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Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California's latest killings are far from that average

  • Written by Jillian Peterson, Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University
Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California's latest killings are far from that averageTwo deadly mass shootings have California on edge.AP Photo/Jae C. Hon

The two men who shot dead 18 people in separate incidents just days apart in California are the latest perpetrators in America’s long history of mass gun violence. But something about these public shootings, and the men held responsible, stands out.

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