The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

Gun and drug charges filed against Myon Burrell, sent to prison for life as teen but freed in 2020

Prosecutors have filed gun and drug charges against Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teen but set free in 2020 after 18 years behind bars after his sentence was commuted in a high-profile murder case

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Man acquitted in nearly 30-year-old West Side murder case tied to ex-detective accused of misconduct

Jurors found Bernard Williams, 44, not guilty after only a few hours of deliberations in his retrial on murder and aggravated battery charges Thursday evening.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2023

US police release footage showing fatal shooting of pregnant Black woman

Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn child were killed by police in Ohio in incident family says could have been avoided.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2023

Manhunt launched for ‘extremely dangerous’ murder convict who escaped Pennsylvania jail

Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life for cold-blooded murder of Deborah Brandao in front of her children

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Video of police fatally shooting a pregnant Black woman set to be released, Ohio department says

Authorities in Ohio say they will release body camera footage of a fatal police shooting of a pregnant Black woman

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Texas wanted armed officers at every school after Uvalde. Many can't meet that standard

A vision of putting an armed guard at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough police or funding

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2023

Biden administration proposes more extensive background checks on gun sales

The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide.

France 24 · Sep 1, 2023

Audio reveals 911 caller in University of North Carolina shooting immediately identified a suspect

A 911 recording indicates police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, quickly received the name and description of the accused shooter just after a professor was fatally shot this week

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

In rare twist, ex-Chicago police officer testifies on behalf of man whose double-murder conviction is then vacated

Francisco Benitez claimed he was wrongfully convicted in the 1989 killings of two boys in Humboldt Park. Former gang investigator Joe Sparks told the court he thought the police got the wrong guy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2023