mass shooting

mass +‎ shooting

• IPA^(key): /mæsˈʃutɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): [mæsˈʃuɾɪŋ]

mass shooting (countable and uncountable, plural mass shootings)

1. (crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and/or the victims are chosen indiscriminately.

   Synonym: shooting spree

   • 2023 March 28, Daniel Victor, “U.S. Mass Shootings in 2023: A Partial List”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     There is no consensus on what constitutes a mass shooting; different groups define it differently, depending on circumstances including the number of victims, whether the victims are killed or wounded, and whether the shooting occurs in a public place. The Gun Violence Archive […] defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people were killed or injured.

• mass shooter

• active shooter
• mass murder
• massacre