Counting school gun violence in the United States in 2025 yields widely different totals because databases use different criteria. A recent attack at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during a school mass left two children dead and 17 injured; the suspect died by suicide and authorities are investigating motive. The K-12 School Shooting Database records every firearm discharge, brandishing, or bullet strike on K-12 property, producing 146 incidents under its broad definition. Other trackers apply narrower standards; Everytown for Gun Safety provides a moderate count of 91 incidents. Efforts to tighten gun laws continue to face strong conservative opposition.
Depending on the database used, there were between 8 and 146 incidents of gun violence at schools across the US in 2025. On Wednesday, as students continue to return to schools this week after the summer break, a man armed with three guns fired dozens of rounds into a school mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing two children and injuring 17 others.
The K-12 School Shooting Database has the broadest definition. It records every incident on K-12 school property where a gun was fired, brandished with intent, or a bullet struck school property, regardless of whether anyone was injured or killed. This includes gang shootings, incidents of domestic violence, shootings at sports games or after-school events, suicides, fights that escalate into gunfire, and accidental discharges.
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