Six people were killed and at least four wounded Tuesday in a mass killing at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, the 40th incident this year and part of a trend that makes 2022 second-highest in the number of such incidents since 2006. A total of 45 mass killings were reported in 2019, according to ongoing analysis by USA TODAY, Northeastern University and the Associated Press. Chesapeake is also the third mass shooting since Nov. 20, which includes the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A total of 15 people were killed in those three shootings. "The recent spike in mass killings, and mass shootings, in particular, is unprecedented," says James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern University in Boston. He oversees and maintains the database. To see the full story, click the link in our bio.