Mass shootings in Michigan, North Carolina paint complicated portrait of military veterans, experts say The two incidents aren’t necessarily emblematic of a trend among military veterans, says James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist. The two incidents are not necessarily emblematic of a trend among military veterans, Fox says. James Alan Fox, a leading expert on mass shootings, says the two incidents are not necessarily emblematic of a trend among military veterans. “It’s less than a quarter.”There have been several significant mass shootings carried out by military veterans involving 10 or more fatalities in recent years. Including both incidents, mass shootings are down this year compared to 2024, Fox notes.