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Mass shootings in 2016

Mass shootings in 2016
Posted at 10:00 PM, Feb 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-25 22:19:12-05

The year 2016 is not even two months old, and America has already dealt with a number of mass shootings to start the year. The latest came Thursday evening when four people, including the suspect, were killed and 14 were injured at an industrial park in Newton, Kansas.

Last Saturday, an Uber driver killed six people and injured two others near Kalamazoo, Mich. Four of the fatalities took place at a Cracker Barrel, and two people were killed at a nearby car dealership.

On Feb. 8, eight people were shot, one of them killed, in Rochester, NY. The shooting took place at a Mexican restaurant.

On Feb. 7, two people were killed and nine were injured in Orlando, Fla. at a nightclub. A 23-year-old man was later arrested in connection to the shooting. 

On Jan. 30, three were killed and five were injured in a shooting in Glendale, Ariz. The shooting happened at a house party, where 80 to 100 people were gathered. No one has been arrested in connection to the shooting. 

Justin Boggs is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @jjboggs or on Facebook.