You'll be fine. The murder rate in the US is comparable to India's. Pretty much by definition, anything that makes the (inter)national news is a rare event.

There's some bad shit going down in this country, but it's not to the point where people need to fear for their lives. (And I think/hope it will remain that way.)

> I do not feel safe travelling there myself anymore.

Why? A single incident in a country of 300 million people does not make it an unsafe place. Do not live in fear.

Rationally?

No, you shouldn't drop your plans of visiting.