyfriend, but failed to appear for a hearing, and the case was dismissed.


he car -- driven by Mary Neliz Jimenez -- crashed into a tree, split in half and burst into flames, killing five. Kevin Cales, Jimenez's estranged boyfriend, was chasing them at the time. He was later killed in prison.


MAY 2006
BERLIN, CONN.
VICTIMS: 5
WEAPON: CAR

Methodology | More USA TODAY stories about Mass KillingsSource: USA TODAY reporting and analysis by Paul Overberg, Meghan Hoyer, Mark Hannan, Jodi Upton, Barbie Hansen and Erin Durkin; copy editing by Jim ChengInteractive: Juan Thomassie, Destin Frasier, Tyler Fisher, Anthony DeBarros, Andrea Fuller, Jerry Mosemak, Kristin DeRamus, Shayli Jimenez, Kristen Papa and Esley Svanas

Early on the morning of May 27, Kevin Cales began following Jimenez, who had left her job at a local nightclub and was driving a car with four co-workers inside. Police said vehicle speeds exceeded 120 mph. Jimenez lost control of her car, jumped a curb and crashed into trees. The car was split in half, and the back half caught fire, killing all inside.

Cales’ car also crashed nearby, but no passengers were killed. Cales was convicted on five counts of first-degree manslaughter. Soon after his sentencing, he was killed in prison by a relative of one of the crash victims.



Dec 1, 2013 Topeka Kan. Shooting Family killing 4
Nov 23, 2013 Tulsa Okla. Shooting Other 4
Nov 23, 2013 Parsons Kan. Unknown, Other Family killing 4
Nov 7, 2013 Jacksonville Fla. Shooting Unknown 4
Oct 29, 2013 Callison S.C. Shooting Family killing 5
Oct 28, 2013 Terrell Texas Shooting Other 5
Oct 26, 2013 New York N.Y. Stabbing Family killing 5
Oct 26, 2013 Phoenix Ariz. Shooting Unknown 4
Oct 9, 2013 Paris Texas Shooting Unknown 4
Sep 20, 2013 Rice Texas Shooting Family killing 4
Sep 16, 2013 Washington D.C. Shooting Public Killing 12
Sep 11, 2013 Crab Orchard Tenn. Shooting Robbery/burglary 4
Aug 14, 2013 Oklahoma City Okla. Shooting Family killing 4
Aug 7, 2013 Dallas Texas Shooting Family killing 4
Jul 26, 2013 Clarksburg W.Va. Shooting Other 4
Jul 26, 2013 Hialeah Fla. Shooting Public Killing 6
Jun 7, 2013 Santa Monica Calif. Shooting Public Killing 5
May 13, 2013 Fernley Nev. Shooting, Stabbing Robbery/burglary 5
May 11, 2013 Waynesville Ind. Shooting Other 4
May 10, 2013 Percy Ill. Smoke inhalation & burns Family killing 4
May 2, 2013 Schenectady N.Y. Smoke inhalation & burns Family killing 4
Apr 28, 2013 Ottawa Kan. Shooting Family killing 4
Apr 24, 2013 Manchester Ill. Shooting Family killing 5
Apr 22, 2013 Federal Way Wash. Shooting Family killing 4
Apr 18, 2013 Akron Ohio Shooting Robbery/burglary 4
Apr 18, 2013 Billings Mont. Smoke inhalation & burns Other 4
Apr 15, 2013 Boston Mass. Blunt force Public Killing 4
Mar 13, 2013 Herkimer N.Y. Shooting Public Killing 4
Jan 19, 2013 Albuquerque N.M. Shooting Family killing 5
Jan 7, 2013 Tulsa Okla. Shooting Robbery/burglary 4
Dec 14, 2012NewtownConn.ShootingPublic Killing27
Dec 8, 2012Tule River ReservationCalif.ShootingFamily killing4
Dec 4, 2012DetroitMich.ShootingOther4
Dec 2, 2012Los AngelesCalif.ShootingOther4
Nov 18, 2012New TownN.D.ShootingOther4
Oct 22, 2012Park CityTenn.ShootingRobbery/burglary6
Oct 17, 2012DenverColo.StabbingRobbery/burglary5
Sep 27, 2012MinneapolisMinn.ShootingPublic Killing6
Aug 5, 2012Oak CreekWis.ShootingPublic Killing6
Jul 20, 2012AuroraColo.ShootingPublic Killing12
