May 07 ‘We started running’: Gunman kills 8 people at Texas outlet mall By Jake Bleiberg, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology as they work to try to discern a motive for the attack, a law enforcement official told… Continue reading
May 06 Funerals held in Serbia for several victims of two mass shootings By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Heart-wrenching cries echoed as funerals were held in Serbia on Saturday for some of the victims of two mass shootings that happened just a day apart this week, leaving 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children. Continue reading
Apr 30 Texas mass shooting suspect remains at large, ‘could be anywhere,’ sheriff says By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who killed five neighbors continued turning up nothing Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI acknowledged they had “zero leads” after nearly two… Continue reading
Apr 29 Authorities search for suspect who fatally shot 5 people in Texas home By Juan A. Lozano, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside a house near Houston, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying… Continue reading
Apr 21 Mass shootings in U.S. on a record pace in 2023 so far By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press, Larry Fenn, Associate Press The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings over 111 days. Each time, the killers wielded firearms. Continue reading
Apr 19 Uvalde families plead for stricter gun laws nearly a year after mass shooting By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Next month is the anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack that left 21 people dead. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP leaders have not softened in opposing tougher gun laws. Continue reading
Apr 16 Shooting at Alabama teen’s birthday party leaves 4 dead, ‘multitude of injuries’ By Jeff Amy, Kim Chandler, Associated Press A high school senior who planned to play college football was celebrating at his sister's 16th birthday party Saturday night in Alabama when gunfire killed him and three other people and wounded several others. Continue reading
Apr 14 NRA convention draws top GOP 2024 hopefuls in the wake of continued mass shootings By Will Weissert, Tom Davies, Associated Press Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race are vowing at the National Rifle Association's annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs. Continue reading
Apr 13 Majority of Americans say they or a family member has faced gun violence, survey finds By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new KFF poll shows. Continue reading
Mar 31 Funerals set for the Nashville school shooting victims By Travis Loller, Adrian Sainz, Associated Press The grieving city is mourning the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy. Continue reading