Mass Killings in the US (2024)
Mass killings in the United States, 2024
Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk)
By a single killer (The killer is charged or would have been charged had he lived.)
Minors cannot generally be held legally liable for a murder or homicide. Such cases are included here with an annotation.
By any criminal means
The editor aims to include all cases. This leads to a presumption to publish. I welcome corrections and additions. If you are using this list for any serious purpose, please contact me. You may not be looking at the latest version.
1) 1 January 2024 Rochester NY 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-01-12/a-4th-person-has-died-after-fiery-crash-near-western-new-york-concert-but-motive-remains-a-mystery) vehicular assault
2) 6 January 2024 Reedly CA, 4 killed (shot) (https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/cause-of-death-revealed-in-reedley-quadruple-homicide/) familicide
3) 13 January 2024 Richmond TX, 5* killed (shot) (https://news.yahoo.com/fort-bend-mass-shooting-5-031722159.html) familicide
4) 14 January 2024 Puyallup WA, 4* killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/driver-puyallup-deadly-crash-blood-alcohol-level/281-17d2ba78-f059-4f32-861d-58ac508ee770)
5) 17 January 2024 Union NJ, 4* killed (shot) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/family-of-4-killed-in-murder-suicide-in-union-prosecutors-say/ar-AA1ncXxw) familicide, female killer
6) 21 January 2024 Tinely Park IL, 4 killed (shot) (https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/21/24046032/4-killed-tinley-park-domestic-shooting-1-in-custody) familicide
7) 21/22 January 2024 Joliet IL, 8 killed (shot) (https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/22/24047403/multiple-people-shot-to-death-in-joliet-armed-and-dangerous-suspect-sought) Killer took his own life in Texas, and so is not counted in the total
8) 22 January 2024 Johnson County NC 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article284532570.html) four teenagers doing 115mph
9) 27 January 2024 Los Angeles CA, 4* killed (shot) (https://abc7.com/granada-hills-4-people-shot-suspect-killed-murder-suicide/14366374/)
10) 1 February 2024 Irving TX, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://news.yahoo.com/irving-police-chase-4-killed-175031502.html) police chase of a stolen car
11) 7 February 2027 East Lansdowne PA, 6* (shot/arson) (https://www.delcotimes.com/2024/02/08/east-lansdowne-fire-search-begins-for-missing-family-members/) familicide/murder-suicide, 5 shot, one smoke inhalation
12) 11 February 2024 Nashville TN 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2024/02/11/4-killed-in-car-wreck-on-bell-road-in-nashville-sunday-morning/72562609007/) speeding
13) 12 February 2024 San Mateo CA, 4* killed (shot) (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/peninsula/san-mateo-4-dead-investigation/3452826/) familicide
14) 16 February 2024 Birmingham AL, 4 killed (shot) (https://www.al.com/news/2024/02/birmingham-shooting-leaves-3-dead-1-injured.html)
15) 19 February 2024 Furguson MO, 5 killed (arson?) (https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/ferguson-fire-that-killed-mom-4-kids-ruled-a-murder-suicide-family-points-to-legal/article_22f9b49c-d03b-11ee-b3b8-43f3ae7cab4b.html) murder-suicide, familicide, female killer
pp) 23 February 2023 Madera CA, 8* killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/eight-dead-in-head-on-collision-in-madera-the-most-bodies-i-ve-ever-seen/ar-BB1iMDii) possible DWI
16) 25 February 2024 West Haven CT, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.wpri.com/new-england/connecticut/4-killed-2-injured-after-wrong-way-crash-in-connecticut/) wrong way on the highway
17) 8 March 20224 San Antonio TX, 4 killed (arson) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/el-paso-family-killed-in-san-antonio-house-fire-ruled-as-homicide/ar-BB1jQmif) apparent familicide
18) 10 March 2024 Honolulu HI, 5* killed (stabbed) (https://apnews.com/article/honolulu-home-killings-police-901586268c22089f8a208e39c01ae5ee) familicide
19) 11 March 2024 Ireland WV, 6* killed (multiple) (https://www.wsaz.com/2024/03/11/lewis-co-fatal-fire-connected-kanawha-co-death-fire-marshal-says/) 4 arson, one shot, familicide, murder-suicide
21) 11 March 2024 Miami FL, 4* killed (shot) (https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/03/11/miami-dade-pd-family-of-4-dead-in-murder-suicide/) bodies found on 11 March
22) 16 March 2024 San Francisco CA, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/suv-driver-was-speeding-before-sf-family-of-4-killed-mta/) driver charged with manslaughter, speeding, wrong way on a divided highway
23) 11 March 2024 Dewhurst WI, 9* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-crash-nine-killed-2b95c716b5044f11346f570f8bd8e5b6) ran a stop sign. Frankly, seems like a pure accident to me, but rules are rules.
