The Gun Violence Archive

24/7 reporting of American gun violence incidents. Non-profit. Non-advocacy. Just the data. (Tweets by the GVA team)

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The first five months of U.S. gun violence in 2026, as of June 1st:

•5,283 gun deaths
•9,494 gun injuries
•166 mass shootings
•9 mass murders
•260 children shot
•1,380 teenagers shot
•356 incidents of defensive gun use
•530 unintentional shootings
•223 murder-suicides

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“It was the ninth mass murder of 2026 in the US, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), which defines such cases as one in which four or more victims are killed with a firearm, excluding the attacker.”

https://t.co/umpHm7fdAy | @guardian

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United States mass shootings by year:

-2014: 271
-2015: 332
-2016: 384
-2017: 346
-2018: 335
-2019: 414
-2020: 611
-2021: 690
-2022: 645
-2023: 660
-2024: 503
-2025: 407
-2026: 167 [42% of the year complete]

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There have been 167 American mass shootings in 38 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 154 days of 2026.

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[The Gun Violence Archive @GunDeaths]

There have been 167 American mass shootings in 38 different states (and Washington D.C.) in the 154 days of 2026.

https://t.co/2OhPFprYhT

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The U.S. has witnessed 530+ accident (unintentional/negligent) shootings so far in 2026 - an approximate average of 3.5 per day.

https://t.co/O7mrCeJdMo

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We had never logged a month of 60+ mass shootings prior to 2020.

It happened five times in ‘20, six times in ‘21, six times in ‘22, four times in ‘23, two times in ‘24, and twice again in 2025.

It hasn’t occurred once so far this year.

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Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been two American mass shootings in the first day of June, bringing 2026’s total to 166.

January: 25
February: 29
March: 40
April: 34
May: 36
June: 2

There were 127 mass shootings by this date last year.

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YTD comparison of U.S. gun violence, this year vs. last year.

So far, 2026 has seen:

↓ Fewer gun deaths
↓ Fewer gun injuries
↓ Fewer children shot
↓ Fewer teenagers shot
↑ More mass shootings
↓ Fewer defensive use incidents
↓ Fewer unintentional shootings
↓ Fewer murder-suicides

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FYI: There have been 5,200+ gun deaths, 9,500+ gun injuries, and 165+ mass shootings in the 150 days of 2026.

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Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been two American mass shootings in the first day of June, bringing 2026’s total to 166.

January: 25
February: 29
March: 40
April: 34
May: 36
June: 2

There were 127 mass shootings by this date last year.

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Second Mass Shooting in under 24 hours.
Portland OR and Muscatine IA
NINE total killed plus shooter in Muscatine

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American gun violence data in 2026, as of 5/28:

–5,140 deaths
–9,212 injuries
–160 mass shootings
–8 mass murders
–90 children killed | 163 children injured
–334 teens killed | 999 teens injured
–345 defensive use incidents
–519 unintentional shootings
–217 murder-suicides

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At the current pace, the U.S. is on track to have a reduced number of kids/teens shot for the third consecutive year.

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American children (0-11) & teenagers (12-17) killed or injured by gunfire since 2014:

2014: 2,866
2015: 3,364
2016: 3,820
2017: 3,970
2018: 3,546
2019: 3,837
2020: 5,200
2021: 5,753
2022: 6,221
2023: 6,273
2024: 5,254
2025: 4,483
2026: 1,574 [in 147 days]