There was another mass shooting on Wednesday — in Savannah, Georgia

Law enforcement after the shooting in San Bernardino, California.

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published 3 December 2015

Over 2,300 miles away from the San Bernardino complex where 14 were killed at a holiday party on Wednesday, authorities in Savannah, Georgia, were investigating another mass shooting: At 1:30 a.m., a gunman opened fire on a residential block, killing one woman and injuring three men.

Police haven't arrested a suspect, said Eunicia Baker, spokesperson for the Savannah Chatham Police Department. They also haven't released the names of the victims. The local media barely acknowledged the murder: One local television station covered it in three paragraphs.And the world spun on. [The Washington Post]

There are several definitions for what qualifies as a mass shooting. One, established by amateur watchdogs on Reddit, tracks "mass shootings" as incidents where four or more people — including the gunman — are shot or killed. The old FBI definition, according to The Washington Post, is a little more selective, measuring events where four or more people are killed in a single shooting. By that count, the last mass shooting was just over a week ago, when a gunman in Columbus, Ohio, killed a couple, the couple's seven-year-old son, and himself, injuring one other.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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