24) 19 March 2024 King County WA, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) (https://people.com/renton-washington-car-crash-leaves-4-dead-8613013) speeding at 90mph 3rd speeding offense; charged with homicide (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13233379/Teen-arrested-Washington-speeding-crash-deaths-Chase-jones.html)
25) 27 March 2024 Rockford IL, 4 killed (stabbed) (https://apnews.com/article/rockford-stabbing-mutiple-fatal-wounded-5d454ca27b95d6567e6ec4b6b04e20ea)
26) 31 March 2024 Morrow County OH, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/4-killed-1-injured-in-morrow-county-crash-larry-dotson-marlee-middleton-cristal-galloso-olvera-ivonne-olvera-ohio-state-highway-patrol-ohio-health-mansfield-fatal-crash-investigation) wrong way on the highway
27) 1 April 2024 Dayton OH, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.whio.com/news/local/coroner-called-crash-near-dayton-international-airport/R7FEY3V7SFDWLPDWM3DTVNDY6Q/) fleeing the scene of an accident.
28) 1 April 2024 King County WA, 4 killed (vehicular homicide) 9 https://people.com/renton-crash-suspect-chase-jones-pleads-not-guilty-from-hospital-bed-8625197) speeding through a stop sign, driver’s 4th speeding accident in a year
29) 6 April 2024 Raliegh NC, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://abc11.com/people-injured-vehicle-crash-i-440-capital-boulevard/14626367/) wrong way on a divided highway
pp) 9 April 2024 Modesto CA, 4 killed* (vehicular homicide) (https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article287558590.html) crossed center line. Seems like a pure accident awaiting news on DWI.
30) 22 April 2024 Yukon OK, 5* killed (shot) (https://www.koco.com/article/yukon-oklahoma-5-dead-candy-family-homicide/60578841) familicide
31) 24 April 2024 Concord TWP PA, 5* killed (reckless driving) (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/crash-pennsylvania-pregnant-teen.html) driver was eluding the police, the death count includes an unborn child
32) 20 April 2024 Waldo FL, 4 killed (reckless driving) (https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2024/04/27/4-teenagers-die-high-speed-chase-after-trooper-uses-pit-maneuver/) evading the police, the police rammed the car to stop it. No asterisk, as the policeman seems to be the killer
33) 29 April 2024 Charlotte NC 4 killed (shot) (https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-not-looking-any-more-suspects-deadly-line-of-duty-shootout/CVWSFFO4XBB4BPHCHGJWYAQ5HI/)
34) 8 May 2024 near Tucker GA, 4* killed (shot) (https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/man-3-children-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-police-say/523DQFR63FAINMEYKCFJTMEBB4/) murder-suicide, familicide
35) 9 May 2024 Stratford CT, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/route-15-south-in-stratford-closed-after-serious-wrong-way-crash/3286150/)wrong way on a divided highway
36) 14 May 2024 Mercer County FL, 8 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2024/05/14/florida-ocala-bus-crash-fatalities-school-bus-highway-40/73682771007/)
37) 17 May 2024 Macon County MO, (vehicular homicide) (https://abc17news.com/news/transportation/crash-collision/2024/05/17/four-people-including-two-children-killed-in-macon-county-crash/) failed to yield
38) 26 May 2024 Springtown TX, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/springtown-texas-crash-highway-51-four-people-killed-two-children/287-47b4c233-8106-4ee4-bf7c-38f017f6d7e3) lane excursion, cause unknown
39) 27 May 2024 Dodge Country WI, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.cbs58.com/news/4-young-people-dead-1-in-serious-condition-following-early-morning-crash-in-dodge-county) ran a stop sign at 4AM on a holiday.
