List of mass shootings in the United States in 2026

For other years, see List of mass shootings in the United States.

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Mass shootings in the contiguous United States in 2026

This is a list of mass shootings that took place in the United States in 2026. Mass shootings are incidents in which several people are injured or killed due to firearm-related violence; specifically for the purposes of this article, this consists of a total of four or more victims. A total of 32 people have been killed and 85 people have been wounded in 26 shootings, as of January 31, 2026.

Definitions

Several different inclusion criteria are used; there is no generally accepted definition. Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit research group that tracks shootings and their characteristics in the United States, defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, excluding the perpetrator(s), are shot in one location at roughly the same time. The Congressional Research Service provides a definition of four or more killed. The Washington Post and Mother Jones use similar definitions, with the latter acknowledging that their definition "is a conservative measure of the problem", as many shootings with fewer fatalities occur. The crowdsourced Mass Shooting Tracker project applies the most expansive definition: four or more shot in any incident, including the perpetrator.

A 2019 study of mass shootings published in the journal Injury Epidemiology recommended developing "a standard definition that considers both fatalities and nonfatalities to most appropriately convey the burden of mass shootings on gun violence." The authors of the study further suggested that "the definition of mass shooting should be four or more people, excluding the shooter, who are shot in a single event regardless of the motive, setting or number of deaths."

Definitions generally exclude consideration of the number of persons targeted with lethal intent, perhaps with degraded accuracy from a greater distance, who escape injury from bullets or bullet spall, regardless of injury sustained while evading live gunfire, or medical complications resulting from those injuries (such as infection, concussion, stroke, or PTSD) further down the road.

Definitions of the term "mass shooting"

Organization(s)	Definition
Mass Shooting Tracker	Four or more persons shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time.
Gun Violence Archive Vox	Four or more shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at one location, at roughly the same time.
Stanford University MSA Data Project	Three or more persons shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at one location, at roughly the same time. Excluded are shootings associated with organized crime, gangs or drug wars.
ABC News	Four or more shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at one location, at roughly the same time.
Mother Jones	Three or more shot and killed in one incident at a public place, excluding the perpetrators. This list excludes all shootings the organization considers to be "conventionally motivated" such as all gang violence and armed robberies.
The Washington Post	Four or more shot and killed in one incident at a public place, excluding the perpetrators.
Congressional Research Service	Four or more shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrators, at a public place, excluding gang-related killings and those done with a profit-motive.

Only incidents considered mass shootings by at least two of the above sources are listed below. Many incidents involving organized crime and gang violence are included. All definitions can be exceeded with a single shotgun blast into a target cluster at short range. Mass shootings do not require multiple gunshots.

Shootings that are reported as occurring in a home, at a party, or in an apartment complex with no other information given are considered non-public shootings and are excluded by some of the definitions above that state the shooting occurred "in a public place."

For statistical purposes, armed accomplices are likely to be classified as perpetrators, even if later analysis determines that the accomplice never discharged a firearm. Bystanders struck by bullets fired in self-defense by another bystander would potentially be classified as victims of a mass shooting, while a bystander firing in self-defense who injures or kills another bystander would almost certainly not be classified as a perpetrator. The classification of a bystander struck by police while attempting to take out a believed perpetrator falls into a gray zone.

