United States: eight children aged 1 to 14 killed in a shooting in Louisiana

Worst Gun Massacre in the US since 2024

According to the Gun Violence Archive, this incident marks the worst gun massacre in the United States since eight people died in a Chicago suburb in January 2024. Prior to that, the Uvalde tragedy in Texas shocked the nation when an 18-year-old man killed two teachers and 19 children in a primary school.

With more guns in circulation than residents, the United States has the highest gun-related mortality rate among all developed countries. Shootings remain a recurring scourge that successive governments have so far not managed to contain, as many Americans remain strongly attached to their firearms. In 2025, nearly 15,000 people were killed by gun violence, not including suicides, according to the Gun Violence Archive.