mass shooting

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mass + shooting

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mass shooting (countable and uncountable, plural mass shootings)

  1. (chiefly US, crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and/or the victims are chosen indiscriminately.
    Synonym: shooting spree
    • 2023 March 28, Daniel Victor, “U.S. Mass Shootings in 2023: A Partial List”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      There is no consensus on what constitutes a mass shooting; different groups define it differently, depending on circumstances including the number of victims, whether the victims are killed or wounded, and whether the shooting occurs in a public place. The Gun Violence Archive [] defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people were killed or injured.

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