San Antonio Express-News Are mass killings and domestic violence linked? James Alan Fox, a researcher at Northeastern University, said most mass killings are not preceded by a history of domestic violence. “Let’s just say hypothetically that domestic violence was present in a majority of those cases,” he said. “There are 10 million cases of domestic violence every year. There are 24 mass shootings every year. […]
PBS NewsHour How are mass killings and domestic violence linked? The man who shot and killed dozens at a Texas church had been convicted of assaulting his wife and a child, and he may have been motivated by a “domestic situation,” say officials. The latest tragedy underscores a link between mass killings and domestic violence. John Yang talks with Deborah Epstein of the Georgetown Law […]