Commerce locations

41% - Commerce (14)

100% | Male Shooter | 41% | Occurred in Commerce | 21 States and D.C.

On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at approximately 10:19 p.m., a 28 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people inside the KDC/One Warehouse.

On Monday, February 17, 2025, at approximately 1:34 p.m., a 28 year old male armed with a rifle opened fire on people outside the Harris Teeter. The attack resulted in two fatalities.

On Monday, March 31, 2025, at approximately 9:36 p.m., a 30 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people inside Walgreens, killing one person. Law enforcement officers apprehended the shooter at the scene.

CHEVRON | Baker, California On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at approximately 2:36 a.m., a 35 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people at the Chevron gas station and nearby locations, wounding three people. Law enforcement apprehended the shooter at a different location.

On Monday, July 28, 2025, at approximately 7:25 a.m., a 26 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people outside the Grand Sierra Resort, killing three and wounding four including one law enforcement officer.

On Monday, July 28, 2025, at approximately 6:27 p.m., a 27 year old male armed with a rifle opened fire on people inside the 345 Park Avenue office building.

| THE OWL BAR | Anaconda, Montana* On Friday, August 1, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., a 45 year old male armed with a rifle began shooting people inside The Owl Bar, killing four. Law enforcement apprehended the shooter seven days later at another location.

On Monday, August 11, 2025, at approximately 2:15 p.m., a 32 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people outside Target, killing three and injuring three others.

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a 32 year old male armed with multiple weapons opened fire on people outside Alas Locas Bar, killing two and injuring four.

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, at approximately 7:17 p.m., a 23 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people at the Sky Meadow Country Club, killing one and injuring six.

On Saturday, September 27, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a 40 year old male armed with a rifle began shooting people at American Fish Company, killing three and wounding eight.

On Saturday, September 27, 2025, at approximately 11:48 p.m., a 34 year old male armed with a rifle began shooting people at Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel, killing two people and injuring five.

NOV Commerce | 31 | MISSION LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES | San Antonio, Texas* On Saturday, November 8, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m., a 21 year old male armed with a handgun began shooting people at Mission Landscape Supplies, killing three. The shooter died by suicide at a different location.

The American Fish Company shooting in Southport, North Carolina had 11 casualties which left three dead and eight wounded.

| COMMERCE includes open and closed businesses like retail stores, restaurants, office space, and warehouses;

Commerce 4 14

In 2025, 41% of incidents occurred in the commerce location category, compared to 17% in 2024. Among these 14 incidents, more than 75% occurred in businesses open to the public such as retail stores and restaurants.

Incidents: 14 | Casualties: 68 (30 killed, 38 wounded) | Mass Killings: 6

In 2025, the commerce location category had the most active shooter attacks (14) across industries like entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and recreation.

This was a substantial increase from 17% of the incidents in 2024 to over 40% in 2025.

These attacks often occurred in spaces open to pedestrian traffic during business hours, such as restaurants, bars, large stores, and casinos, as well as spaces closed to pedestrian traffic such as warehouses and office buildings.

In 2025, shootings at commerce locations were responsible for nearly 60% of all fatalities and 41% of total casualties.

This category also had the highest fatality rate, with an average of 2.1 fatalities per incident, compared to 1.5 fatalities overall in 2025.

Additionally, most mass killings (six) occurred in commerce locations open to the public.

In seven incidents, shooters had a connection to the location and/or a victim.

All insider threat attacks occurred at warehouses/plant/trade businesses.

Large retail sites also experienced shootings. At Target #95 in Austin, Texas, the shooter fired at people in the parking lot before fleeing in a stolen vehicle and was apprehended at a different location.

Connection (50%) 7 No Connection (50%) 7

Multiple incidents occurred in restaurants and bars.

Two shootings occurred at casinos and resorts.

Closed (21%) | Open (79%)

Small retail incidents occurred at a Walgreens and a Chevron station in California. The Walgreens attacker was caught on-site, while the Chevron shooter, involved in multiple shootings across Nevada and California earlier that evening, fled and was captured elsewhere.

This was the only multi-location commerce incident in 2025.

In commerce incidents, most shooters used a single firearm. Handguns were used in eight of 14 attacks (one shooter used two handguns) and rifles were used exclusively in six incidents.

Handgun 9

Rifle 6

For example, civilians disarmed/subdued shooters at locations such as KDC/One Warehouse and Sky Meadow Country Club, both shooters were apprehended.

At 345 Park Avenue, an injured victim alerted coworkers on another floor about the attack.

In another incident, an off-duty law enforcement officer shopping at Harris Teeter confronted the shooter, killing him at the scene.

In two other incidents, security personnel intervened before responding officers arrived: Southern Hens Inc., and Grand Sierra Resort.

Shooter ages in the commerce location category ranged from 21 to 45 years old. Notably, eight shooters were between 25 and 34 years old. The average age of shooters in this category was 30 years old.

In commerce incidents, eight of 14 shooters fled the scene; six were apprehended at different locations, one died by suicide off-site, and one remains at large.

Of the six who remained at the scene, two were killed by law enforcement, two were apprehended, one was killed by security personnel, and one died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.

The commerce location category represented the largest share of active shooter incidents in 2025, marking the highest percentage recorded since 2021, with a disproportionate number of fatalities and mass killings.

Commerce | 2

78 | Commerce Commerce | 200 | 254

Over the five-year period, commerce had the highest number of casualties (454) and health care had the lowest (15).

Businesses Open to the Public: Private properties with the primary function of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services in exchange for money where the public is anticipated on a daily basis.

Examples include restaurants, bars, theaters, malls, grocery stores, private civic organization spaces, and event venues.

This category does not include locations otherwise defined more exclusively in another category, such as health care facilities, or institutions of higher education.

Businesses Closed to the Public: Private properties primarily functioning in commerce without daily public traffic.

Examples include office space, manufacturing centers, packaging and distribution facilities and factories, warehouses, assembly plants, and commercial vehicle maintenance, storage, and repair facilities.

In October 2025, a 49 year old male was taken into custody after his family alerted law enforcement that he was livestreaming plans to conduct a shooting at the airport. Law enforcement found a rifle with multiple rounds of ammunition in the backseat of his truck. He was charged with suspicion of making terroristic threats, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault, and firearms charges.