Jun 05 Legal experts raise questions about deputy’s arrest over Parkland tragedy By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Scot Peterson faces 11 charges, including negligence and child neglect for not entering the building during the rampage last year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gunman’s resignation email gave no signs of later shooting By Associated Press Officials have given no indication why the 40-year-old who killed 12 people in Virginia Beach notified a superior of his intention to leave his job. Continue reading
Jun 02 Virginia Beach attacker notified boss of plans to leave job By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The gunman who opened fire inside a Virginia Beach government building, killing 12 people, had notified a superior of his intention to leave his job, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:16 In Virginia Beach, ‘the grieving begins’ after mass shooting By PBS NewsHour As authorities continue searching for clues into Friday's mass shooting inside the Virginia Beach Municipal Center that killed 12 people, many in the community are trying to make sense of the rampage. NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon joins Megan Thompson from… Continue watching
May 31 WATCH: Police say 12 killed in Virginia Beach By Ben Finley, Associated Press A longtime, disgruntled city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people before police fatally shot him, authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 30 How safe is your place of worship? By Christopher P. Scheitle, Jeffery T. Ulmer, The Conversation Research shows most places of worship have a hard time implementing security because doing so is antithetical to their missions. Continue reading
Apr 17 Coverage of mass killings is bad for mental health — yet makes people seek more By Nsikan Akpan Consuming media coverage of mass killings, whether via news or social media, creates a self-perpetuating cycle of mental distress, according to a new study. Continue reading
Mar 17 Houses of worship bear arms, install cameras to protect sacred spaces By Associated Press Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strangers are welcome. But high-profile attacks in recent years on an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, a synagogue in Pittsburgh and now mosques in New Zealand have made many… Continue reading
Mar 16 Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack By Associated Press An attack on a New Zealand mosque took the lives of 49 worshippers Friday and left dozens more wounded when a white supremacist opened fire and live-streamed the shootings. Here are the stories of the lives lost and those who… Continue reading
Mar 16 Donate, organize or show up: How to help after the New Zealand massacre By Maea Lenei Buhre As details about the shooting continue to emerge and the victims are identified, here are some ways you can help their families and communities. Continue reading