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Student shot during school drill when officer’s gun accidentally fires, Indiana officials say

An Indiana high school student was shot during a drill when an officer’s gun fired on accident, officials say.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

Sheriff's deputies shoot, kill man in Santa Clarita who they say was armed with knives

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man Wednesday in Santa Clarita who they claim lunged at them with a pair of knives, according to authorities.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 18, 2022

Louisiana governor apologizes for 1972 deaths of 2 students

Fifty years after two students were shot and killed by a law enforcement officer during a protest at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s governor has signed a formal apology for their unjust killings

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down

The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Idaho murders - live: ‘More than one’ suspect may be at large in university student ‘rambo knife’ stabbings

Four friends were killed after returning home from nights out in Moscow, Idaho

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

University of Virginia shooting suspect bought 2 guns after failing background check last year

A former student athlete accused of fatally shooting three University of Virginia football players was able to legally buy two guns after failing a background check last year and trying to get a handgun while underage four years ago, according to the gun shop that sold him the firearms.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Buffalo mass shooter to plead guilty, victims' lawyers say

The man who killed 10 Black people in a mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket plans to plead guilty to the massacre

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

University of Virginia plans memorial to honor slain football players; ACC and state teams plan tribute

NORFOLK, Va. — The University of Virginia has scheduled a public memorial for three football players killed during an on-campus shooting as support continues to pour in from far and wide.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Officer gets less than 2 years for killing unarmed Black man

A judge has sentenced a white Philadelphia police officer to 11½ to 23 months in prison in the 2017 fatal shooting of an unarmed Black motorist

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Woman convicted in kidnapping of 3-year-old Alabama girl

Federal jurors have convicted an Alabama woman in the death of a 3-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted a search for more than a week in 2019

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022