Parents in the village of Mount Horeb, Wi., got a terrifying alert in May: There was an active shooter at their children's school. Police were able to stop the shooting before it started. They fatally shot an armed boy outside the school, and no one else was injured. The close call is among dozens of "active shooter incidents." The FBI says that though such episodes declined slightly in 2023 from the previous year, more people were killed by active shooters than in 2022, reports USA Today. There were 48 active shooter incidents in the U.S. in 2023, down from 50 in 2022. Active shooters killed 105 people in 2023, compared to 100 such killings in 2022. California experienced the most active shootings in the U.S., followed by Texas. The FBI defines an active shooter is defined as “one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.,"
Twenty-six states reported active shootings last year. Eight were reported in California , with 47 people killed. Maine had the highest number of casualties in its one incident last year; 18 people were killed and 13 others were injured. The FBI's list of active shootings does not involve self-defense, gang violence, drug-related violence, residential or domestic disputes or hostages. The FBI found that 28 of the 48 active shootings occurred in open spaces such as urban spaces or parks. More people were killed in active shootings that occurred in commerce spaces, such as malls, compared to any other location. About 130 people were killed or wounded in 14 shootings that took place in a commerce space in 2023. The definition of mass shootings varies and other groups have death counts that veer wildly from the FBI's. The agency said active shooter incidents killed 103 people in 2021. The independent Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as involving four or more victims, found that 706 people were killed in such attacks in 2021.
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