Alexander C Cavalea, Alexandra Tedesco, Jacob K Leonard, John P Hunt, Alison Smith, Denise Danos, Jonathan E Schoen, Alan B Marr, Patrick Greiffenstein, Lance E Stuke
BACKGROUND: Rampage mass shootings (RMS) are a subset of mass shootings occurring in public involving random victims. Due to rarity, RMS are not well-characterized. We aimed to compare RMS and NRMS. We hypothesized that RMS and NRMS would be significantly different with respect to time/season, location, demographics, victim number/fatality rate, victims being law enforcement, and firearm characteristics. STUDY DESIGN: Mass shootings (4 or more victims shot at a single event) from 2014-2018 were identified in the Gun Violence Archive (GVA)...
May 6, 2023: Injury