List

2026 date	Location	State or territory	Dead	Injured	Total	Description
February 28	Palm Springs	California	2	3	5	A shooting at a motorcycle club gathering stemming from an argument killed two people and injured three others.
February 27	Detroit	Michigan	2	2	4	An argument in the parking lot of an event center in the Nortown neighborhood hosting a funeral repast escalated into a shooting that killed a man and a woman and injured two others.
February 25	Chicago	Illinois	0	5	5	Five men were shot in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side.
February 23	Christian County & Stone County	Missouri	3	2	5	A man fatally shot a Christian County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop near Highlandville before fleeing and abandoning his vehicle near Reeds Spring. The man was detected by heat signature in a wooded area via helicopter, and engaged in a shootout with responding officers, killing another Christian County sheriff's deputy and injuring two more officers before he was killed.
February 22	Jacksonville (3)	Florida	0	4	4	Four people were shot in the Eastside neighborhood during a gathering to remember local rapper Lil Poppa, who died by suicide four days earlier in Atlanta.
February 21	Kansas City (2)	Missouri	1	5	6	A fight outside a home in the Town Fork Creek neighborhood resulted in a shooting which killed a 16-year-old boy and injured five others.
February 21	Jacksonville Beach	Florida	0	4	4	One minor and three adults were injured in a shooting during a fight at a sideshow near a music festival.
February 21	Richmond	Virginia	2	7	9	A shooting in Shockoe Bottom stemming from "a large commotion" killed two people and injured seven others.
February 19	Flint	Michigan	0	4	4	Three men and a woman were injured in a drive-by shooting in a residential area.
February 18	Atlanta	Georgia	0	4	4	Four men were shot inside a high rise apartment in Midtown Atlanta as a result of a suspected robbery during a drug sale.
February 16	Pawtucket	Rhode Island	4	2	6	2026 Pawtucket shooting: A woman shot five of her family members, killing her ex-wife and their adult son, and leaving three injured, at an ice rink hosting a high school hockey game. The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after another person intervened. The ex-wife's father died from his injuries nine days after the shooting.
February 15	New Orleans (2)	Louisiana	1	3	4	A shooting in a park in the Village de L'Est neighborhood killed one person and injured three others.
February 15	Waverly	Michigan	1	3	4	A person drove a vehicle into a family and then opened fire on them, killing a child and injuring three adults, including a bystander who intervened.
February 15	Mobile	Alabama	0	7	7	A shooting in downtown Mobile left seven people injured, including one in critical condition.
February 15	Charlotte	North Carolina	0	4	4	A shooting in the Silverwood neighborhood wounded four teenagers.
February 15	Orlando	Florida	0	4	4	Four juveniles were shot in the Parramore neighborhood as a result of an altercation.
February 15	Kansas City (1)	Missouri	2	2	4	An altercation inside a bar-nightclub in the Westside South neighborhood escalated into a shooting that killed two women and two others.
February 15	Cincinnati	Ohio	2	2	4	Four people were shot following an altercation outside a bar in the Northside neighborhood. All four victims were transported to hospitals, where two died.
February 12	Tangipahoa Parish	Louisiana	1	4	5	An argument over a request for a car ride at an apartment southwest of Hammond escalated when a man allegedly opened fire into a crowd, wounding three people, including a 4-year-old boy, and killing a man who returned fire and injured the suspect.
February 10	Fort Lauderdale & Bee Ridge	Florida	7	0	7	A man shot and killed a former romantic partner and her son in Fort Lauderdale before driving to the home of her parents in a gated community in Bee Ridge. The man entered the home and killed her mother, brother, and a family friend inside. After the initial shooting at the home, her father arrived at the home and was fatally shot in the front lawn before the shooter died by suicide.
February 9	Auburn	Washington	0	4	4	Four people were shot inside an apartment at a supportive housing center for homeless young adults.
February 8	San Jose	California	0	5	5	A shooting in Downtown San Jose near the site of a recently concluded Super Bowl LX watch party wounded five people.
February 8	Jacksonville (2)	Florida	0	4	4	Four people were shot overnight at a shopping center in the Paxon neighborhood.
February 7	Seth Ward	Texas	5	0	5	A shooting at a home northeast of Plainview left five people dead, including the suspect.
February 4	Jacksonville (1)	Florida	0	4	4	A shooting during a fight in the Magnolia Gardens neighborhood wounded three women and a teenage girl.
February 4	Los Angeles (2)	California	0	4	4	Three women and a man were shot as they stood outside in a residential area in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood.
February 1	Concord	North Carolina	2	2	4	A shooting at an apartment left two men dead and two others injured.
February 1	Indianapolis (2)	Indiana	2	2	4	Two men were killed and another man and a woman were injured in a shooting in the Near Southeast neighborhood.
February 1	Seattle (2)	Washington	1	3	4	A shooting in a parking lot in the Pioneer Square neighborhood left a man dead and three others injured after a fight escalated.
January 31	Houston (2)	Texas	1	5	6	An altercation broke out in a strip mall and multiple people began shooting at each other, with police and hundreds of people present; a 20-year old man died and five others were injured.
