Florida has Most Mass Shootings in U.S. So Far in 2024 with the Latest Shootings in Fort Pierce, and Sarasota, Florida!

RISKAlert #1950 May 29, 2024 Fort Pierce, Florida

On Saturday morning five people between the ages of 15 and 20 were?shot in Fort Pierce, according to local police. A neighbor thought it may have been at a graduation party. None of the injuries were life-threatening. A week before that,?Tommie Battie IV, 24, was shot along with?four other people in Sarasota, police said. Battie died at the scene. His brother,?Auburn running back Brian Battie, 22, was in critical condition.

Florida has now seen 16 mass shootings this year, more than any other state in the nation and two more than the Sunshine State saw?by this time last year?according to the?Gun Violence Archive. Florida jumped ahead of the rest last month when there were?three mass shootings in three days.

Illinois has the second-most mass shootings in 2024 - 14 - after the state saw four mass shootings in eight days. The latest, a shooting in a neighborhood that left three injured and?a 5-year-old girl dead, was part of a weekend of gun violence in Chicago with?at least 41 people shot, nine fatally, in three days according.

California has seen 13 mass shootings, and Texas has seen 12.?

As of May 28, there have been 178 mass shootings nationwide, compared to 254 by the same time in 2023, according to GVA data.? Last year showed an overall?8-10% decrease in deaths and injuries?from gun violence compared to 2022, the GVA said, with some cities seeing 20+% decreases.

How Many People Have Died So Far From Gun Violence in 2024 (according to the Gun Violence Archive, as of May 28)

• 6,693 people have died, including 89 children and 472 teens.
• 12,388 people have been injured, including 218 children and 1,124 teens.
• 183 law enforcement officers have been killed or injured.
• Law enforcement officers have killed 598 people and injured 339 in officer-involved incidents, the only category the GVA lists where fatalities outnumber the injured.
• 511 people were killed in self-defense.
• 563 people died from unintentional shootings.

·?????? 269 people died in murder/suicide incidents.????????????? ????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

List of Florida Cities Where Gun Violence Occurred as of May 28, 2024

·???????? Jan. 20, Plantation: Four people were injured in?a shooting in front of a Best Buy. One person later died.

·???????? Jan. 20, Palm Bay: A man shot and?killed his mother, grandfather and sister?and injured his 15-year-old nephew and one other person.

·???????? Jan. 28, Palm Bay: A man?shot and killed?a priest, the priest's sister, and his own grandfather and injured two police officers.

·???????? Feb. 28: Orlando: An argument over?when a vehicle was to be returned?resulted in one person killed and six injured.

·???????? March 12, Lawty:?Man with knife wound accused of?shooting and killing three women.

·???????? March 25, Pompano Beach:?A 16-year-old boy and three men were shot by multiple suspects who approached them,?deputies said.

·???????? March 31, St. Petersburg:?Men arguing outside a restaurant opened fire,?injuring three men in their 20s and a 17-year-old girl, police said.

·???????? April 5, Riviera Beach:?Four injured in shooting, including a minor.

·???????? April 6, Doral:?Man in bar disturbance?shoots and kills security officer, six people injured in resulting firefight

·???????? April 11, Orlando:?Deputies responded to a call and?found four men shot. One died later.

·???????? April 27, Daytona Beach:?A man?shot and injured four people?during a "physical altercation."

·???????? April 28, Sanford:?A 16-year-old?shot and injured 10 people?at a bar.

·???????? April 29, Miami Gardens:?Argument about fight?leaves five people injured, including two teens.

·???????? May 12, Tallahassee:?Four people shot in shopping center parking lot, two died.

·???????? May 25, Fort Pierce:? Five people aged 15-20?shot at gathering.

·???????? May 18, Sarasota:?One person killed, four people were injured.

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