Jul 6, 2012Newton FallsOhioShootingFamily killing4
Jun 2, 2012TempeAriz.ShootingFamily killing4
May 22, 2012SalemOre.ShootingFamily killing5
May 20, 2012SeattleWash.ShootingPublic Killing5
May 19, 2012LeivasyW.Va.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
May 15, 2012Port St. JohnFla.ShootingFamily killing4
May 2, 2012GilbertAriz.ShootingFamily killing4
Apr 2, 2012OaklandCalif.ShootingPublic Killing7
Mar 23, 2012San FranciscoCalif.Stabbing, blunt forceRobbery/burglary5
Feb 21, 2012NorcrossGa.ShootingFamily killing4
Jan 29, 2012BirminghamAla.ShootingRobbery/burglary5
Jan 17, 2012Villa ParkIll.ShootingFamily killing4
Dec 25, 2011GrapevineTexasShootingFamily killing6
Dec 16, 2011EmingtonIll.ShootingFamily killing4
Dec 15, 2011GargathaVa.ShootingFamily killing4
Nov 30, 2011Bay CityTexasShootingFamily killing4
Nov 20, 2011GreensboroN.C.ShootingFamily killing5
Nov 10, 2011LanderWyo.Blunt forcePublic Killing4
Oct 14, 2011LibertyS.C.ShootingFamily killing4
Oct 12, 2011Seal BeachCalif.ShootingPublic Killing8
Sep 25, 2011LaurelInd.ShootingOther5
Sep 6, 2011Carson CityNev.ShootingPublic Killing4
Sep 5, 2011MorgantownW.Va.ShootingPublic Killing5
Aug 19, 2011Newport NewsVa.StabbingFamily killing4
Aug 7, 2011Copley TownshipOhioShootingFamily killing7
Aug 5, 2011OcalaFla.ShootingFamily killing4
Jul 23, 2011Grand PrairieTexasShootingFamily killing5
Jul 18, 2011MedfordOre.Stabbing, Smoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing5
Jul 7, 2011WheatlandWyo.ShootingFamily killing4
Jul 7, 2011Grand RapidsMich.ShootingFamily killing7
Jul 3, 2011WagenerS.C.ShootingFamily killing4
Jun 19, 2011MedfordN.Y.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Jun 2, 2011YumaAriz.ShootingFamily killing5
Apr 30, 2011West UnionOhioShootingFamily killing4
Apr 25, 2011VancouverWash.Smoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing5
Apr 16, 2011Oak HarborOhioShootingFamily killing4
Feb 11, 2011Los AngelesCalif.ShootingOther4
Jan 28, 2011MinotN.D.ShootingFamily killing4
Jan 8, 2011TucsonAriz.ShootingPublic Killing6
Nov 30, 2010Bonne TerreMo.Shooting, strangulationFamily killing4
Nov 19, 2010TallahasseeFla.Shooting, drowningFamily killing4
Sep 28, 2010BostonMass.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Sep 27, 2010Riviera BeachFla.ShootingFamily killing5
Sep 11, 2010JacksonKy.ShootingFamily killing5
Sep 4, 2010Lake CharlesLa.ShootingFamily killing4
Sep 2, 2010ChicagoIll.ShootingOther4
Aug 28, 2010Lake Havasu CityAriz.ShootingFamily killing5
Aug 14, 2010BuffaloN.Y.ShootingOther4
Aug 6, 2010Prince George's CountyMd.ShootingOther4
Aug 3, 2010ManchesterConn.ShootingPublic Killing8
Jul 22, 2010New YorkN.Y.StabbingFamily killing4
Jun 26, 2010NorthamptonPa.StabbingFamily killing4
Jun 14, 2010WinchesterMass.StabbingFamily killing4
Jun 6, 2010HialeahFla.ShootingPublic Killing4
Apr 21, 2010PeoriaIll.Smoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing4
Apr 14, 2010ChicagoIll.ShootingFamily killing5
Apr 3, 2010North HollywoodCalif.ShootingOther4
Mar 30, 2010WashingtonD.C.ShootingFamily killing4
Mar 25, 2010New OrleansLa.ShootingFamily killing4
Feb 26, 2010MilwaukeeWis.Suffocation, stabbing, shootingRobbery/burglary4
Feb 14, 2010CiceroIll.Smoke inhalation & burnsOther7
Feb 4, 2010VictorvilleCalif.Unknown, OtherFamily killing4
Jan 30, 2010BrooklynN.Y.Smoke inhalation & burnsPublic Killing5
Jan 19, 2010Spout SpringVa.ShootingFamily killing8
