Aug 27 What to know about the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis By R.J. Rico, Associated Press The shooting comes as school years are starting across the U.S., and some universities have dealt with false alarms about school shootings. Continue reading
Aug 27 Updates: Minneapolis Catholic school shooting By Associated Press Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter — armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol — approached the side of the church and shot through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews. Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Minneapolis officials offer latest details on deadly Catholic school shooting By Associated Press The police chief said dozens of children were inside the mass at the time of the shooting. Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed where they sat in the pews, he added. Continue reading
Aug 27 Two children killed, 17 wounded during Mass in a Minneapolis Catholic school shooting By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave, Associated Press A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the… Continue reading
Aug 21 Villanova University says report of an active shooter on campus was a 'cruel hoax' By Associated Press A report of a shooter on Villanova University's campus that sparked panic among students and drew a heavy police presence was a “cruel hoax,” the school's president said Thursday. Continue reading
May 08 Father of teenager who shot and killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges By Scott Bauer, Todd Richmond, Associated Press Wisconsin prosecutors on Thursday charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year with allowing her access to the semiautomatic pistols she used in the attack. Continue reading
Dec 19 Judge refuses to drop criminal charges against former Uvalde schools police chief By Nadia Lathan, Associated Press A Texas judge has refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of endangering children in the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting. Continue reading
Dec 16 What we know so far about the shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin By Associated Press The shooting occurred late Monday morning at Abundant Life Christian School. Police said a teenage student opened fire, killing another student and a teacher. The shooter also died. Continue reading
Dec 05 California religious school may have been targeted in shooting that wounded 2, authorities say By Terry Chea, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine if a gunman was specifically targeting a tiny religious school in Northern California when he opened fire and critically wounded two kindergartners before killing himself. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:42 In 'Run, Hide, Fight,' student journalists report on how gun violence affects youth By Brianna Schmidt, Alexis Schmidt, Student Reporting Labs Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., but much of the coverage about it is made by and for adults. Our Student Reporting Labs handed cameras to 14 young journalists and their… Continue watching