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After botched response to Uvalde massacre, Texas senator wants better mass shooting training for public safety entities

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, wants to prevent communication breakdowns like the ones that occurred in the botched response to the Uvalde school shooting.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 7, 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

Outrage after Kentucky student who created ‘kill list’ allowed back to school

Parents speak out about their fear of a school shooting taking place and how school officials should not ignore ‘red flags’

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2023

Vile trolls abuse Sandy Hook victim's mum on 10th anniversary of school shooting

Michele Gay, whose seven-year-old daughter Josephine was shot dead in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, said she still receives abuse from vile trolls who insist her girl was not killed

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Family of Uvalde victim urge Congress for tougher gun laws: ‘When is enough enough?’

Sister of victim and pediatrician testify during congressional hearing on the mass school shooting at Robb elementary

The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2022

10 years after Sandy Hook, a family finds bits of joy amid shards of pain

Families who had their lives shattered on Dec. 14, 2012, are still straining under the weight of their losses — and still pushing for the changes they had hoped would have already happened by now.

WEKU · Dec 14, 2022

Sandy Hook siblings walked different, and sometimes difficult, paths to deal with the trauma of losing their younger brother

HARTFORD, Conn. — Erin Kowalski was 11 years old and in sixth grade when her little brother Chase died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Her sister Brittany was a freshman in high school.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

A decade after Sandy Hook, grief remains but hope grows

Ten years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families and survivors say grief and trauma remain but hope continues to grow

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Parents of Michigan school shooter again ask for lower bond to get out of jail

DETROIT — The parents of the teen who pleaded guilty to the deadly Oxford High School shooting spree last year have again requested that their bond amounts be lowered so they can get released from jail on bond while they await trial next year in their involuntary manslaughter case.

Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022

Metro Detroit school threats, charges have 'spiked exponentially' since Oxford shooting

DETROIT — A massive increase in threats against Metro Detroit schools in the wake of the Oxford High School shooting has led to an explosion in criminal charges being brought against the alleged perpetrators and prompted two local prosecutors to change how they handle threats cases.

Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022