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Commentary: I have a mental map of mass shootings. Will it ever stop filling up?

After a shooting that killed six people, including three 9-year-old kids, last Monday in Nashville, I found myself thinking about how we process the ever-growing list of mass gun murders.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2023

Cop who shot mentally ill man 'left with no choice'

The tactical police officer who shot Todd McKenzie three times said there was "not much else I could do" to subdue the mentally ill man.

AAP · Apr 4, 2023

Man who murdered Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, in Liverpool jailed for 42 years as mum clings to teddy bear at sentencing

Thomas Cashman was jailed for 42 years for the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool in August, 2022

Irish Mirror · Apr 4, 2023

DeSantis quietly passes ‘shameful’ law allowing anyone to carry concealed gun in Florida

Law will do away with requirement to obtain permit and undergo background checks

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, was shot in the hand and chest on Jan. 6 by a student. No charges have been filed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2023

Islamic community lauds 'mother of compassion' Ardern

Jacinda Ardern's departure from New Zealand politics has led to tributes for her considered leadership in the wake of the 2019 Christchurch Mosques attacks.

AAP · Apr 4, 2023

Merseyside criminals 'at the forefront' of distributing deadly Skorpion guns

Skorpion machine pistols are described as "battlefield weaponry" and can discharge 15 rounds in less than a second

Liverpool Echo · Apr 4, 2023

Nashville school shooter who killed 6 planned attack for months, police say

Investigators looking into the shooting at an elementary school report that Audrey Hale fired 152 rounds during the attack and studied actions of other mass shooters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2023

Former Md. governor's aide Roy McGrath shot dead in Tennessee as FBI closed in after 3-week search

BALTIMORE — Roy McGrath, who served briefly as former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s top aide, was fatally shot during his arrest by federal agents in the area of Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday evening.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

Police seize firearms in search for motive behind Fowler Street shooting death

Almost seven months to the day of 57-year-old Anthony Nugent's shooting at a Fowler Street unit block, police are still searching for the culprit.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 4, 2023