Mass killings on track to reach lowest point in almost 20 years

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Mass killings in the United States are on track to be at their lowest annual levels since 2006.

A recent mass shooting at a children’s birthday party in California marked the country’s 17th mass killing in 2025, but the incidents are down 24% this year, according to an Associated Press database.

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