Assassinations are surprise killings of prominent individuals for political purposes. Targeted gang killings are an interesting case, because they are political within the context of intra- and inter-gang politics, but not viewed in that light in a broader context. If I was watching a documentary about two rival gangs, I probably wouldn't blink twice at someone referring to a hit on a rival leader as an assassination. In every day conversation, it would probably be weird, because the normal assumption is of the broader political sphere.

People are calling this an assassination because they are making the (probably reasonable) guess that the reason to shoot Charlie Kirk during a political speech is to make a political statement.

Assassinations usually target public figures for political or ideological motives and public impact. So a subcategory of murders if you want.

Forgot about this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PO9yyS367p4

Technically even that wouldn't be a "mass shooter". It would instead be a spree shooter or serial killer. But it's kind of beside the point.

I wouldn't expect behaviors from mass shooters to carry over to serial killers.

It sounds similar to the plot of The F*ck it List.

Vance Boelter...