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What defines a mass shooting? How the complex question shapes gun violence data
Read full article: What defines a mass shooting? How the complex question shapes gun violence dataDigging deeper into the divide of gun control, Americans can’t even settle on what really defines a mass shooting. With multiple definitions of the term, different criteria is required to consider a shooting mass. So let’s break it down. What defines a mass shooting?
Car theft victim speaks as accused crook faces Orlando mass shooting charges
Read full article: Car theft victim speaks as accused crook faces Orlando mass shooting chargesA 17-year-old is facing charges for murder and attempted murder after a deadly mass shooting in downtown Orlando, but authorities say his first offense was a grand theft auto case last year.
Motive still unknown in downtown Orlando mass shooting. Here’s where things stand
Read full article: Motive still unknown in downtown Orlando mass shooting. Here’s where things standOfficials announce that a 17-year-old accused in a shooting that killed two in downtown Orlando will be prosecuted as an adult.
Curfew, alcohol ban after midnight implemented in downtown Orlando after Halloween shooting
Read full article: Curfew, alcohol ban after midnight implemented in downtown Orlando after Halloween shootingIn response to a Halloween shooting that left two people dead and eight others injured, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has declared a state of emergency, implementing a temporary curfew and restrictions on alcohol sales in downtown Orlando.
Downtown Orlando mass shooting suspect waives court appearance
Read full article: Downtown Orlando mass shooting suspect waives court appearanceThe 17-year-old suspect in the downtown Orlando shooting which killed two people and injured several more had his first appearance waived. However, while he did not appear in court, his mother did.
Downtown Orlando mass shooting is Florida's latest. Here's how many have happened in the last decade
Read full article: Downtown Orlando mass shooting is Florida's latest. Here's how many have happened in the last decadeFriday's early morning shooting in Downtown Orlando continues the trend of gun violence in America, and Florida is not immune.
Q&A: Former Orlando police chief discusses security, response after downtown mass shooting
Read full article: Q&A: Former Orlando police chief discusses security, response after downtown mass shootingNews 6 speaks with former Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon about security measures in place for large events like Halloween and more.
What we know about Jaylen Edgar, suspect in deadly downtown Orlando shooting
Read full article: What we know about Jaylen Edgar, suspect in deadly downtown Orlando shootingAccused gunman Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, 17, is being held in custody on two counts of first degree murder with a firearm and six counts of attempted first degree murder with a firearm, according to police.
Shooting at grocery store in Arkansas kills 2 and wounds 6 others, police say
Read full article: Shooting at grocery store in Arkansas kills 2 and wounds 6 others, police sayTwo people were killed and six wounded, including one law enforcement officer, when a shooter opened fire Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas, police said.
14-year-old boy faces murder charge in Florida mass shooting on Halloween weekend
Read full article: 14-year-old boy faces murder charge in Florida mass shooting on Halloween weekendPolice say a 14-year-old is now facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a 20-year-old during a Halloween weekend mass shooting that left two people dead and 16 injured in Tampa’s Ybor City.
Bethune Cookman University increases security after racially motivated Jacksonville shooting
Read full article: Bethune Cookman University increases security after racially motivated Jacksonville shootingBethune Cookman University’s Director of Campus safety Gary Price said his campus security team is beefing up patrols even more now after tragedy on Saturday near an historically black university in Jacksonville.
Five dead in Philadelphia shooting that's nation's worst violence around July 4
Read full article: Five dead in Philadelphia shooting that's nation's worst violence around July 4A 40-year-old killed one man in a house before fatally shooting four others on the streets of a Philadelphia neighborhood, then surrendering along with a rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest, police said.
Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students'
Read full article: Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students'A jury will soon decide the fate of a Florida sheriff's deputy accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 Parkland school massacre.
FBI seeking photos, videos to ID suspects in Memorial Day shooting at Florida beach
Read full article: FBI seeking photos, videos to ID suspects in Memorial Day shooting at Florida beachThe FBI is looking for any photos and videos that could help identify suspects in a Memorial Day shooting at a popular Florida beach promenade in which nine people were wounded, including a 1-year-old child.
Jury selection to begin in trial of former Florida deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
Read full article: Jury selection to begin in trial of former Florida deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooterJury selection in the trial of an ex-sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland, Florida, school shooter has gotten off to a speedy start.
