[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - Mass shootings increased during the COVID-19 pandemic starting in May 2020, a new study finds
- Summer 2020 saw a particularly intense increase, with 88 mass shootings in July 2020 compared to 42 in July 2019 and 45 in July 2018
- An average of three more people were injured in 2020 mass shootings compared to previous years
- The study suggests that mass shootings may be influenced by social and economic factors, the researchers say
| How many of the shooters and victims were gang members? How many had untreated mental illness or drug addictions? As reported, this is a case study of how not to do social research, though possibly the fault lies with the Daily Mail reporters rather than the scientists. |
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