as we usually think of them (someone entering a school and gunning people down).
More like gun shots that just happened to take place at or around a school.
Calling them "school shootings" just sensationalizes it, imo. That's why I was so shocked at the number 11

All of them are terrible events that shouldn't happen. But to lump them all together is just a way to create article headlines

Random drive-by shooting?: Someone driving by the school fired on a group of students in the parking lot. Only one boy was injured.

Murder at a sorority party: Following an argument, a 21-year-old Winston-Salem University student was shot and killed during a sorority event at Wake Forest University.

Gun fight in college parking lot: Two people in a car exchanged gunfire with a person in a dormitory parking lot. No one was injured, but a bullet was fired into a dorm room with three female students inside.

Suicide: A 14-year-old died in a school bathroom from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.


Stupid mistake: A student confused a training weapon with a real one and fired a bullet through a classroom wall. No students were injured.

BB Gun: A 32-year-old man fired a pellet gun at a school bus, shattering one of the windows. No students were injured.

Suicide: A man standing in the school’s parking lot called 911 saying he was suicidal. He spoke with a county official for several hours on the phone, according to local media, but ultimately shot himself and died from a single gunshot wound.

Drive by shots: Two shots were fired at the school from outside the building. No students were injured.