40) 29 May 2024 Memphis TN, 4* killed (vehicular homicide) (https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/driver-kills-3-people-self-after-driving-the-wrong-way-on-i-240-police-say/article_44063666-1d9c-11ef-ba02-cbca60120475.html) wrong way on a divided highway at 1.40AM
41) 30 May 2024 Elkridge MD, 4* killed (shot) (https://news.yahoo.com/news/4-dead-1-injured-apparent-160800260.html)
42) 2 June 2024 Kendale Lakes FL, 4* killed (shot) (https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/06/02/detectives-investigate-death-in-miami-dades-kendale-lakes-area/) familicide
43) 11 June 2024 La Junta CO, 4* killed (shot) (https://apnews.com/article/colorado-murder-suicide-children-la-junta-932b0a778847cedf33ca7a2a88691f33) murder-suicide, familicide
44) 17 June 2024 Pasco County FL, 4 killed (not reported) (https://lawandcrime.com/crime/long-bone-fragments-found-in-burn-pit-after-man-admits-family-of-4-including-2-young-children-set-ablaze-on-his-property-police/) landlord killed family of tenants
45) 21 June 2024 Fordyce AR 4 killed (shot) (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/22/fordyce-arkansas-mass-shooting-travis-posey-arrested/74181165007/) active shooter at supermarket
46) 25 June 2024 North Las Vegas NV, 6* killed (shot) (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/us/eric-adams-north-las-vegas-shooting.html)
47) 28 June 2024 Upland CA, 4 killed vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-28/four-dead-upland-crash) drunk driving. Fleeing the police
48) 28 June 2024 Deer Park NY, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://patch.com/new-york/deerpark-northbabylon/man-charged-dwi-after-crashing-li-nail-salon-killing-4-pd)
49) 29 June 2024 Coweta County GA, 4* killed (shot) (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-killed-shooting-georgia-home-police-possible-murder-suicide-rcna159642) murder-suicide
50) 4 July 2024 near Brush CO, 4* killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/atv-crashes-pickup-rural-colorado-road-killing-2-111681489) Dad flipped his off-road vehicle killing his family
51) 4 July 2024 Manhattan NY, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.fox5ny.com/news/4th-person-dies-injuries-from-july-4-dwi-crash-lower-east-side) drunk driver rams into a street party Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, Manslaughter in the Second Degree, and Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated
52) 6 July 2024 Florence KY, 5* killed (shot) (https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/06/us/kentucky-mass-shooting-florence/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=igstoryCNN&utm_content=2024-07-06T20%3A18%3A48)
53) 10 July 2024 Alameda CA, 5 killed (shot) (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/heavy-police-activity-in-alameda/3589438/) Father kills family
pp) 13 July 2024 Birmingham AL, 4 killed (shot) (https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/birmingham-nightclub-mass-shooting/index.html) attack on a nightclub, no suspect in custody. Pending to see how many killers were involved.
54) 15 or 16 July 2024 Holly Springs MS 4* killed (shot) (https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/active-shooting-investigation-underway-in-holly-springs-holly-springs-fire-chief-says/article_846bc322-4247-11ef-b72f-0fc3129cc72b.html)
55) 18 July 2024 Bibb County AL, 5* killed (shot) (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/5-people-including-4-children-killed-alabama-shooting-112102699) familicide
56) 19 July 2024 Brooklyn NY, 4 killed (stabbed) (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/nyregion/brooklyn-stabbing-children-dead.html) awaiting word on possible familicide or possible murder/suicide
57) 19 July 2024 San Diego CA, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/four-men-killed-in-suspected-dui-crash-identified/ar-BB1qw4uo) both drivers were arrested for DUI
58) 28 July 2024 Royal Oak MI, 4* killed (vehicular homicide/wrong way) (https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2024/07/28/wrong-way-crash-royal-oak-interstate-75/74579720007/)
59) 31 July 2024 Plant City Fl, 4 killed (arson) (https://www.lex18.com/news/he-didnt-deserve-that-kentucky-native-one-of-four-killed-in-florida-arson)
60) 8 August 2024 Sunrise FL, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/08/09/man-drove-112-mph-seconds-before-dui-crash-killing-4-in-sunrise-police-say/) four counts of vehicular homicide, drunk driving, speeding
61) 10 August 2024 Grand Prairie TX, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/street racing) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/4-family-members-killed-after-suspected-street-race-resulted-in-fiery-crash-in-texas/ar-AA1oJLWh) one count of racing on a highway causing serious bodily injury and four counts of racing on a highway causing death
62) 19 August 2024 5 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://www.fox4news.com/news/fort-worth-man-his-girlfriend-her-3-kids-killed-alleged-drunk-driver-family-says) speeding & drunk driving
63) 25 August 2024 Hampton GA, 4 killed (shot) (https://apnews.com/article/mass-shooting-atlanta-suburb-four-deaths-6b89b501b8b6a50c0b9390debcff3d17) active shooter, juvenile killer, killer killed by police shortly after his crime.
