Jan 25 Police defend response, say yellow flag law limited them before Army reservist killed 18 in Maine By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Law enforcement officers say Maine's yellow flag law that allows guns to be confiscated from someone in a mental health crisis is cumbersome and time consuming. Continue reading
Jan 18 Read the Justice Department’s full report on the Uvalde school shooting police response By Alanna Durkin Richer, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The Justice Department says police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation. Continue reading
Jan 15 Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shooting By Jack Dura, Associated Press Parents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return. Continue reading
Jan 12 Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at a Buffalo supermarket By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to state charges of murder and hate-motivated domestic terrorism in the 2022 attack. Continue reading
Jan 05 Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say By Scott McFetridge, Ryan J. Foley, Josh Funk, Nick Ingram, Associated Press State authorities said Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and other staffers and students were wounded in the Thursday morning shooting, that left one sixth-grade student dead. Continue reading
Jan 04 Multiple people shot at high school in Perry, Iowa, suspected shooter dead, police say By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Police in Perry, Iowa, say multiple people were shot at the city's high school, on students' first day back in classes after their annual winter break. Continue reading
Jan 03 Maine Legislature expected to consider gun restrictions after state’s deadliest mass shooting By Associated Press Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of business for lawmakers returning to work Wednesday at the state House. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 7:05 Maine’s deaf community unites to heal in wake of Lewiston shooting By Laura Barrón-López, Dorothy Hastings It has been two months since a gunman opened fire on a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people and injuring 13 others. One community was especially hit hard by the attack. The shooting is believed… Continue watching
Dec 22 People grapple with the worst mass shooting in Czech history in which 14 died By Karel Janicek, Associated Press Political leaders, students, friends of the vicitms, and others came together to light candles to mourn the victims at an impromptu vigil by the university headquarters. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 2:01 Gunman kills 14, injures 25 in Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting By Amna Nawaz, Solveig Rennan One of Europe's capital cities was shattered by gunfire Thursday. A shooter at a university in Prague, Czech Republic, killed at least 14 people and wounded at least 25 more. Police say the gunman was a 24-year-old who had expressed… Continue watching