May 26 Newtown parents feel ‘transported back in time’ after Uvalde shooting By Michael Melia, Associated Press Some relatives of the victims of the 2012 attack on the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, who channeled grief into advocacy have claimed success, gradually, in areas including gun safety, attitudes around gun violence, and mental health awareness. Continue reading
May 26 Frustrated onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school as massacre unfolded, witnesses say By Jake Bleiberg, Jim Vertuno, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 8:00 How Uvalde, Texas, is mourning after massacre of teachers and young students By Amna Nawaz Investigators looked for a motive Wednesday in the elementary school shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, in Uvalde, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said the gunman had shared messages about his intentions on Facebook shortly before the attack, while… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 6:40 Sen. Chris Murphy seeks ‘common ground’ on new gun laws in wake of Texas school shooting By PBS NewsHour A day after a massacre at a Texas elementary school took the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the shooting in Texas has renewed calls for more gun regulations as Congress remains gridlocked on the issue. Democratic Sen. Chris… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 6:22 The NRA has lost influence, but the culture it created remains Many prior efforts to pass new gun laws have hit a wall in the U.S. Senate and in some state legislatures. The National Rifle Association, or the NRA, has been a major part of those debates, particularly at the federal… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 6:19 What parents can say to their children about school shootings The Uvalde massacre is leading to tough questions all over again about how adults should talk to children about these shootings. Dr. Melissa Brymer, director of terrorism and disaster programs at the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress,… Continue watching
May 25 ‘The sweetest little boy.’ Families mourn, await news after Texas school shooting By Jim Vertuno, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Families turned to social media in a desperate attempt to find their missing children as the death toll in a gruesome school shooting at a Texas elementary school rose to at least 19 students and two teachers. Continue reading
May 25 In Texas school massacre, shooter took aim at ‘anyone that was in his way’ By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press An official says an 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside a classroom, "shooting anyone that was in his way."… Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:10 What we’re learning about the Texas elementary school massacre Texas state officials say a gunman killed 18 children and at least two adults, including one teacher, at an elementary school Tuesday in the city of Uvalde outside San Antonio. The 18-year-old shooter was reportedly killed by police. Taylor Pettaway,… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 5:53 What we know about the deadly mass shooting at Texas elementary school A gunman killed 18 children and a teacher at an elementary school in south Texas Tuesday. Gov. Abbott says the 18-year-old shooter was killed by police. The mass shooting took place in the city of Uvalde about 85 miles west… Continue watching