Terrifying statistics: how many people died as a result of mass executions in the USA in 2019 year

Not having time to retreat after two mass executions in early August, when 31 people died in less than a day in two states, the United States faced another incident in West Texas that killed 7 people.

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For the first 8 months 2019 years as a result of mass executions were killed at least 69 people. Mass shooting is considered to be in a public place, the victims of which were at least three people.

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Mass executions of 2019 of the year:

23 January: Sebring, Florida — 5 dead

In January, a gunman shot dead five people at SunTrust Bank in Sebring, Florida. The suspect, 21-year-old Zephen Xaver, barricaded himself inside the bank and kept the whole district in suspense for several hours. In the end, he surrendered to a policeman.

Karl Hoglund, Sebring’s police chief, called the suspect a “criminal who committed a meaningless crime.”

24 January: Pennsylvania State College — 3 killed, 1 wounded

The shooter killed three people and injured one near the Pennsylvania State University campus. After that, the offender shot himself. It turned out to be 21-year-old Jordan Whitmer.

15 February: Aurora, Illinois — 5 killed, 6 injured

Five people were killed in February 2019 as a result of shooting at a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois.

The shooter turned out to be 45-year-old Gary Martin, who was fired from work in this warehouse shortly before the shooting. All five victims worked in a warehouse. 6 police officers were injured during a shootout with a criminal.

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31 MAY: Virginia Beach, Virginia — 12 killed, 4 injured

Twelve people were killed and four more injured after a man opened fire at the end of May in the downtown Virginia Beach. The suspect, DeWane Craddock, worked as a city employee for 15 years and was familiar with many of the victims.

After a lengthy shootout, police shot and killed a suspect. Mayor Bobby Dyer called it "the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach."

23 JUNE: Abbeville, South Carolina — 3 killed, 1 wounded

Three people were killed and another injured in a shooting in an apartment in Abbeville. The shooter turned out to be the 19-year-old Elijah Head, he was accused of murder, attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons.

August 3: El Paso, Texas - 22 killed, 25 wounded

The 3 August fighter killed an 22 man at a Walmart store in El Paso. 25 people were injured during the incident. The suspect, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, was taken into custody, the police are investigating the incident as an act of internal terrorism.

Police are also examining a manifesto that may have been drafted by a suspect and could indicate that shooting at Walmart was a hate crime.

4 AUGUST: Dayton, Ohio — 9 dead, 14 wounded

Less than 24 hours after the El Paso shooting—early Sunday morning, August 4—a gunman opened fire in a busy Dayton neighborhood.

24-year-old Connor Betts was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle equipped with 100 cartridges. The shooter killed nine people, including his sister, 22-year-old Megan Betts, and injured at least 14 people before they shot him by police.

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31 AUGUST: Odessa, Texas — 7 dead, 21 wounded

During the last mass shooting in the United States, 7 people were killed and 21 were injured. Shooting started after two road patrol officers stopped a car on a highway near Midland. Car driver opened fire at the police, and then drove on, firing at people and cars. Died as a result seven 22 people were injured, including three police officers.

36-year-old shooter Seth Aaron Ator, due to mental problems, did not have the right to buy weapons, but took advantage of a loophole in law by buying a semi-automatic rifle AR-15 from a private person. Texas law does not require verification of private data for private sales.

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