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Remembering the Texas mass shooting that changed campus security

By PBS News Hour

Fifty years ago today, a former Marine and engineering student opened fire from atop the clock tower at University of Texas, Austin. Charles Whitman killed more than a dozen and wounded many more. William Brangham speaks with Gregory Fenves, president…

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At least 2 dead, 17 wounded in Florida nightclub shooting

By Joshua Barajas

A fatal shooting at Club Blu Bar and Grill, a nightclub and restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida, left two dead and wounded at least 17 people early Monday morning, authorities said.

They’re simple and cheap. But do tourniquets save lives after mass shootings?

By Melissa Bailey, STAT

The Orlando shooting has renewed attention to the tourniquet as a simple, cheap solution to save lives in civilian mass shootings.

Gunman dead after movie theater shooting in Germany

By News Desk

German police killed a gunman after he opened fire in a movie theater in the town of Viernheim, according to German newspaper Bild.

When there’s an active shooter, can lighting save lives?

By Corinne Segal

As the world mourns the victims in Orlando, lighting designers who work in clubs and theaters are asking if their tools could help keep people safe from active shooters.

What sorrow, fear and love sound like in Orlando right now

By William Brangham, Justin Scuiletti

We've been reporting on the ground in Orlando since a gunman opened fire on a crowded nightclub Sunday. We spoke with people at an LGBT community center, a local mosque, a blood donation center and a vigil for victims of…

‘This is our Charleston’: Orlando LGBT center mourns massacre victims

By William Brangham

At the LGBT Center of Central Florida in Orlando, community members and allies gathered on Sunday to grieve for the victims of the early morning massacre at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando.

LGBT, Latino leaders respond to Orlando massacre

By Corinne Segal

The attack was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history and happened during national pride month, which is celebrated in June.

Georgia man kills five in shooting rampage

By Michael D. Regan

A Georgia gunman on a shooting rampage killed five people Friday night in two separate locations before taking his own life, with some of the victims believed to be members of his wife's family.

At least eight found dead after ‘execution-style’ killings in rural Ohio

By News Desk

There's no suspect or motive after authorities found at least eight family members all shot "execution-style" in three rural Ohio homes Friday, the Associated Press reported.