Jan 17, 2010BellvilleTexasShootingFamily killing5
Dec 3, 2009MadisonWis.ShootingFamily killing4
Nov 29, 2009ParklandWash.ShootingPublic Killing4
Nov 28, 2009BurlingameKan.ShootingFamily killing4
Nov 26, 2009JupiterFla.ShootingFamily killing4
Nov 12, 2009Hot SpringsArk.ShootingRobbery/burglary5
Nov 9, 2009Oklahoma CityOkla.ShootingOther4
Nov 7, 2009ClevelandOhioSmoke inhalation & burnsOther4
Nov 5, 2009KilleenTexasShootingPublic Killing13
Nov 1, 2009Mount AiryN.C.ShootingFamily killing4
Sep 21, 2009BeasonIll.Blunt forceRobbery/burglary5
Sep 19, 2009North NaplesFla.StabbingFamily killing6
Sep 17, 2009FarmvilleVa.Blunt forceFamily killing4
Aug 29, 2009BrunswickGa.Blunt forceFamily killing8
Aug 27, 2009LawrencevilleGa.ShootingFamily killing4
Jul 25, 2009HancockMich.Smoke inhalation & burnsOther4
Jul 18, 2009FayettevilleTenn.Stabbing, blunt forceFamily killing6
Jun 22, 2009Kansas CityKan.ShootingFamily killing4
Apr 17, 2009MiddletownMd.ShootingFamily killing4
Apr 7, 2009Green HillAla.ShootingFamily killing4
Apr 4, 2009GrahamWash.ShootingFamily killing5
Apr 3, 2009BinghamtonN.Y.ShootingPublic Killing13
Mar 29, 2009SunnyvaleCalif.ShootingFamily killing5
Mar 29, 2009CarthageN.C.ShootingPublic Killing8
Mar 21, 2009OaklandCalif.ShootingOther4
Mar 16, 2009RaytownMo.ShootingFamily killing4
Mar 15, 2009MiamiFla.ShootingFamily killing4
Mar 12, 2009ConoverN.C.Shooting, stabbingRobbery/burglary4
Mar 10, 2009SamsonAla.ShootingFamily killing10
Mar 7, 2009HueytownAla.StabbingFamily killing4
Mar 5, 2009ClevelandOhioShootingFamily killing5
Feb 19, 2009LawrenceN.Y.Smoke inhalation & burnsOther4
Feb 14, 2009BrockportN.Y.ShootingOther4
Jan 27, 2009WilmingtonCalif.ShootingFamily killing6
Jan 12, 2009El RenoOkla.StrangulationFamily killing5
Dec 24, 2008CovinaCalif.Shooting, Smoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing9
Dec 6, 2008AltonTexasShootingFamily killing4
Nov 2, 2008Long BeachCalif.ShootingOther5
Oct 30, 2008JeffersonLa.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Oct 5, 2008Porter RanchCalif.ShootingFamily killing5
Sep 29, 2008Wright TownshipMich.Shooting, blunt forceOther4
Sep 9, 2008LancasterCalif.StabbingOther4
Sep 8, 2008IrvingtonN.J.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Sep 2, 2008AlgerWash.ShootingPublic Killing6
Sep 1, 2008CamdenN.J.ShootingFamily killing4
Jul 4, 2008MilwaukeeWis.ShootingOther4
Jun 29, 2008Rock FallsIll.Blunt forceRobbery/burglary4
Jun 25, 2008HendersonKy.ShootingPublic Killing5
Jun 23, 2008Quartz HillCalif.Stabbing, blunt forceFamily killing4
Jun 1, 2008IngramTexasShootingFamily killing4
May 10, 2008HoustonTexasShootingFamily killing4
Apr 26, 2008EasleyS.C.ShootingFamily killing4
Apr 24, 2008ChicagoIll.ShootingRobbery/burglary5
Mar 24, 2008CharlotteN.C.ShootingOther4
Mar 23, 2008Iowa CityIowaBlunt forceFamily killing5
Mar 18, 2008Santa MariaCalif.ShootingPublic Killing4
Mar 2, 2008MemphisTenn.Shooting, stabbingOther6
Feb 27, 2008BristolTenn.ShootingFamily killing4
Feb 23, 2008Yorba LindaCalif.ShootingFamily killing4
Feb 14, 2008DekalbIll.ShootingPublic Killing5
Feb 7, 2008KirkwoodMo.ShootingPublic Killing6
Feb 7, 2008Los AngelesCalif.ShootingFamily killing4
Feb 2, 2008CockeysvilleMd.ShootingFamily killing4
Feb 2, 2008Tinley ParkIll.ShootingRobbery/burglary5
Jan 23, 2008YoungstownOhioSmoke inhalation & burnsOther6