64) 25 August 2024 Syosset NY, 5* killed (shot) (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/syosset-murder-suicide-long-island/5735718/) murder-suicide, familicide
65) 31 August 2024 Albuquerque NM (shot) (https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/4-shot-killed-in-ne-albuquerque-apd/) murder-suicide
66) 1 September 2024 Forest Park IL, 4 killed (shot) (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/us/forest-park-chicago-train-shooting.html) active shooter on a train
67) 31 August 2024 Irondequoit NY, 4 killed (unknown) (https://apnews.com/article/irondequoit-fire-homicide-family-killed-9cbb82275506c63eaeff02ab4695b7df) arson seems to have covered up a homicide, unsolved presuming one killer
68) 4 September 2024 Winder GA, 4 killed (shot) (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/apalachee-high-school-shooting-georgia_n_66d88325e4b0830f6e92fcb2?80t) school shooting
69) 4 September 2024 West Have UT, 4* killed (shot) (https://apnews.com/article/four-dead-utah-vehicle-87b8992953ca867b9ba1d3c5df3a4e28) familicide murder-suicide, female killer
70) 7 September 2024 Amarillo TX, (shot) (https://www.newschannel10.com/2024/09/08/amarillo-police-4-dead-after-murder-suicide-home-ne-14th/)
71) 17 September 2024 Wolcottville IN, 4* killed (shot) (https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/09/18/coroner-identifies-family-four-found-dead-wolcottville-home-tuesday/) familicide, female killer, murder-suicide
72) 21 October 2024 Fall City WA, 5 killed (shot) (https://apnews.com/article/fall-city-washington-5-killed-house-shooting-95c41498579ce16783746202e48c269b) juvenile killer, Familicide?
73) 24 October 2024 Cincinnati OH, 4 killed (stabbed) (https://www.wlwt.com/article/3-dead-swat-situation-college-hill-springbrook-drive/62707141)
74) 27 October 2024 Omaha NE, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/drunk driving) (https://iowaspulse.com/omaha-mother-charged-and-booked-after-fatal-high-speed-dui-crash-claims-lives-of-three-children-and-one-man/)
75) 8 November 2024 Duluth MN, 4* killed (shot) (https://apnews.com/article/five-killed-duluth-minnesota-07a0a46061fb458a26716fba1faa8e4a) familicide
76) 10 November 2024 Wichita KS, 5* killed (shot) (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/5-dead-multiple-shootings-3-different-homes-kansas-rcna179585)
77) 16 November 2024 Lancaster CA, 4 killed (shot) (https://ktla.com/news/local-news/19-year-old-suspect-arrested-after-4-fatally-shot-found-inside-burning-lancaster-home/)
78) 5 December 2024 Lucama NC, 4 killed (vehicular homicide/wrong way) (https://abc11.com/post/crash-closes-highway-301-lucama/15624379/) wrong way on a divided highway
79) 7 December 2024 Dekalb County GA, 5* killed (shot) (https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/5-found-dead-inside-dekalb-county-apartment-complex-domestic-related-murder-suicide/85-ece2cd84-e25d-4e7f-94b8-d3d49328e1df) familicide
80) 14 December 2024 Albuquerque NM 4 killed (shot) (https://kvia.com/news/top-stories/2024/12/14/police-say-4-killed-and-teen-boy-in-custody/) parenticide, familicide
81) 17 December 2024 West Valley City UT, 5* killed (shot) (https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/5-found-dead-in-west-valley-city-homicide-investigation-ongoing/)
82) 17 December 2024 Milpitas CA, 4* killed (shot) (https://abc7news.com/post/milpitas-police-identify-family-4-killed-apparent-murder-suicide-inside-turing-fields-apartment/15678970/)
83) 18 December 2024 near Panhandle TX, 4* killed (vehicular homicide/wrong way on a divided highway) (https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/accident/2024/12/19/4-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-carson-county-on-us-60-dec-18/77084744007/)
84) 31 December 2024 Pelzer SC, 4 killed (DWI/vehicular homicide) (https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/south-carolina/man-charged-in-crash-that-killed-4-on-new-years-eve-in-upstate/)
Incidents 84 Killed 358