Gun Violence
A 34-Year-Old Man Who’d Recently Been Released From Prison Is Accused Of Killing His Parents, Two Of Their Friends, And Injuring Three Others In A Shooting Rampage
Joseph Eaton has been charged with four counts of murder in connection with the shootings.
Pocharapon Neammanee
A Legislator Shared A Troubling New Detail About The Uvalde Shooting At A Hearing On Gun Restrictions
Warning: This story contains graphic details.
Paige Skinner
Three People Were Charged With Murder In Connection To The Shooting At A Sweet 16 Party That Killed 4
Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, were both charged as adults with four counts of reckless murder.
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Two Cheerleaders Were Allegedly Shot By A Man In Texas After One Of Them Mistook His Car For Her Own
One of the girls was treated at the scene and released, and the other, 18-year-old Payton Washington, was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
One Of The Tennessee Lawmakers Who Was Expelled And Reinstated Brought A Baby-Size Casket Into The Capitol In His Latest Stand Against Gun Violence
"It is immoral that we are allowing this to happen time after time after time and all they tweet is 'thoughts and prayers.' It is immoral. It is extreme and we must continue to make them uncomfortable."
Paige Skinner
The Mother Of The Black Teen Who Was Shot After He Rang The Wrong Doorbell Shared How He’s Doing Since He Came Home
"You can see that he is just replaying the situation over and over again and that just doesn't stop my tears either,” the mother of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl told CBS Mornings.
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A Pregnant Woman Was Shot By A Walgreens Employee After He Confronted Her About Shoplifting. He Said It Was Self-Defense.
Mitarius Boyd told police he shot seven-months-pregnant Travonsha Ferguson in self-defense, and authorities are investigating to see whether charges should be filed against him.
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A Shooting At A Sweet 16 Birthday Party Left 4 People Dead And 28 Injured
Most of the victims were teenagers who lived in the small city of Dadeville, Alabama, local media reported.
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The Louisville Shooter Purchased His Gun Legally At A Local Dealership, Police Said
“For 15 years, I've cared for victims of violence and gunshot wounds,” said Dr. Jason Smith, the chief medical officer at the hospital that treated the shooting victims. “I'm weary.”
Pocharapon Neammanee
New Mexico Police Officers Shot And Killed A Man After Responding To The Wrong House
Robert Dotson, 52, was pronounced dead on the scene after he was shot by police in his home.
Steffi Cao
Tennessee Republicans Expelled Two Democrats Who Protested For Gun Control After The Nashville Shooting
"The world is watching Tennessee because what is happening here today is a farce of democracy," one of the expelled Democrats told lawmakers prior to the vote.
David Mack
Not All School Shootings Make National News. Here’s One Of Them.
“Far too often we’re not outraged enough as a nation about the fact that school shootings disproportionately impact Black and brown kids.”
Melissa Segura
Amid Right-Wing Anger, Nashville’s LGBTQ Community Is Stepping Back — For Now
“When the second roll of news came out that the shooter was a trans person, someone a part of the LGBTQ community, we knew that there would be backlash from that.”
David Mack
Hakeem Jeffries Blasts GOP For Silence On Gun Control After Nashville School Shooting
The top House Democrat castigated Republicans for inaction after the Tennessee mass shooting that killed three children and three adults.
Sanjana Karanth
Melissa Joan Hart Tearfully Explained How She Helped A Kindergarten Class Flee The Nashville School Shooting
“We helped all these tiny little kids cross the road and get their teachers over there, and we helped mom reunite with her children."
Ikran Dahir
The Nashville School Shooting Victims Have Been Identified. Here’s What We Know About Them.
“There is no doubt in my mind that she died while giving herself wholeheartedly to those children and co-workers she loved so much,” one friend said of Katherine Koonce, the head of the Covenant School.
Julia Reinstein
The Nashville School Shooter, Who Was Being Treated For An Emotional Disorder, Bought Seven Firearms Legally
The shooter hid the firearms at home without their parents' knowledge, Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Is Praying For School Shooting Victims One Year After He Chose Not To Support New Gun Regulations
"As we continue to respond, please join us in praying for the school, congregation & Nashville community."
Paige Skinner
A Mass Shooting Survivor At The Scene Of The Nashville School Shooting Said The US Is Failing Its Children
"How is this still happening? How are our children still dying and why are we failing them? Gun violence is the No. 1 killer of children and teens. It has overtaken cars."
Paige Skinner
A Parent Of A Parkland Shooting Victim Was Arrested At The Capitol After Arguing With Republican Lawmakers Over Gun Regulations
"You took my son away from me and I'm not going anywhere."
Paige Skinner
An Appeals Court Ruled That The Parents Of The Oxford School Shooter Can Go To Trial For Involuntary Manslaughter
Despite their son's clear mental health struggles, the couple purchased a gun that was accessible to him, then failed to act when confronted with proof that he was considering harming people, the court said.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
A High School Student Who Had To Be Patted Down Every Morning As Part Of A Safety Plan Shot Two Staff Members, Police Said
The two staff members were taken to the hospital with injuries.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
A 39-Year-Old Nurse And Mom Of Three Was Allegedly Killed By Her Estranged Husband
An obituary for Becky Bliefnick described the Illinois nurse as the “quintessential ‘boy mom.’”
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A 3-Year-Old Accidentally Killed Her 4-Year-Old Sister After Finding Her Parents’ Gun, Police Said
Ed Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County, Texas, called on gun owners to do more to secure their weapons.
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Katy Perry Said "Our Country Has Fucking Failed Us" After A School Shooting Survivor Auditioned On "American Idol"
"I hope that you remind people that we have to change," Perry told school shooting survivor Trey Louis.
Paige Skinner
A 19-Year-Old Man Allegedly Killed A Woman, Then Returned To The Scene Hours Later And Shot Four Others, Including A 9-Year-Old Girl And Two Journalists
The victims of the shooting have since been identified.
Stephanie K. Baer
The Suspect Accused Of Killing Five People At A Gay Bar Had Visited At Least Six Times Before, A Detective Testified
At a hearing on Wednesday, prosecutors for the first time provided evidence related to why they charged the 22-year-old suspect with hate crimes as well as murder in the shooting at Club Q.
Paige Skinner
The Man Who Murdered Nipsey Hussle Will Spend 60 Years To Life In Prison
Eric Holder Jr. was found guilty in July 2022 of first-degree murder for shooting Hussle outside The Marathon Clothing, the store that the rapper had opened in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Pocharapon Neammanee
The Husband Of A Los Angeles Bishop's Housekeeper Has Been Charged With Murder In His Killing
“As Catholics around Los Angeles and the nation start the holy season of Lent let us reflect on Bishop O’Connell’s life of service and dedication to those in greatest need of our care,” District Attorney George Gascón said Wednesday.
Stephanie K. Baer
A Man Is In Custody After Allegedly Killing Six People In A Shooting Rampage In Rural Mississippi
Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told BuzzFeed News they believe one victim was the suspect's ex-wife and that two others were relatives.
Stephanie K. Baer
