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(FOX NEWS) – Structural racism could be a factor in mass shootings according to a recent study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Surgery Wednesday.
Researchers at Tulane University analyzed data of nearly 900 mass shooting events (MSEs) over 52 metropolitan areas from 2015 to 2019 compiled by the Gun Violence Archive. MSEs were defined as four or more people injured or killed, not including the shooter.
"This study found that major US cities with higher populations of Black individuals are more likely to be affected by MSEs, suggesting that structural racism may have a role in their incidence. Public health initiatives aiming to prevent MSEs should target factors associated with structural racism to address gun violence," the article, titled "Association Between Markers of Structural Racism and Mass Shooting Events in Major US Cities," read.
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