Notable episodes of recent US gun violence

The latest high-profile shooting in the United States that happened on Monday in Louisville, Kentucky, is the 15th mass killing of the year.

Other notable episodes of gun violence in the past year include:

・ Three students and three adults were killed inside The Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. The suspect, a former student, was killed by police.

・ A farmworker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings in a case of workplace violence at two Northern California mushroom farms on Jan 23. The suspect is facing charges.

・ A 72-year-old man killed 11 and wounded nine in a shooting at a Lunar New Year dance in Monterey Park on Jan 21. The suspect later died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

・ The manager at a Walmart in Chesapeake killed six and wounded six during an employee meeting on Nov 22. Police said the suspect shot himself.

・ Five people were killed and 17 wounded when a 22-year-old gunman allegedly opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Nov 19. The suspect, who was subdued by patrons, is awaiting trial.

・ A 15-year-old boy allegedly killed five people and injured two more in a shooting in Raleigh on Oct 13. The suspect eluded officers for hours before he was cornered in a home and arrested.

・ Six people were killed and at least 30 wounded when a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade on July 4 in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The suspect is awaiting trial.

・ An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School on May 24 in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade. More than 15 other people were wounded. Law enforcement killed the attacker.

・ A white gunman opened fire at a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood on May 14, killing 10 people and injuring others. He has been charged with federal hate crimes that could carry the death penalty if he is convicted.

Agencies via Xinhua