Gun violence

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University event

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Alanna Durkin Richer, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination…

WATCH: Kennedy says NIH is studying possible causes of U.S. gun violence

By Joshua Barajas, Lisa Desjardins

PBS News’ Lisa Desjardins asked the health secretary if there was any discussion of mental health and firearms, and looking at the health of children in relation to firearms, when working toward this new report.

WATCH: U.S. Attorney Pirro holds briefing on 2 arrested in DC over killing of congressional intern

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Two teenagers were arrested Friday on murder charges in the killing of a congressional intern who was struck by stray bullets during a shooting in the nation's capital — a crime that President Donald Trump cited in announcing a law-enforcement surge in…

WATCH: Vance speaks after meeting with families affected by Minneapolis shooting

By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave, Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday met with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people. The visit comes one week after an attacker opened fire during the first Mass…

Pope urges end to 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for Minnesota school shooting victims

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States.

Villanova University says report of an active shooter on campus was a 'cruel hoax'

By Associated Press

A report of a shooter on Villanova University's campus that sparked panic among students and drew a heavy police presence was a “cruel hoax,” the school's president said Thursday.

2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say

By Associated Press

Police say Monday a sheriff's deputy and a police dog who also responded were wounded and were hospitalized in fair condition.

Shooting in crowded New York club leaves 3 dead, 9 wounded

By Associated Press

A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday morning has left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record-low gun violence in the city.

Shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 2 wounded, police say

By Associated Press

The shooting took place outside a mosque in the central city of Örebro in the early afternoon following Friday prayers, police said.

Authorities identify suspect who opened fire at CDC in Atlanta, killing one police officer

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

The shooter opened fire at the CDC headquarters from across the street, striking windows across the sprawling campus, mortally wounding the officer and littering the sidewalk outside a CVS pharmacy with bullet casings.