AMERICAN GUN CEMETERY
EVERY NUMBER IS A PERSON
The headstones below are a partial reckoning of gun violence in America. Some 60% of gun deaths are suicides and for privacy reasons most are not reported publicly. Multiply each day by 2.5 to get a more accurate daily toll.
For each day, a news story about a single act of gun violence. How we have made death into spectacle.
Daily statistics: The Gun Violence Archive
An arrest has been made after a shooting at a street takeover led to a 17-year-old girl dying. Gene Kang reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, ...
One person has critical, life-threatening injuries after the incident on Saturday night. STORY: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/downtown-austin-shoot...
Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting early Friday. (July 24, 2020)
Police officers shot and killed a man suspected in a shooting that injured four teenagers on Detroit's east side.
A man is accused of fatally shooting a teenage boy at a park on Saturday and his sister and mother reportedly tried to help him after the fact, according to ...
Video captures a mass shooting that injured 15 people after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side.
Federal authorities on Monday said Den Hollander is suspected of shooting the husband and son of US District Judge Esther Salas at her North Brunswick, New J...
Three people have died after a shooting at a coney island restaurant on Detroit's west side.
One person was shot as police worked to break up a large fight at the Marion County Fair.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for leads in a deadly shooting that happened overnight in southwest Bakersfield.
A 25-year-old man died after a shooting in Sammamish Wednesday evening. Police are still searching for one suspect. Story: https://www.king5.com/article/news...
A mass shooting in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is the latest example of gun violence plaguing New York City this summer. One person was killed and five others w...
A Michigan sheriff's deputy on Tuesday fatally shot a man suspected of stabbing another man who had challenged him about not wearing a mask at a convenience ...
The 15-year-old was shot inside the Target in The Landing plaza in Renton. He was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At least nine people were killed, 51 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago - with children, again, among the victims.
One dead following shooting in Linden
Dozens of people protesting police brutality in Detroit confronted officers following the fatal shooting of a man Friday who the city's police chief said fir...
Police are looking for a suspected shooter after one person was sent to Harborview Medical Center with gunshot wounds Friday morning.
San Diego Police say a man has died after an officer-involved shooting in the City Heights area on Thursday.
Police said a man is in custody after a fatal shooting and leading officers on a high-speed car chase through parts of Chicago and Gary, Indiana Wednesday.
A man was shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas.
Three children were shot and one person died in Detroit Fourth of July weekend
Family identifies man killed in Sheboygan officer-involved shooting
A deadly road rage shooting occurred on I-10 overnight. Now, the man who survived may be able to help police find the person who killed his friend.
A 3-year-old child was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday on Chicago's South Side.
One person was killed and one person was critically injured in an overnight shooting near the CHOP zone in Seattle.
The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) confirms they are investigating a deadly shooting that happened at Jefferson Square Park Saturday night. LMPD d...
Police in Auburndale say an officer was shot and a suspect was killed after an incident during a traffic stop on Thursday night. Story: https://bit.ly/2ZhL0T0
The suspect was shot and killed during the encounter. The officer was taken to the hospital.
Garret Rolfe is charged with murder in the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
Four people were shot in the city's South Side in a possible drive-by shooting.
Protesters are demanding answers in the fatal shooting Thursday of 18-year-old Andres Guardado in Gardena, California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Depar...
Seattle police responded to a report of shots fired in Cal Anderson Park, near the intersection of 10th Ave. and E. Pine Street, at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Minneapolis police are investigating after a shooting left one person dead and 11 others injured overnight. (0:31) WCCO Sunday Morning - June 21, 2020
Police say a crowbar-wielding man who approached an officer during a traffic stop was shot multiple times.
A suspect wanted for kidnapping in California was killed in a gun battle with police. The suspect was the half brother of Robert Fuller, the 24-year-old foun...
A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition after being shot outside a CVS store on Indianapolis' east side.
