The US has recorded one shooting every 12 minutes in the last week, with at least 915 incidents leaving 430 dead and 1,007 wounded as gun violence spirals out of control across the nation.
Data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive reveals more than 1,000 Americans were wounded or killed in shootings in the seven days between Saturday July 17 and Friday July 23.
The violence of the last week comes as the nation is on track to record its deadliest year of gun violence to date.
Between January and July 24 2021, there has been 25,216 gun-related deaths including homicides, murders, suicides, unintentional shootings, and defensive gun use incidents.
On average, this means 123 people have died every single day in 2021.
If the trend continues, almost 45,000 people will lose their lives to gun violence by the end of the year.
This figure dwarfs the 43,563 shooting deaths recorded in 2020 - which had been the deadliest year for shooting incidents in at least two decades.
2021 is on track to become the nation's deadliest year of gun violence to date as shootings surge
Gun violence rocked almost every state this last week, with at least one gun-related incident recorded in 47 states and the District of Columbia, according to ABC News' analysis of GVA data.
Illinois recorded the most shootings, with 109 incidents in the last week.
One shooting on Wednesday saw a 14-year-old boy killed and nine others injured in two shootings on the West Side of Chicago.
Five people were shot in the first shooting in the North Lawndale section Wednesday evening with five more shot in a second shooting three blocks away less than five minutes later.
Gun violence has plagued the Windy City in 2021 with the city's crime data showing a nine percent jump in shootings so far compared to the same time last year and a 60 percent jump from 2019.
During the July 4 weekend alone, 92 people were shot in the city and 16 were killed.
After Illinois, Texas recorded the highest number of shootings last week with 63 incidents including a drive-by shooting in Houston that killed one man and injured five others Thursday evening.
Pennsylvania was next with 59 shootings including one shocking incident where a one-year-old girl was shot inside a convenience store in Philadelphia on July 17.
On average, 123 people have died every single day in 2021 from gun violence putting the nation on track to record 45,000deaths by the end of the year
The infant was caught in the crossfire as people opened fire both inside and outside the store. She is expected to survive.
In another incident on Thursday, a Philadelphia Eagles fan was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a New York Giants fan during an argument about football while in line for cheesesteaks at the iconic Pat's King of Steaks eatery.
California and New York also recorded high numbers of shootings with 52 and 48 incidents each in the last week.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has described gun violence as a 'major civil rights issue' and announced the state will offer 4,000 summer jobs and full-time jobs with training for the city's youth in the hopes of providing an 'alternative' to gun violence.
Cuomo admitted back in May that New York City is now in the throes of a 'major problem.'
New York City in particular has been rocked by a crime wave this year, with shootings spiking 21.9 percent in 2021 compared to last year as of July 18.
There are also 16 percent more shooting victims this year, the data shows, with 981 people falling prey to gun violence compared to 846 last year.
Meanwhile, violence erupted in downtown Milwaukee Wednesday with three people wounded in two separate shootings as thousands of fans celebrated the Bucks' first NBA championship in 50 years.
Police said the shootings both happened at about 12.45am at two locations near Water Street, close to where a crowd of roughly 65,000 had gathered for an outdoor party to watch the game.
One shooting on Wednesday saw a 14-year-old boy killed and nine others injured in two shootings on the West Side of Chicago. Police on the scene of the shootings
Gun violence has plagued the Windy City in 2021 with the city's crime data showing a nine percent jump in shootings so far compared to the same time last year and a 60 percent jump from 2019
In total, two people were killed and five people wounded every hour across America last week with 18 incidents classed as mass shootings - where at least four people were injured or killed not including the suspect.
The deadly week continued through the weekend with several shootings in the likes of Seattle, Chicago, Cleveland and Wasco.
Police said more than a dozen people were shot over a 60-hour period in Cleveland, Ohio from Thursday through Sunday.
In one incident, a 19-year-old man was shot dead and another injured at an abandoned Thursday afternoon while they were reportedly filming a music video.
Another 19-year-old died in the early hours of Sunday when an exchange of gunfire broke out in the parking lot of a convenience store.
The Windy City saw 70 people shot and 12 killed in a spate of shootings over the weekend including one incident where a 17-year-old was killed and 15-year-old injured when a gunman opened in the backyard of a home on Saturday.
Over in Seattle, three people were killed and five injured in a series of shootings all within a three-hour period.
Pennsylvania recorded 59 shootings in the last week. On Thursday, a Philadelphia Eagles fan was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a New York Giants fan during an argument about football while in line for cheesesteaks at the iconic Pat's King of Steaks eatery (above) a
A one-year-old girl was shot inside a convenience store in Philadelphia on July 17 (above surveillance footage of the incident)
In Wasco, California, sheriff's deputy Phillip Campas (pictured) was shot and killed and two of his colleagues injured in a shooting at a home following a stand-off with a suspect Sunday
In Wasco, California, a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed and two of his colleagues injured in a shooting at a home following a stand-off with a suspect Sunday.
Kern County Deputy Phillip Campas, a father to two young girls and former soldier in the United States Marine Corps, was killed in the line of duty when deputies were called to a residence in Kern County to reports of shots fired.
When officers arrived on the scene, the suspect began shooting at them and a hours-long stand-off ensued. The suspect fired shots at officers again around two hours later, striking the three cops.
Of the more than 25,000 shooting deaths so far this year, 11,554 were homicides, murders, unintentional shootings, and defensive gun use incidents with the other 13,662 suicides.
The nation has been rocked by a spate of mass shootings this year, with 389 recorded up to July 2014.
Back in March, Robert Aaron Long, 21, allegedly killed eight people - six of them Asian women - in a series of attacks at three Atlanta spas.
Just one week later, gunman Ahmad Alissa allegedly shot dead ten people including a police officer, in a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado.
In May, 8 people were shot and killed at the FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis.
Children haven't been spared from the nation's skyrocketing gun violence, with 176 kids up to age 11 killed as a result of shootings so far this year.
NYC has been rocked by a crime wave this year, with shootings spiking 21.9 percent in 2021 compared to last year as of July 18
Bucks fans are seen running for their lives after gunshots were fired in downtown Milwaukee early Wednesday morning
Crowds had gathered in the streets to celebrate the Bucks' first NBA title in 50 years
Another 451 have been injured while the figures are even worse among teenagers.
A total of 1,896 children aged 12 to 17 have been injured and 713 killed through to July 24.
Members of law enforcement are also among the victims of the surge in gun crime, with 33 killed and 193 injured as of July 24.
Shooting deaths have been climbing overall since 2014, rising from 33,804 that year to almost 44,000 in 2020.
But the last year took a particularly steep climb amid the pandemic.
In light of the spike in gun violence, Joe Biden unveiled a series of executive actions designed to curb gun violence following the string of shootings.
The six actions include: a crackdown on the proliferation of 'ghost guns,' which are built from kits; tighten requirements on pistol braces that allow for more accurate shooting; the Department of Justice will publish 'red flag' legislation for the states; invest in evidence-based community violence interventions; and DoJ will issue an annual report on gun trafficking.
Biden said mass shootings are a 'public health crisis' and argued he was not trying to impinge on the Second Amendment - a claim gun rights groups and Republicans have made against the introduction gun control laws.
Gun trafficking strike forces have been launched in five cities - New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area Washington DC and Chicago - to tackle surging violent crime.
The strike forces are designed to get to the root of the country's firearm problems by launching targeted prosecutions of traffickers and dealers that will have a long-term impact by stopping weapons reaching criminals.
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