AP - The latest mass killing in the U. Police said the suspect apparently shot himself. At least people have died this year in mass killings, which are defined as cases in which four or more people die within a hour period, not including the killer — the same definition used by the FBI. Last year ended with deaths from 42 mass killings, making one of the deadliest on record.
A year-old boy was arrested after police found his parents and three of his siblings dead at a home in the rural community. She said he was the only one who knew the code to the lockbox where it was kept. Police Chief Scott Thurmond said authorities believe the shooting targeted one of the people who was killed, possibly in a murder-for-hire.
Two students and two teachers were killed at Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta, and another teacher and eight other students were injured. A year-old student has been charged as an adult with murder. Authorities also charged his father with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder and cruelty to children, saying he gave his son access to the rifle used in the shootings.
Four people sleeping on a Chicago-area train were fatally shot on Labor Day morning. Police were called to a Chicago Transit Authority station just outside the city.
A year-old man was arrested. The victims were a woman and three men. Four people were found dead after firefighters extinguished multiple blazes at a home in upstate New York, though authorities said they likely were killed by something else.
