Per this ABC news report, there have been 17 mass shootings this year with 102 killed:
There have been at least 17 deadly mass shootings in the US so far in 2019
Some info about these 17 incidents:
1. ZX, Florida Bank (Caucasian): history of mental illness, long-time fascination with death and killing people, many threats over the year that he would do so, wore grim reaper t-shirt during the act
2. DDG, Georgia (African-American): Rumored to be gang related, but police said at the time that was premature. Not much out there on this one.
3. DT, Louisiana (Caucasian): Domestic/home, killed his parents, gf, gf’s father and brother.
4. J L-G, Palm Springs, FL (Hispanic): Speculated to be related to armed robbery, but no motive yet. Not much out there on this one either.
5. RH, Polk County, TX (Caucasian): Domestic/home, apparently murder-suicide.
6. GM, Illinois (African-American): Disgruntled employee, long history of violence.
7. NL, Mississippi (Vietnamese): Domestic/home.
8. GS, Ohio (Indian): Domestic/home
9. Several, Hayden’s Rectangle, St. Louis (African-American): Gun battle after fight inside home, believed to be drug related.
10. DC, Virginia Beach (African-American): Disgruntled employee
11. JC & DQCC (Native American): Native American Yakama Indian Reservation, Washington state: Apparent robbery
12. Chi Dinh Ta, San Jose (Vietnamese): Domestic murder-suicide.
13. AW & TL, St. Louis (African-American): Apartment building shooting, rumored drug connection, but not clear.
14. GDZ, San Fernando Valley, CA (Hispanic): Mostly domestic
15. RG, Wisconsin (Caucasian): Own family and another family.
16. PC, El Paso (Caucasian): Walmart. Reportedly targeted Hispanics and wrote racist manifesto to that effect.
17. CSB, Dayton, OH (Caucasian): Dayton downtown district. Killed sister and several others.
The following are the 11 additional shooting incidents in the US in 2019 where at least three were killed (Mass Shootings above include 4 deaths other than the shooter):
1. RW, Gable House Bowling shooting, California (African American): shooting after a fight
2. JOD, Virginia (African American): Domestic/home.
3. AB & CS, Kentucky (African American): Execution style.
4. Homeowner, Houston, TX (Hispanic): Self-defense, killed three guys who broke into his home.
5. JW, State College, PA (Caucasian): Shot and injured girlfriend, killed three others, killed himself. No known motive. Was very drunk and an Army vet.
6. AB, Georgia (African American): Domestic/home, murder-suicide.
7. AS, Arizona (African American): Domestic/home, killed family.
8. DR, Detroit, MI (African American): Apparently targeted transgendered victims.
9. PV, Texas (Russian immigrant): Apparently lived in a shed behind plumbing business and was being told to leave, and shot at plumbing business employees.
10. ETRH, South Carolina (African-American): Shooting at apartment building, no known motive. Two others arrested as accessories.
11. SWL, Gilroy, CA (Caucasian): Garlic festival. Rumored racist motivations, but investigation ongoing.
Mass Shooting deaths in US per year according to the Mother Jones database:
- 2018: 80
- 2017: 117 (half were the Las Vegas shooting)
- 2016: 71 (49 were the Pulse nightclub)
- 2015: 46
- 2014: 18
- 2013: 35
- 2012: 71
Other causes of death in the US with comparable numbers:
- Bicycle accidents: 700 to 800 per year
- Pool drownings: 400 per year
- Food allergies: 150 to 200 per year
- Dog bites: 30 to 50 per year
- Skiing/snowboarding: 35 to 40 per year
- Lightning strikes: 20 to 40 per year