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The first five months of U.S. gun violence in 2026, as of June 1st:
•5,283 gun deaths
•9,494 gun injuries
•166 mass shootings
•9 mass murders
•260 children shot
•1,380 teenagers shot
•356 incidents of defensive gun use
•530 unintentional shootings
•223 murder-suicides
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“According to the non-partisan Gun Violence Archive, as of Friday, the Toledo shooting was among more than 180 mass shootings in the US so far this year.”
theguardian.com/us-news/2026… | @guardian
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These are a few of our incident maps of American gun violence/crime nearing the end of Q2 2026 (gun deaths, gun injuries, armed home invasions, incidents of defensive use).
Additional category maps can be found on our website - all graphics are updated daily: gunviolencearchive.org/chart…
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American gun violence data in 2026, as of 6/11:
–5,646 deaths
–10,212 injuries
–182 mass shootings
–11 mass murders
–102 children killed | 177 children injured
–370 teens killed | 1,121 teens injured
–385 defensive use incidents
–563 unintentional shootings
–244 murder-suicides
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“There are multiple definitions online for what a "mass shooting" is, but multiple agencies and the Gun Violence Archive define the term as situations where four or more people were shot.”
wtol.com/article/news/local/… | @WTOL11Toledo
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As of this past weekend, the United States has now witnessed over 10,000 non-fatal shootings in 2026.
The country reached this number at the end of May last year.
Complete list: gunviolencearchive.org/repor…
Visit gunviolencearchive.org for up-to-date statistics and information
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Weekly Mass Shooting Update: There have been 14 American mass shootings in the first nine days of June, bringing 2026’s total to 178.
January: 25
February: 29
March: 40
April: 34
May: 36
June: 14
There were 142 mass shootings by this date last year.
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Real-time U.S. gun violence statistics for 2026, as of June 9th:
•5,556 gun deaths
•10,063 gun injuries
•178 mass shootings
•8 mass murders
•273 children (age 0-11) shot
•1,462 teenagers (age 12-17) shot
•376 defensive use incidents
•557 unintentional shootings
•240 murder-suicides
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Mass Shooting today in Toledo at the 53rd Old West End Festival has been upgraded from "Multiple" to "at least 12", ages 16-61.
No deaths reported.
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Multiple injured at shooting at the 53rd Old West End Festival in Toledo. Details sparce at this time.
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As of yesterday, the United States has now reached 15,000 combined fatal and non-fatal shootings in 2026.
The country hit this number on May 20th last year.
•List of deaths: gunviolencearchive.org/repor…
•List of injuries: gunviolencearchive.org/repor…
Visit gunviolencearchive.org for up-to-date statistics and information
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