It happened at a home in the 6000 block of Chase Court, which is in the area of 14 Mile and Halsted roads. The first 911 call was made at 1:12 a.m. from neig...
A man was shot and wounded on Monday during a protest near a museum in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said. Demonstrators were reported to be tryin...
Atlanta police released dramatic body camera and dash camera video of the police interaction between two officers and 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks who was sho...
An officer-involved shooting in southwest Atlanta has sparked a protest outside a Wendy's on University Avenue. Police say it started following a DUI stop.
ABC's Will Carr reports from the scene where a gunman who allegedly attacked a police station was taken down and several officers were injured.
Police are on the hunt for an active shooter who shot and wounded a sheriff's deputy in Paso Robles, California, and is believed to have killed a man in the ...
Sheriff Deryl Loar praises his brave deputies after a "coward" suspect carjacks a woman, shoots a couple and then takes his own life.
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VIDEO: Suspect in custody after shooting in Capitol Hill protest
A man was killed Sunday in a deputy-involved shooting in the city of Industry. Amy Johnson reports.
Salt Lake City Police have released body camera footage from the officers involved in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Bernardo Palacios on May 23.
Police are investigating after two people were shot in downtown L.A., near city hall, where peaceful protestors have been gathered for hours.
One person was shot in an apparent police-involved shooting in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood. It happened at Third Avenue and East 10th Street. Eyewi...
While viral video of Tim Harper helping an injured officer circulated, so did a clip of San Jose police, Jared Yuen, taunting protesters during a George Floy...
Chief: Man shot, killed by police as LMPD, National Guard were breaking up protesters Subscribe to WLKY on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1e5KyMO Get mo...
Tanya Kerssen posted the video to Twitter shortly after 9:30 p.m., showing the Minnesota National Guard and Minneapolis police sweeping her residential stree...
As protests over the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman fatally shot by police in her apartment, continued for a second night in Louisville, Kentucky, ...
Seven people were shot and at least one was in critical condition after protests in Louisville, Kentucky over the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman fa...
A suspect allegedly armed with a "sword-type weapon'' was killed Wednesday morning in an officer-involved shooting in North Hollywood.
Police have six people in custody
Sandy Police are trying to locate a suspect in connection with a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy critically injured Friday morning.
Law enforcement officials say a man drove up to the main gate at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and shot a security officer before he was then shot and kil...
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Three people shot outside gas station near 19th Avenue and Glendale.
Orem Police Department has released dash camera video of an officer involved shooting last week, addressing questions directed at the department as to why in...
One person has died from his injuries after a shooting at a cemetery in Southeast Grand Rapids. (May 12, 2020)
A man and child were shot in North Birmingham on May 11, 2020. A standoff with a possible suspect followed.
Capt. Joe Ambriz with the Harris County Sheriff's Office offers more details in a shooting in a neighborhood north of Katy, TX late Sunday on Mother's Day. R...
Five people have been injured, two of them critically, in a shooting near a southeast Fort Worth park Sunday evening, police said.
Indianapolis police shot and killed a man after a high-speed chase. The man, identified as Sean Reed, may have live-streamed the entire encounter on Facebook...
Shooting leaves man dead in East Bakersfield
Houston police are searching for a suspect after three people were killed and one was hurt in three shootings in Houston's Southside Wednesday night that too...
Lee Merritt, the attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, speaks out after prosecutors decide to send the case to a grand jury. #Georgia #Shooting #AhmaudAr...
One person died and two others were injured in a shooting late Sunday night in Roxbury. Subscribe to WCVB on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1e8lAMZ Get ...
One person died and another two were injured in a shooting in Roxbury. Subscribe to WCVB on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1e8lAMZ Get more Boston news:...
Police say the father and daughter are expected to be ok, but they are still searching for the suspects who got away and stole the family's car.
Gun violence has increased in Davenport and now shots are being fired throughout the entire day.
Surry County man faces second-degree murder charge for Elkin shooting Subscribe to WXII on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1mVq5um Get more Winston-Salem...
