US surpasses 500 mass shootings in 2023

There have now been 501 mass shootings in the US this year, Report informs referring to Axios.

A shooting that wounded four people in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday night marked the country's 500th mass shooting in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Hours later, that increased to 501 mass shootings after one person died and five others were wounded in El Paso, Texas, early Sunday.

Just five years ago, the country had never experienced 500 mass shootings in one year: 2018: 335 mass shootings, 2019: 414 mass shootings, 2020: 610 mass shootings, 2021: 689 mass shootings, 2022: 645 mass shootings.