Feb 21 Mardi Gras celebrations spread both joy and worry over crime By Kevin McGill, Associated Press The violence appeared to have little effect on Monday night crowds. St. Charles Avenue, including the area where gunfire broke out, was again lined with people dancing, drinking and eating in a football tailgate atmosphere as they awaited the evening's… Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: Authorities hold briefing after arrest of suspect in killing of bishop in California By Olga R. Rodriguez, Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna says a man arrested Monday in the weekend killing of a Catholic auxiliary bishop is the husband of the victim's housekeeper and had done work at his home. Continue reading
Feb 19 Michigan State struggles with uncertain return to classes after deadly shooting By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The university confirmed Friday in an email to students and staff that campus operations would resume Monday, even as officials have faced pressure to delay the return. There will be no classes for the rest of the semester in Berkey… Continue reading
Feb 17 6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi, the sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the rampage. Continue reading
Feb 14 3 things we know about mass shootings after Parkland By David Riedman, James Densley, Jillian Peterson, The Conversation Some Americans hoped the Parkland shooting in 2018 would herald a turning point for gun violence in schools. Shootings, and deaths, have continued – and gotten more frequent. Continue reading
Feb 14 What data analysis shows about campus shootings By David Riedman, James Densley, The Conversation A gunman at Michigan State University shot dead three people before taking his own life. Two criminologists explain how the incident fits a pattern of campus attacks. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 6:14 Court ruling allows people under domestic violence restraining orders to possess guns By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz One of the nation’s most conservative appeals courts has struck down a federal law banning people currently under domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns. The decision, which only applies in the Fifth Circuit of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, is… Continue watching
Jan 31 Authorities search for suspects after Florida drive-by shooting wounds 11 By Associated Press Authorities on Tuesday offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects involved in the shooting in Lakeland, a city of 112,000 residents located about halfway between Tampa and Orlando. Continue reading
Jan 30 Virginia school reopens with new security weeks after young student shot teacher By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The school reopened after being closed for more than three weeks following the Jan. 6 shooting. Police have said the boy brought a handgun to school and intentionally shot his teacher, Abby Zwerner, as she was teaching her first-grade class. Continue reading
Jan 28 California shooting leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded in upscale LA neighborhood By Richard Vogel, Associated Press The early Saturday morning shooting comes on top a massacre at a dance hall in a Los Angeles suburb last week that left 11 dead and nine wounded and shootings at two Half Moon Bay farms that left seven dead… Continue reading