January 31	Clinton	Louisiana	0	5	5	Five people, including a six-year-old, were shot in front of a courthouse during a Mardi Gras parade.
January 30	Springfield	Ohio	0	4	4	A shooting injured four people.
January 29	Flat Rock	North Carolina	2	2	4	A shooting in a residential area east of Mount Airy left two dead and two injured.
January 24	Carver	Massachusetts	2	2	4	Four people were shot, two fatally, in a targeted attack during a child's birthday party.
January 23	Gwinnett County	Georgia	4	0	4	A couple traveled to the home of their relatives southwest of Lawrenceville where the husband opened fire, killing his wife and three of his relatives. The couple's child and two children who lived at the home were unharmed.
January 22	Washington	District of Columbia	0	5	5	An argument on a bus in Northwest D.C. escalated into a shooting that injured five people, including two juveniles.
January 18	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	0	4	4	An overnight shooting left four people injured.
January 17	Seattle (1)	Washington	1	3	4	A shooting in a parking lot in the Chinatown–International District left one person dead and three others injured.
January 16	New Orleans (1)	Louisiana	1	3	4	A man being chased by a shooter ran into Dooky Chase's Restaurant in the Tremé neighborhood, where in the foyer the shooter fatally shot him and injured three women.
January 11	Adams County	Colorado	1	3	4	A shooting at a home north of Strasburg left one man dead and three others injured.
January 11	Los Angeles (1)	California	1	4	5	A man was killed and four others were injured when two men opened fire on them as they queued for food at a Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken restaurant in the Manchester Square neighborhood.
January 11	Lithia Springs	Georgia	1	3	4	One person was killed and three others, including a security guard, were injured in a shooting at a bar.
January 11	Slaton	Texas	3	2	5	A shooting killed three people, including the shooter, and injured two others.
January 11	Newton	Texas	1	3	4	A shooting killed a woman on her birthday and wounded three men.
January 9	Clay County	Mississippi	6	0	6	A man is accused of opening fire at three different locations in the area of Cedarbluff, killing four family members, including a 7-year-old girl, and a church pastor and the pastor's brother at a residence at a church.
January 7	Salt Lake City	Utah	2	6	8	An altercation outside a Mormon meetinghouse during a funeral escalated into a shooting that killed two people and left six others injured, resulting in a manhunt for the suspect or suspects.
January 6	Montgomery	Alabama	0	4	4	Four men were shot in south Montgomery.
January 4	Hamblen County	Tennessee	2	2	4	Four teenagers were shot, two fatally, at a short-term rental southwest of Morristown.
January 4	Louisville	Kentucky	0	4	4	Four people, including a 17-year-old, were shot inside a private lounge in the Klondike neighborhood.
January 3	Denver	Colorado	2	2	4	A 16-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured when an argument during a party celebrating the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro escalated into a shooting in the Hampden neighborhood. Another victim later succumbed to his injuries on January 16.
January 3	Indianapolis (1)	Indiana	2	2	4	A shooting at an apartment complex in the Arlington Woods neighborhood killed two people and left two others critically injured, including a juvenile.
January 2	Memphis	Tennessee	0	4	4	Three teenagers and a man were shot at a duplex in the High Point Terrace neighborhood.
January 1	Jackson	Mississippi	0	4	4	Four people were shot outside of a nightclub after a fight escalated.
January 1	Dallas	Texas	1	4	5	Five people were shot and injured, including one critically, during an altercation outside of a strip club in Love Field. A local rapper died of his injuries on January 5.
January 1	Houston (1)	Texas	0	5	5	Five people were shot at a short-term rental home in the Third Ward of Houston during a New Year's Day party.

Monthly statistics

Note that statistics are only updated at the very end of each month. The current month's statistics will therefore be blank.

2026 US mass shooting statistics by month

Month	Mass shootings	Total number dead (including the shooter/s)	Total number wounded (including the shooter/s)	Occurred at a school or university	Occurred at a place of worship	Total days without mass shootings
January	26	32	85	0	2	13
February	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
March	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
April	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
May	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
June	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
July	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
August	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
September	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
October	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
November	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
December	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Total	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
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External links

• Gun Violence Archive Mass Shootings
• Mass Shooting Tracker Mass Shootings
• Mother Jones Mass Shootings
• USA Today Mass Shootings
• Vox Mass Shootings
• Washington Post Mass Shootings
• Jetter, Michael; Jay K. Walker (October 2018). "The Effect of Media Coverage on Mass Shootings" (PDF). IZA Institute of Labor Economics.