Aug 30 Associated Press, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. Continue reading
Aug 29 Employee killed after attempting to disarm gunman in Oregon supermarket By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press An employee who was killed in a shooting at a Safeway supermarket in Bend, Oregon, attacked the gunman in the produce section and tried to disarm him, likely preventing more deaths, authorities said Monday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Uvalde school board fires police chief Arredondo after mass shooting response By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press The Uvalde school district's embattled police chief has been fired following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Continue reading
Aug 03 Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100 percent real’ By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was "100 percent real."… Continue reading
Aug 02 The father of 6-year-old killed at Sandy Hook says Alex Jones made his life a ‘living hell’ By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The father of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has testified that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made his life a "living hell" by pushing claims the murders were a hoax. Continue reading
Jul 22 3 victims, suspected shooter dead in Iowa state park shooting By Ryan J. Foley, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Police say three family members were shot to death while camping in a state park in eastern Iowa, and the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Continue reading
Jul 18 Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde shooting response By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The review comes after a damning new 80-page report released over the weekend by the Texas House revealed wide failures by all levels of law enforcement. Continue reading
Jul 18 Indiana mall shooting leaves 4 dead including gunman, police say By Associated Press Police say three people were fatally shot and two were injured, including a 12-year-old girl, at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him. Continue reading
Jul 12 Video of school hall during Uvalde mass shooting to be shown for town residents By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas lawmaker says surveillance video from the Robb Elementary School hallway where police waited as a gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom will be shown this weekend to residents of Uvalde. Continue reading
Jul 10 At least 15 killed in tavern shooting in South Africa, police say By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday. Continue reading