Once-a-week nightmare: U.S. mass killings on a record pace
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LARRY FENN, Associated Press
Published: April 21, 2023, 7:52am
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year.
The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings over 111 days. Each time, the killers wielded firearms. Only 2009 was marked by as many such tragedies in the same period of time.
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