Jan 14, 2008IndianapolisInd.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Jan 11, 2008MasonOhioStabbing, Smoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing5
Jan 7, 2008Dauphin IslandAla.Unknown, OtherFamily killing4
Dec 24, 2007CarnationWash.ShootingFamily killing6
Dec 13, 2007SharonvilleOhioStabbingRobbery/burglary4
Dec 9, 2007Colorado SpringsColo.ShootingOther4
Dec 5, 2007OmahaNeb.ShootingPublic Killing8
Nov 22, 2007UnityMd.ShootingFamily killing4
Nov 11, 2007TemeculaCalif.ShootingFamily killing4
Oct 18, 2007DetroitMich.ShootingOther4
Oct 7, 2007CrandonWis.ShootingOther6
Sep 22, 2007MiamiFla.ShootingOther4
Sep 17, 2007DetroitMich.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Aug 25, 2007JonestownTexasShootingOther4
Jun 14, 2007Channahon TownshipIll.ShootingFamily killing4
Jun 9, 2007DelavanWis.ShootingFamily killing5
Jun 6, 2007RiverdaleGa.Smoke inhalation & burnsOther5
Jun 1, 2007WashingtonD.C.Stabbing, strangulationFamily killing4
Apr 16, 2007BlacksburgVa.ShootingPublic Killing32
Apr 15, 2007QuincyIll.Smoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing5
Apr 10, 2007Happy ValleyCalif.ShootingFamily killing5
Mar 26, 2007FrederickMd.Blunt force, suffocationFamily killing5
Mar 4, 2007ImmokaleeFla.Smoke inhalation & burnsOther5
Feb 12, 2007Salt Lake CityUtahShootingPublic Killing5
Jan 29, 2007YoungstownOhioShootingOther4
Jan 19, 2007FishkillN.Y.ShootingRobbery/burglary5
Dec 21, 2006South BendInd.Blunt forceRobbery/burglary4
Dec 16, 2006Kansas CityKan.ShootingFamily killing6
Nov 17, 2006Kansas CityMo.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Nov 14, 2006ElkhartInd.StrangulationFamily killing4
Nov 11, 2006ToledoOhioSmoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing4
Nov 3, 2006New OrleansLa.ShootingFamily killing4
Oct 30, 2006RenoNev.Smoke inhalation & burnsPublic Killing12
Oct 26, 2006Riverside CountyCalif.Smoke inhalation & burnsOther5
Oct 14, 2006BonaparteIowaShootingFamily killing5
Oct 14, 2006Kansas CityKan.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Oct 13, 2006Port St. LucieFla.ShootingRobbery/burglary4
Oct 6, 2006LouisvilleKy.StabbingFamily killing4
Oct 5, 2006Frederick CountyVa.ShootingFamily killing4
Oct 2, 2006Nickel MinesPa.ShootingPublic Killing5
Sep 30, 2006North CharlestonS.C.ShootingFamily killing5
Sep 4, 2006NewryMaineShootingOther4
Aug 23, 2006FresnoCalif.ShootingOther4
Jul 24, 2006New OrleansLa.ShootingOther4
Jul 17, 2006KirklandWash.StabbingFamily killing4
Jul 4, 2006GustineCalif.ShootingFamily killing4
Jun 27, 2006SlidellLa.ShootingOther4
Jun 21, 2006ColumbusOhioUnknown, OtherFamily killing4
Jun 17, 2006New OrleansLa.ShootingOther5
Jun 1, 2006IndianapolisInd.ShootingRobbery/burglary7
May 30, 2006HoschtonGa.Stabbing, Smoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing4
May 27, 2006BerlinConn.Unknown, OtherOther5
May 21, 2006Baton RougeLa.ShootingFamily killing5
Apr 18, 2006St. LouisMo.ShootingPublic Killing4
Apr 12, 2006LeolaPa.Strangulation, blunt forceFamily killing6
Apr 7, 2006ModestVa.StabbingFamily killing4
Apr 4, 2006ClevelandOhioSmoke inhalation & burnsFamily killing4
Mar 24, 2006SeattleWash.ShootingPublic Killing6
Mar 18, 2006Forsyth CountyGa.Shooting, stabbingRobbery/burglary4
Mar 14, 2006DetroitMich.ShootingOther4
Feb 21, 2006MesaAriz.ShootingOther5
Jan 30, 2006GoletaCalif.ShootingPublic Killing7
Jan 1, 2006RichmondVa.StabbingRobbery/burglary4
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