MASS killings in the United States may be contagious, according to a study Thursday that found each deadly tragedy can increase the likelihood that another will soon follow.

Scientists examined data from 1998 to 2013 on school shootings and other mass killings in the United States, according to the findings in the journal PLOS ONE.

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