The search for suspects is now underway.
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after two people were shot and killed early Tuesday.
According to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus, the woman shot her two kids, a 3-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, and her 68-year-old mother Monday...
1 offer killed, another in critical condition after shooting in Baton Rouge
A Baltimore police officer shot a subject who was thought to be armed with a gun, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said. Just before 5 p.m. Sat...
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said a 42-year-old man was shot after not following officers' directions. STORY: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/off...
Three people were killed and another person was seriously hurt after a shooting in southeast Houston overnight. More: https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime...
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto released new details Wednesday of the shooting on Grammar Avenue that happened on April 17.
Crystal Cranmore reports.
Shootings have been on the rise in Louisville since the pandemic took over Kentucky. WHAS11 breaks down the numbers and evaluating the effects of this gunfire.
KXAN's Tahera Rahman reports.
Garland Police Officer Pedro Barineau answers questions at the scene of where a DART bus sits after a passenger held the driver at gunpoint and lead police o...
The Springfield Police Department has several people detained in connection to this incident, and a firearm was recovered, police said.
officerinvolvedshooting #policeshooting #MilwaukeePolicedepartment Please Subscribe! Milwaukee Police department released body cam, surveillance video and d...
The woman said she and her ex-boyfriend broke up about a week and a half ago. Then, on Wednesday, he came to her home and opened fire.
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Shooting in Lamont leaves two children without parents
SAPD: Man shot in chest at West Side home on Easter
An 18-year-old was also injured after an altercation with the suspects.
Teenager hurt in shooting
A man armed with a flare gun and a replica handgun threatened to "shoot up" a Fountain Valley medical center Wednesday afternoon.
Zachary Police Chief David McDavid on April 8 Triple Shooting
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A man shot and killed his wife and the couple's two kids in Haines City.
Crystal Cranmore has the latest on the investigation.
One man has died following a shooting in Oak Cliff early Sunday morning.
Gun stores deemed essential
Because the state is taking longer than 3 business days to process background checks, gun dealers can sell weapons without a complete background check. But t...
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Howard Monroe reports.
Horry County police went to a shooting on Drake Lane on March 29. Two adults and one child were killed in the shooting. Video by Josh Bell / The Sun News Rea...
A Phoenix police commander was killed and two officers were hurt in a shooting Sunday night at a home near 43rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road. Phoenix police...
deputyinvolvedshooting #NyeCountySheriffsOffice #MatthewMooreshooting Please Subscribe! Sheriff Sharon Wehrly's briefing on the officer involved shooting th...
Police still have many questions but suggest there is no danger to the public.
Police said they responded to a disturbance in the 800 lock of N. Beach Street and encountered a man and woman who were armed.
Springfield shooting victim has died; Suspect charged with murder, several other crimes
Gun stores in L.A. County are deemed essential businesses under the county's safer-at-home order, according to the county counsel's office. Sheriff Alex Vill...
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Aurora police say a man was shot and killed at the Windsor Court Apartments on Saturday.
Eau Claire shooting leaves one dead, one hospitalized
Some gun stores have seen an increase in traffic in the last couple of weeks, as people flock to stores to buy firearms and ammunition.
People are not only flocking to the stores to buy hand sanitizer and toilet tissue, they're also buying guns and ammo. READ MORE: https://abc13.com/6026047 D...
People in Ohio are suddenly jamming stores to buy guns and ammunition because of the coronavirus, according to reports.
VIDEO: Gun sales on the rise amid coronavirus (CBS Newspath)
The armed robbery at NC Tobacco lasted less than a minute -- ending when a customer pulled out a gun and shot the suspect four to five times. Full story | ht...
Raleigh police shooting March 11 | Bodycam 1
KXAN's Phil Prazan explains.
The threat of violence from white supremacist groups meant a heavy police presence in Richmond, Virginia, as thousands of gun rights supporters rallied on th...