WASHINGTON. D.C. -- There have been 129 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
On Monday, six victims including three children and the shooter have been identified following a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, the U.S. state of Tennessee, which marks the country's 129th mass shooting in 2023.
A mass shooting is defined as an incident in which four or more victims are shot or killed. These shootings have led to 193 deaths and 493 injuries.

Overall gun violence has killed 9,870 people in the U.S. as of Monday, including 398 teens and children.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gun violence surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for American children in 2020. In 2021, there were over 3,597 children killed by gunfire.