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Editorial: Uvalde school survivor feels guilt and pain but won’t give up fight

Not many people are shot twice with an AR-15 during a mass shooting and live to talk about it, but Arnulfo Reyes has. And we should all listen to what he has to say.

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Grandmother killer closer to gaining parole

Martin Harrod, who was jailed for murdering 89-year-old Gretchen Smith more than three decades ago, is seeking to have his release on parole reinstated.

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Teen in custody after shots fired at former school

A 15-year-old is in police custody after he allegedly fired three shots from a rifle at his former private school in Perth's northern suburbs.

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Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

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Uvalde victim's mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter's memory

The relatives of 19 students and two teachers gunned down at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are still waiting for answers a year later

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One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school. A probe is ongoing into delays by police entering the school.

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Man's appeal shows difficulties with mandatory sentence

Cleared of murder, a man received a longer sentence than he might have for manslaughter due to law changes in reaction to assaults involving alcohol.

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State deploying 30 ‘peacekeepers’ in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend in effort to prevent violence through de-escalation

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will be sending a newly created team of street outreach workers to Chicago neighborhoods during the Memorial Day weekend to help with the city’s violence prevention efforts.

Chicago Tribune

To improve public safety, we must build up communities

A recent summit coincided with release of the National Urban League’s new report that provides a framework for violence prevention and gun reform.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mandatory 10-year sentences for some crimes involving guns revived by Texas Senate

The idea appeared to die in the Texas House over the weekend, but senators kept it alive by grafting the proposal on to another piece of legislation.

The Texas Tribune

Head of search for Chicago top cop asks why no one called 911 after Officer Aréanah Preston was fatally shot, blames lack of trust

“The community has lost so much trust in the system that not a single person dialed 911,” Anthony Driver said during a forum on community policing hosted by the City Club of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS teacher suspended, accused of pulling gun on student

Emily Lozano, a senior at George Washington High School on the Southeast Side, claims the teacher had harassed her for weeks before she pulled a gun on her in February.

Chicago Sun-Times

Car trouble, a 911 call and police bullet to the head: What happened to Christian Glass?

Colorado authorities have reached a record $19m settlement with the family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old shot by police when he called 911 for help on a June night last year. Court proceedings continue against two former officers charged in his death. Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK

Kentucky sheriff's deputy fatally shot during traffic stop

Officials say a Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop

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Yellow-vested Peacekeepers, funded by the state, will patrol Chicago streets Memorial Day weekend

Thirty members of a “crisis prevention and response unit” are set to help out at large street gatherings to try to help keep the peace.

Irish Mirror

Murderer who punched trial barrister claims gardaí planted evidence as he represents himself at appeal

The 42-year-old also claims that gardaí wiped CCTV from Cabra Garda Station of gardaí allegedly wiping the blade of the knife to remove Mr Finnegan's fingerprints, to leave only Jahiri's fingerprints and Anna's blood remaining.

Axios

Mental health help on standby for Uvalde a year after shooting

Trauma from a mass shooting can be exacerbated around the date of the incident.

The Denver Post

Family of Christian Glass to receive $19 million in settlement over son’s 2021 police shooting death

The state of Colorado and three local law enforcement agencies agreed to a record $19 million settlement in the death of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old who was shot and killed by police in June in Silver Plume after he crashed his car and called 911 for help.

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Uvalde families' push for gun control barely moves the needle

Republican leaders remain unwilling to restrict firearm access.

Tribune News Service

‘Not lost in vain’: Report outlines ways to help Uvalde community heal, rebuild, act

A day shy of the one-year anniversary of Texas’ deadliest school shooting, a comprehensive report outlined numerous ways local, state and federal leaders can assist the Uvalde community in its efforts to not only heal and rebuild, but to honor their lost loved ones with action.

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Remembering Uvalde children's joy one year after shooting

Stuffed animals, crosses and bright murals memorialize the 21 people killed in the Texas school shooting on May 24, 2022.

Radio France Internationale

Nurse’s stabbing highlights rising violence against medical staff in France

France’s medical profession is in a state of shock after the fatal stabbing of a nurse on Monday at a hospital in Reims. It comes as a new report revealed a sharp increase in attacks on health professionals.

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Nikki Allan's murder: Paedophile jailed for life for savagely killing seven-year-old to silence her

David Boyd has finally been brought to justice for the 1992 murder of Nikki Allan in Sunderland

Wales Online

David Boyd jailed for murdering Nikki Allan, 7, 31 years ago

Sex offender Boyd had a “sinister purpose” when he lured little Nikki to a derelict warehouse, court told

Daily Mirror

Man massacres wife and his in-laws alongside pet dogs before confessing on Facebook

Jeremy Lake Bailey is accused of killing his wife Anastasia Stevens and her parents, Becky and Donald Stevens, as well as three dogs in Layton, Utah, before confessing in a post on Facebook

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