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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 · May 24, 2023

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 · May 24, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

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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 · May 23, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

Kentucky sheriff's deputy fatally shot during traffic stop

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

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 23, 2023

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.

Irish Mirror · May 23, 2023

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.

Axios · May 23, 2023

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.

The Denver Post · May 23, 2023

Uvalde families' push for gun control barely moves the needle

Republican leaders remain unwilling to restrict firearm access.

Axios · May 23, 2023

‘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.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

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.

Axios · May 23, 2023

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Radio France Internationale · May 23, 2023

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.

Chronicle Live · May 23, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

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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The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Bryan Kohberger’s sister searched his car for evidence before police swooped in

Sources told NBC’s Dateline that the accused killer’s family searched his white Hyundai Elantra for possible evidence of the Idaho college murders

Dublin Live · May 23, 2023

Best friend of woman missing for five years 'will not give up until justice is done'

Next week, it will be five years since Giedre Raguckaite was last seen being assisted into a home by two men

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2023

Killer who shot dead his dad and six-year-old when he was 14 FINALLY apologises

Jesse Osborne, who killed his father and a six-year-old child at a South Carolina playground on September 28, 2016, asked a judge to allow his freedom at some point in his life

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Child killer David Boyd finally faces sentencing for 1992 murder of Nikki Allan

David Boyd was convicted earlier this month of murdering Nikki Allan after luring her to a derelict warehouse in Sunderland’s East End.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Adriana E. Ramírez: To address gun violence, we first have to agree that something is wrong

The statistics are damning. There is no version of the numbers that reflects well on our country. There's no way to spin them in any direction that doesn't point to collective shame at the tragedy of loss of life.

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023

Mass shooting mystery in Mojave Desert: A pleading text, slaughter in an RV, many questions

LOS ANGELES — The last message John Denardo received from his daughter came from a phone number he didn't recognize.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Family of Colorado man killed by police during mental health crisis gets $19 million settlement

The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from state and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained under a settlement

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