Police recorded eight shootings in May, 2025, a decrease from the 11 shootings recorded in April 2025 and the 10 shootings recorded in the same month in 2024.
Shootings by month in 2024 and 2025
Of the eight reported shootings in May 2025, seven were believed to be targeted and five resulted in reported injuries. There was one death as a result of shooting occurrences last month. In seven of the eight shootings, there was potential for innocent bystanders, including children, to be harmed.
“The drop in shootings last month is certainly a positive and hopefully is a trend,” says Staff Sergeant David Graham of the EPS Firearms Investigation Section. “The EPS has built a strategy to not only fully investigate every shooting and the individuals and groups involved but also trace the origins of the firearms in an effort to work towards prevention.”
Police seized 56 firearms in May, 2025 and 312 in 2025 so far, as compared to 332 at this time last year.