THIS MORNING WITH THIS NEW INITIATIVE, CAITLIN ANTOINETTE. GOOD MORNING. WELL, BROWN UNIVERSITY DID ANNOUNCE A NEW PROGRAM AIMING TO HELP THE ENTIRE CAMPUS WITH THE HEALING AND RECOVERY EFFORTS AFTER LAST MONTH’S HORRIFIC SHOOTING ON CAMPUS THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF TWO STUDENTS AND INJURED NINE OTHERS, BROWN, EVERETT WILL OFFER RESOURCES, PROGRAMING AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF THROUGHOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER TO SUPPORT EVERYONE’S MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS, AND SENSE OF PHYSICAL SECURITY ON CAMPUS. BROWN UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENT CHRISTINA PAXSON SAYS THE EFFORT WILL INTERSECT WITH THE PLANS ALREADY IN PROGRESS TO IMPROVE CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY. I REALLY APPRECIATED HOW IT FOCUSED ON RECOVERY AND THIS LONG TERM GROWTH FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES PLANNING REMEMBRANCES FOR THE TWO STUDENTS WHO WERE SHOT AND KILLED WHILE STUDYING FOR FINALS. PAXSON HAS CONFIRMED THAT EACH OF THE NINE INJURED STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. SHE ALSO SAID GENERAL ACCESS TO THE BARRINGTON HALL BUILDING WHERE THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 20TH. LIVE IN
There were 408 mass shootings in 2025. That’s the lowest in five years
The year began with a deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans and closed with a mass shooting at Brown University.
Nearly 360 people were killed, and about 1,840 more were injured in mass shootings this past year. That toll is the lowest the United States has seen since 2019.In 2025, there were 408 mass shootings in which four or more people, excluding the shooter, were injured or killed. The year before, there were 504 mass shootings, and at its peak in 2021, there were 689, according to Gun Violence Archive data provided by the Gun Violence Data Hub.Annual mass shooting numbers spiked dramatically in 2020 and, until 2024, had remained relatively high. The decline in mass shootings now, experts say, matches similar declines in general homicide numbers.”It’s like the fever breaking,” said James Densley, co-founder of the Violence Prevention Project. ” reached a point where they topped out, and now we’re starting to see them come down.”Even with the recent decline, there were still 50% more mass shootings in 2025 compared with 2014.The year began with a deadly attack in New Orleans in which a man rammed a truck into a crowded street and opened fire on police. It ended with a shooting at Brown University. On Dec. 13, two were killed, and nine others were injured when a shooter opened fire on a study hall at Brown University. The shooter is also suspected of the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later.The deadliest mass shooting this year was in Leland, Mississippi, at a high school homecoming celebration. Seven were killed, and 12 were injured.The largest attack was in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a shooter opened fire at Catholic school children attending Mass, killing two and injuring 27 others. Mass shootings have also taken place at a crowded bar in South Carolina, a car show in New Mexico and outside a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois.Forty-five states and Washington, D.C., experienced at least one mass shooting. Unsurprisingly, due to their population size, Texas and California had the most. Over the past decade, no state has been spared from a mass shooting.Mass shootings are a small portion of gun violence overall – accounting for about 3% of gun homicides according to a Get the Facts Data Team analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
Nearly 360 people were killed, and about 1,840 more were injured in mass shootings this past year. That toll is the lowest the United States has seen since 2019.
In 2025, there were 408 mass shootings in which four or more people, excluding the shooter, were injured or killed. The year before, there were 504 mass shootings, and at its peak in 2021, there were 689, according to Gun Violence Archive data provided by the Gun Violence Data Hub.
Annual mass shooting numbers spiked dramatically in 2020 and, until 2024, had remained relatively high. The decline in mass shootings now, experts say, matches similar declines in general homicide numbers.
“It’s like the fever breaking,” said James Densley, co-founder of the Violence Prevention Project. “[Homicides, mass shootings and violent crime] reached a point where they topped out, and now we’re starting to see them come down.”
Even with the recent decline, there were still 50% more mass shootings in 2025 compared with 2014.
The year began with a deadly attack in New Orleans in which a man rammed a truck into a crowded street and opened fire on police. It ended with a shooting at Brown University.
On Dec. 13, two were killed, and nine others were injured when a shooter opened fire on a study hall at Brown University. The shooter is also suspected of the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later.
The deadliest mass shooting this year was in Leland, Mississippi, at a high school homecoming celebration. Seven were killed, and 12 were injured.
The largest attack was in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a shooter opened fire at Catholic school children attending Mass, killing two and injuring 27 others.
Mass shootings have also taken place at a crowded bar in South Carolina, a car show in New Mexico and outside a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois.
Forty-five states and Washington, D.C., experienced at least one mass shooting. Unsurprisingly, due to their population size, Texas and California had the most.
Over the past decade, no state has been spared from a mass shooting.
Mass shootings are a small portion of gun violence overall – accounting for about 3% of gun homicides according to a Get the Facts Data Team analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
