“'The infuriating part is that we seem to be going backward,” said James Densley, a co-founder of the Violence Project, a nonpartisan research center that compiled the data used in the National Institute of Justice report. While it is hard to make broad generalizations, Mr. Densley and his partner, Jillian Peterson, discerned several patterns … [Read more...]
What Do Most Mass Shooters Have in Common? They Bought Their Guns Legally.
KNX In Depth: White replacement theory said to have fueled Buffalo mass shooting
"Two more mass shootings rock the country. Police say a man motivated by racial hatred and white supremacy opened fire inside a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, killing 10 people. Replacement Theory is said to be a major factor in the shooting. We go In Depth into what that is and how extremist groups are spreading this … [Read more...]
Mass shootings cannot, need not be the nation’s default
"Densley and Peterson point out that, in the aggregate, perpetrators are angry with the world and in search of a reason and a way to manifest it. "Hate comes late along this pathway," the professors write. Perpetrators' understanding of their cause is typically "shallow and contradictory" and "simply convenient."" In this article, the authors … [Read more...]
A New Mexico man convinced the FBI he was not a threat. Then he carried out a school shooting.
"The missed signals in the case echo what happened before the school shootings in Parkland, Florida, when the FBI failed to act on tips about the shooter, and in Oxford, Michigan, where school officials are accused of ignoring obvious warning signs. “This is yet another example of system failure,” said James Densley, an expert in mass shootings … [Read more...]
On Scene Outcome
According to our data, about 58% of perpetrators died on scene before even being arrested. #results #data #research #Database Source: Twitter Return to all data visualizations … [Read more...]