WASHINGTON - The FBI has designated 40 shootings in 2020 as active shooter incidents and said that 38 people were killed in the incidents, including one officer, and that 126 people were hurt.
The numbers excluded the shooter.The shootings spanned across 19 states, with California seeing the highest total at six.FBI officials released their findings in a recent report his month in an effort to help law enforcement officers, other first responders, corporations, educators and the public understand the incidents to come up with prevention and response methods.The bureau defines an active shooter incident "as one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area." RELATED: Oregon man knocks out,.