This month’s death toll in California has already eclipsed the Golden State’s previous monthly high of 17 mass shooting deaths recorded in December 2015.
It took only 23 days into 2023 to make this California’s deadliest month of mass shootings in at least a decade.
This month’s death toll in California has already eclipsed the Golden State’s previous monthly high of 17 mass shooting deaths recorded in December 2015, according to the, a non-profit that documents mass shootings across the country in which at least four people were shot. That month, 16 people were killed in the San Bernardino terror attack, and a 17th person was killed in a mass shooting in Los Angeles, which injured three other people.
“There really are no words to describe how the community is feeling,” said Cynthia Choi, the cofounder of Stop AAPI Hate, a California-based non-profit that tracks incidents of hate and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. “Especially at a time that’s supposed to be joyous and celebratory, and a time for fresh beginnings after three years of fueled attacks against our communities.
At Lunar New Year celebrations across the Bay Area, some festivities have continued. But again and again, communities are being reminded of those who were lost to gun violence. Over the weekend, San Francisco’s mayor London Breed began a Lunar New Year celebration with a somber message, along with a pledge for increased police presence at events throughout the week.
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