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There has been, on average, 1 school shooting every week this year
School shootings so far in 2018
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We're only 11 weeks into 2018, and there have already been 17 school shootings where someone was hurt or killed. That averages out to 1.5 shootings a week.
The parameters CNN followed in this count are:
* A shooting that involved at least one person being shot (not including the shooter)
* A shooting that occurred on school grounds
* We included grades K through college/university level
* We included gang violence, fights and domestic violence
* We included accidental discharge of a firearm as long as the first two parameters are met
March 20: Lexington Park, Maryland
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March 13: Seaside, California
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March 8: Mobile, Alabama
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March 7: Birmingham, Alabama
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March 7: Jackson, Mississippi
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March 2: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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February 27: Norfolk, Virginia
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February 27: Itta Bena, Mississippi
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February 24: Savannah, Georgia
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February 14: Parkland, Florida
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February 9: Nashville
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February 5: Oxon Hill, Maryland
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February 1: Los Angeles
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January 31: Philadelphia
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January 23: Benton, Kentucky
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January 22: Italy, Texas
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January 20: Winston Salem, North Carolina
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- CNN
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We're only 11 weeks into 2018, and there have already been 17 school shootings where someone was hurt or killed. That averages out to 1.5 shootings a week.
The parameters CNN followed in this count are:
* A shooting that involved at least one person being shot (not including the shooter)
* A shooting that occurred on school grounds
* We included grades K through college/university level
* We included gang violence, fights and domestic violence
* We included accidental discharge of a firearm as long as the first two parameters are met
March 20: Lexington Park, Maryland
<snip>
March 13: Seaside, California
<snip>
March 8: Mobile, Alabama
<snip>
March 7: Birmingham, Alabama
<snip>
March 7: Jackson, Mississippi
<snip>
March 2: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
<snip>
February 27: Norfolk, Virginia
<snip>
February 27: Itta Bena, Mississippi
<snip>
February 24: Savannah, Georgia
<snip>
February 14: Parkland, Florida
<snip>
February 9: Nashville
<snip>
February 5: Oxon Hill, Maryland
<snip>
February 1: Los Angeles
<snip>
January 31: Philadelphia
<snip>
January 23: Benton, Kentucky
<snip>
January 22: Italy, Texas
<snip>
January 20: Winston Salem, North Carolina
<snip>
- CNN