Inspired by What is the rationale behind the "attempted murder" concept? I got to thinking about mass shootings, like the 2017 Las Vegas incident. During this event, the shooter fired over 1,000 rounds, killed 60 people and wounded over 400 others. The crowd he was shooting into contained over 22,000 people.

The shooter killed himself after the incident, so no charges were ever filed. But I'm wondering what charges could have been filed. Obviously 60 counts of murder, and either assault or attempted murder for each of the victims who were hit but didn't die.

But what about other people? About 400 people were injured as a result of the panic that ensued -- a reasonable person can anticipate this, so it seems like there could be charges for recklessness. Would it be a count for each injured person?

What about the remaining 21,000 attendees? If he was just firing randomly into the crowd, could it be considered attempted murder against every one of them?

On top of criminal charges, could there also be a lawsuits for pain and emotional suffering by the attendees (maybe a class action to simplify the proceedings)?

Inspired by What is the rationale behind the "attempted murder" concept? I got to thinking about mass shootings, like the 2017 Las Vegas incident. During this event, the shooter fired over 1,000 rounds, killed 60 people and wounded over 400 others. The crowd he was shooting into contained over 22,000 people.

The shooter killed himself after the incident, so no charges were ever filed. But I'm wondering what charges could have been filed. Obviously 60 counts of murder, and either assault or attempted murder for each of the victims who were hit but didn't die.

But what about other people? About 400 people were injured as a result of the panic that ensued -- a reasonable person can anticipate this, so it seems like there could be charges for recklessness. Would it be a count for each injured person?

What about the remaining 21,000 attendees? If he was just firing randomly into the crowd, could it be considered attempted murder against every one of them?

On top of criminal charges, could there also be a lawsuit for pain and emotional suffering by the attendees (maybe a class action to simplify the proceedings)?

Inspired by What is the rationale behind the "attempted murder" concept? I got to thinking about mass shootings, like the 2017 Las Vegas incident. During this event, the shooter fired over 1,000 rounds, killed 60 people and wounded over 400 others. The crowd he was shooting into contained over 22,000 people.

The shooter killed himself after the incident, so no charges were ever filed. But I'm wondering what charges could have been filed. Obviously 60 counts of murder, and either assault or attempted murder for each of the victims who were hit but didn't die.

But what about other people? About 400 people were injured as a result of the panic that ensued -- a reasonable person can anticipate this, so it seems like there could be charges for recklessness. Would it be a count for each injured person?

What about the remaining 21,000 attendees? If he was just firing randomly into the crowd, could it be considered attempted murder against every one of them?

On top of criminal charges, could there also be a lawsuits for pain and suffering by the attendees (maybe a class action to simplify the proceedings)?

Inspired by What is the rationale behind the "attempted murder" concept? I got to thinking about mass shootings, like the 2017 Las Vegas incident. During this event, the shooter fired over 1,000 rounds, killed 60 people and wounded over 400 others. The crowd he was shooting into contained over 22,000 people.

The shooter killed himself after the incident, so no charges were ever filed. But I'm wondering what charges could have been filed. Obviously 60 counts of murder, and either assault or attempted murder for each of the victims who were hit but didn't die.

But what about other people? About 400 people were injured as a result of the panic that ensued -- a reasonable person can anticipate this, so it seems like there could be charges for recklessness. Would it be a count for each injured person?

What about the remaining 21,000 attendees? If he was just firing randomly into the crowd, could it be considered attempted murder against every one of them?

On top of criminal charges, could there also be a lawsuits for pain and emotional suffering by the attendees (maybe a class action to simplify the proceedings)?