Feb 14 Watch 8:49 School shootings like the one in Florida are no longer rare. Are schools more prepared? By PBS News Hour Police swarmed a high school in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon where a gunman shot and killed multiple people. The suspect was arrested later off campus and was identified as a former student. Judy Woodruff learns more from Terence Shepherd… Continue watching
Feb 14 What we know about the Florida school shooting By Joshua Barajas A southeast Florida community is reeling after a former student opened fire inside a high school, killing 17 people. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Congress ends shutdown, sending federal employees back to work By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of federal employees got back to work, there were new questions about the prospects for an immigration bill as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said he has withdrawn an offer to… Continue watching
Jan 23 2 dead, 17 wounded after shooting at Kentucky high school By Hannah Grabenstein Officials said that the shooter, a 15-year-old male student, was taken into custody nonviolently at the scene and will be charged with both murder and attempted murder. Continue reading
Dec 07 2 students, gunman dead after school shooting in New Mexico By Laura Santhanam The school was locked down and then evacuated Thursday morning, according to San Juan County Sheriff's office. Continue reading
Nov 14 At least 6 dead, 2 school children wounded after shooting in Northern California By Laura Santhanam Authorities in California said Wednesday that the body of the wife of a man who went on a shooting rampage was found in the floorboards of their home, bringing the death toll to six. Continue reading
Oct 09 Texas Tech student accused in fatal shooting of campus police officer By Joshua Barajas A 19-year-old Texas Tech University student shot and killed a campus police officer after he was taken into custody following a "student welfare check" during which campus officials found evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Continue reading
Sep 13 1 student dead, 3 injured after shooting at high school near Spokane, Washington By Erica R. Hendry The suspect is in custody, police told local news stations. Continue reading
Jan 23 Teenage suspect in custody after Canada's worst shooting in years By Michael D. Regan At least four people died and two people were injured Friday during Canada's worst school shooting in more than a decade. Continue reading
Dec 04 When did it become a teacher's job to stop a bullet for your child? By Charlie Gaare Charlie Gaare is a high school English teacher in Denver and wrote down her thoughts on how gun violence has affected her life as a teacher. Continue reading