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More mass shootings in U.S. than days in 2023 so far

There have been 39 mass shootings in the first three weeks of this year.

Axios · Jan 25, 2023

Why police took hours to warn public that Monterey Park mass shooter was on the loose

LOS ANGELES — As the investigation into the Monterey Park mass shooting continues, police officials are facing scrutiny over how long it took them to notify the public that the gunman was still on the loose.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2023

Afghan asylum seeker to be sentenced after murdering man over scooter

After the verdict was delivered, the court was told Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai had killed twice before in Serbia

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Uvalde families press urgency after California shootings

Families of the 21 victims killed in a Texas elementary school shooting last May gathered Tuesday at the state capitol in Austin to renew their calls for tighter assault weapon restrictions, just days after three separate shootings in California left 24 people dead

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

‘Nobody just goes to your house and starts killing people.’ Father struggles to understand attack that killed daughter and her mother

The attack badly wounded three other people. The daughter and two of the other victims are transgender, but a source said there’s currently no indication the shooting targeted them because of how they identified.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

Program founder wounded in Des Moines school shooting is Chicago native who left gang

William Holmes, founder of an alternative studies program for at-risk youth, joined a gang at 13, turned his life around and dedicated himself to help young people in need.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting responds to outrage over video played at GOP event in Kentucky

Diners inside a Kentucky restaurant said they were forced to hear ‘graphic’ video from an upstairs event where the guest of honour was one of three officers who fired into the woman’s home in 2020

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Ron DeSantis wants to make it much easier for juries to sentence people to death

State currently requires unanimous decision before death sentence

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California's latest killings are far from that average

The two men who shot dead 18 people in separate incidents just days apart in California are the latest perpetrators in America’s long history of mass gun violence. But something about these public shootings, and the men held responsible, stands out.

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2023

School board in Va. to vote on firing superintendent in wake of 3rd school shooting in 18 months

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News School Board will vote Wednesday evening on the firing of Superintendent George Parker and appointment of an interim leader.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023