Earlier this year the New York Daily News reported KY as the 11th school shooting of the year. However, they only listed 5 in that article. A few days later NPR listed all 11.SewTexas wrote:somewhat related question.....a friend is posting memes that this is the "29th" school shooting of the year? Where can I find the truth?
The following is my response to somebody on another board I frequent, so don't take offense.
Don't just accept the media. Research the events.
Also, know what words mean. School shooting, an event in which a student at an educational facilitynamely, elementary, middle, junior, and high schools as well as colleges and universitiesshoots and injures or kills at least one other student or faculty member at school. Such events are typically characterized by multiple deaths.
Compare each event to the definition. I went in order.
Italy, TX was a school shooting
New Orleans was a drive by gang shooting of a school parking lot. It does not fit the criteria of a school shooting in any way.
Wake Forest this happened at a party at 1 in the morning. The shooter was not associated with Wake Forest in any way. It doesn't match the definition.
Marshall, TX The shooting happened in a dorm parking lot but police don't believe it had anything to do with people at the school. The bullet did go through the dorm wall but that doesn't make it a school shooting by the definition of a school shooting.
Arizona a student committed suicide on campus. Again, not a school shooting.
Grayson College a student picked up a weapon she believed to be a training gun, they had just used training weapons, and discharged a round into a wall. Not even close to the definition.
Los Angeles matches the definition.
Iowa a pellet gun fired from a home in the neighborhood hit a passing school bus. It was about as freak an accident as could happen, and while dangerous at close ranges, the pellet would not have been lethal at that range.
Seattle the article listed on Jan 4 actually references a Dec 5, 2017 event. Go ahead. Google it. https://www.google.com/search?q=graham- ... 20&bih=545
Michigan a man committed suicide in a school parking lot. Come on man.
Kentucky matches the definition.
Florida matches the definition.
There's another list circulating here that puts the number at 18. https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailyn ... -1.3821162
But when you read through it, only 4 are actual school shootings according to the definition of a school shooting. It's the NY Daily News again.
4 is the accurate number. Even CNN calls it the 4th.