TEXAS, USA — Last year, Texas had more active shooter incidents than any other state, according to a new report released by the FBI.

The report shows 24 active shooter incidents in the U.S. in 2024 – half the number reported in 2023. The FBI said those incidents resulted in 106 casualties, a 57% decrease from 2023 (244). Of those, 23 were deaths, including one law enforcement officer, while the rest were injuries.

The FBI defines an active shooter as "one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area," meaning that an active shooter incident does not require any fatalities or even injuries to be considered an active shooter event, only that there is an ongoing attempt to kill people using a firearm.

The 24 incidents happened in 19 st

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