Workplace shootings in the U.S. by victim count, as of September 2024

The second-deadliest workplace shooting in the United States took place in Edmond, Oklahoma in 1986 at a United States post office. There were 15 fatalities and six injuries in this shooting, and the incident inspired the American phrase “going postal.” Workplace shootings A mass shooting in the United States is generally defined as an incident where four or more people were injured or killed, though this can vary by source. It is sometimes difficult to identify the cause of workplace killings (also called rampage killings), although many involved disgruntled workers and some involve perpetrators with mental health problems. Mass shootings in the United States The vast majority of mass shootings in the United States are perpetrated by male assailants, and only four shootings have been carried out by women since 1982. Additionally, most of the weapons used in mass shootings were acquired through legal means, with only 16 incidents involving illegally obtained weapons since 1982.

美国第二致命的工作场所枪击事件发生于1986年俄克拉荷马州爱德蒙德市的一处美国邮政局。此次枪击事件导致15人死亡，6人受伤，并引发了美国俚语‘疯狂邮递员’的诞生。工作场所枪击事件：在美国，大规模枪击事件通常定义为造成四人或以上受伤或死亡的事件，尽管这一定义在不同来源中可能有所差异。尽管许多工作场所的杀戮（亦称为狂暴杀戮）事件涉及不满的工人，其中一些则涉及有心理健康问题的作案者，但确定工作场所杀戮事件的原因有时却颇具难度。美国的大规模枪击事件绝大多数由男性作案者实施，自1982年以来，仅有四起枪击事件由女性作案者实施。此外，大部分用于大规模枪击事件的武器都是通过合法途径获得的，自1982年以来，仅有16起事件涉及非法获取的武器。