43 Killed During July Fourth Weekend as US Hits 227 Mass Shootings Year-to-Date

At least 43 people were shot dead across the US between July 4 and July 6, 2026, as the nation marked its 250th independence anniversary. The Gun Violence Archive recorded 227 mass shootings year-to-date—incidents involving four or more people shot, excluding the shooter. The weekend's violence ranged from block parties in California to nightclub parking lots in Texas to a mass shooting in Mississippi that left at least nine wounded. Year-to-date figures show 6,612 dead and 12,219 injured nationwide from all gunfire.