Most school shootings in U.S. aren't mass killings, study finds, and they're often driven by community violence

But a new study says that most recent school shootings orchestrated by teenagers do not fit that image and they are often related to community violence.

It found that these adolescents were responsible for only a handful of mass casualty shootings, defined as those involving four or more gunshot fatalities. About half of the shootings analyzed 119 involved at least one death.

Sathya, who was not involved in the new study, says it is important to highlight the difference between a mass shooting at a school and a school shooting brought on by community violence because the perpetrators often look different and are committing these acts of violence for different reasons. Therefore, the respective solutions look very different, as well.

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