Slain students were ‘incredibly loved,’ ‘tremendous’ leaders
Read full article: Slain students were ‘incredibly loved,’ ‘tremendous’ leadersA fraternity chapter president, a science student and a student who wanted to become a pediatrician are among victims of a shooting at Michigan State University.
Asian community reeling after Lunar New Year shooting
Read full article: Asian community reeling after Lunar New Year shootingA joyful kickoff to the first Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park since before the pandemic was marred by tragedy after a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 10 people in the majority Asian city near Los Angeles.
‘Like I was led by Satan:’ Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing
Read full article: ‘Like I was led by Satan:’ Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killingAuthorities investigating the fatal shootings of six people at a Walmart said that the shooter bought the gun just hours before and left a note on his phone listing grievances against coworkers.
Patrons in gay nightclub mass shooting hit gunman with his own weapon
Read full article: Patrons in gay nightclub mass shooting hit gunman with his own weaponHundreds of people have gathered in a Colorado Springs park to honor five people killed and 17 wounded in a weekend shooting at a gay nightclub.
Orlando LGBTQ community reacts to Colorado nightclub shooting
Read full article: Orlando LGBTQ community reacts to Colorado nightclub shootingThe Orlando LGBTQ+ community and local leaders reacted on Sunday to the shooting inside of a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs that killed five people and 25 injured.
St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
Read full article: St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammoPolice say the 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition.
Former cop attacks Thai day care center, kills at least 36
Read full article: Former cop attacks Thai day care center, kills at least 36A former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care center in Thailand, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers and then shooting more people as he fled.
Psychologist: Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered fetal alcohol damage
Read full article: Psychologist: Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered fetal alcohol damageA neuropsychologist says Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered brain damage when his birth mother drank during pregnancy.
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz was fixated with guns, dreamed of killing others, letter shows
Read full article: Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz was fixated with guns, dreamed of killing others, letter showsFour years before Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people at a Florida high school, therapists at another school wrote a letter to his psychiatrist saying he was fixated on guns and dreamed of killing others and being covered in blood.
Florida school shooter was a ‘damaged person,’ attorney says
Read full article: Florida school shooter was a ‘damaged person,’ attorney saysThe lead attorney for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told the jury in his penalty trial Monday they have witnessed “things that will haunt them for the rest of their lives,” but they now need to learn what led him to massacre of 17 people four years ago before they can decide whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole.
Tulsa suspect targeted surgeon he blamed for pain, police say
Read full article: Tulsa suspect targeted surgeon he blamed for pain, police sayPolice say a man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain after a recent back surgery bought an AR-style rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself.
Girl covered herself in blood, pretended to be dead to survive Texas school shooting
Read full article: Girl covered herself in blood, pretended to be dead to survive Texas school shootingA young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school says she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive.
Children to 911 during mass shooting at Texas school: ‘Please send the police’
Read full article: Children to 911 during mass shooting at Texas school: ‘Please send the police’Students trapped inside a Texas classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 as officers waited more than an hour to confront the shooter.
Judge won’t close hearings in Florida school shooting case
Read full article: Judge won’t close hearings in Florida school shooting caseA Florida judge has refused to close pretrial hearings to the media and public in the case of the man accused of killing 17 people in a 2018 high school mass shooting.
Man, 25, dies after downtown Austin shooting that wounded 14
Read full article: Man, 25, dies after downtown Austin shooting that wounded 14Authorities say a man has died from injuries he suffered during a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street, which left more than a dozen other people injured.
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minnesota health clinic
Read full article: 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minnesota health clinicThe attack happened Tuesday morning at an Allina clinic in Buffalo, a community of about 15,000 people roughly 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis. Authorities said Gregory Paul Ulrich, of Buffalo, opened fire at the facility and was arrested before noon. AdAs authorities searched the clinic for more victims, they found the suspicious device and evacuated the building, Wright County Sheriff Sean Deringer said. It was not immediately clear whether that device exploded, but TV footage showed several shattered plate-glass windows at the clinic. Hennepin County Medical Center spokeswoman Christine Hill said Tuesday night that a person brought to the hospital after being shot at the Buffalo clinic had died.