Sep 10 Most students in Georgia’s Barrow County return to class, days after shooting at Apalachee High School By Jeff Amy, Associated Press No return date is set for Apalachee High School, where two teachers and two students were killed by a 14-year-old student last week. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Three Israelis fatally shot at bridge crossing between West Bank and Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, a Jordanian gunman killed three Israelis at a West Bank border crossing, the mother of the teen suspect in last week’s Georgia school shooting said she called the school to warn of an “emergency,” Ukraine… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 3:24 Students mourn 4 killed in Georgia school shooting as investigators explore past threats By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Georgia is mourning the lives of the four people killed in a high school shooting Wednesday. Reports of the 14-year-old suspect’s past run-ins with law enforcement raised even more questions about his motive, how he accessed a gun and how… Continue watching
Aug 19 Jury decides parents of Texas student accused in 2018 deadly school shooting not responsible By Associated Press The victims’ lawsuit sought to hold Dimitrios Pagourtzis and his parents, Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, financially liable for the shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018. Continue reading
Apr 02 A 12-year-old student opened fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 student and seriously injuring 2 more By Jari Tanner, Associated Press The minimum age of criminal liability in Finland is 15 years, which means the suspect cannot be formally arrested. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 10:34 Tennesseans from across the political spectrum unite to address gun violence By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik, Frank Carlson One year ago, three nine-year-old children and three adults were gunned down at the Covenant School in Nashville in the deadliest school shooting in Tennessee history. In the wake of that tragedy, a group of Tennesseans from across the political… Continue watching
Feb 05 Jury begins deliberations in case against Michigan school shooter’s mother By Ed White, Associated Press Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent when she failed to tell Oxford High School that the family had guns, including a new one that was later used by her son. Continue reading
Oct 04 5 people were wounded in a shooting during homecoming week celebrations at Morgan State University in Baltimore By Lea Skene, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the five victims, four men and one woman, are between the ages of 18 and 22, but police released no information on suspects and said they did not know how many shooters were involved. Continue reading
Aug 29 Tennessee lawmakers abruptly end tumultuous session spurred by school shooting By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures over the past week and instead spent most of their time involved in political infighting. Continue reading
Aug 24 Tennessee GOP lawmakers rule out gun control, hit impasse in session after school shooting By Jonathan Mattise, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The Senate's decision Thursday to adjourn until Monday leaves little certainty about what lawmakers might ultimately pass. However, they have all but guaranteed it won't be any significant gun control change. Continue reading