Mass shootings surge in Oregon, nationwide during COVID-19
Marco della Cava and Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK Mass shootings in Oregon increased to two in 2020 from one the year before, while nationally mass shootings jumped nearly 50% during a pandemic with crippling unemployment, violent protests and idle youth. A USA TODAY analysis of Gun Violence Archive statistics from 2020 shows that mass shootings surged by 47% as many states reported unprecedented increases in weapons-related incidents. In 2020, the United States reported 611 mass shooting events that resulted in 513 deaths and 2,543 injuries. In 2019, there were 417 mass shootings with 465 d...