Law enforcement officials and leaders may now be able to predict and prepare for mass shootings in places like schools and bars across the United States.
While the risk of a mass shooting is low nationwide, researchers estimate as many as 722 incidents could occur in one year, with some states, such as California, and locations, like an office building, more likely to experience one.
Calculating the number of mass shootings and its victims is difficult because there is no agreed-upon definition of a mass shooting event.
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