School shootings are killing more people Since Parkland, there have been over 900 shootings in K-12 school settings including the mass casualties in Uvalde Salon · Feb 10, 2023
Five years after Parkland, school shootings haven't stopped, and kill more people In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting on Valentine’s Day 2018, many Americans hoped that, finally, something would be done to address the problem of gun violence in the nation’s schools. The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023
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
Uvalde DA gets initial state police report on school shooting but doesn’t expect full investigation for months The preliminary report has not been made public by either the district attorney’s office or the state. The Texas Rangers are conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting at Robb Elementary. The Texas Tribune · Jan 10, 2023
First grader who shot teacher in Virginia is among the youngest school shooters in US history Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest school shooters in the nation’s history. While details of the case are still emerging, his teacher remains hospitalized with serious injuries. David Riedman, creator… The Conversation · Jan 8, 2023
Age of Virginia class shooter presents rarity, legal hurdle A school shooting that Virginia police said was committed by a 6-year-old student represents an extremely rare occurrence of a child that young bringing a gun into a school and wounding a teacher, according to experts who study gun violence The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023
Mother of Princess Beatrice’s stepson ‘glad’ Wolfie is studying in the UK: ‘I can sleep at night knowing he won’t die at his desk’ Dara Huang reflected on the dangers of school shootings in America The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022
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
Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 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 4, 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.
Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2022 Uvalde school shooting victims seek $27bn in class-action lawsuit US lawsuit says officials failed to follow active attacker protocol as they waited too long to confront the attacker.
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit Victims of a Texas elementary school shooting are seeking a $27 billion class action lawsuit against city and state police, the city of Uvalde and other school and law enforcement officials for failing to follow active shooter protocol, according to the lawsuit filed this week
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022 Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $1.5bn for his Sandy Hook lies Conspiracy theorist has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to families impacted by his baseless claims about 2012 massacre
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022 Oxford school shooting trial delayed by appeal by parents The Michigan Supreme Court has postponed the January trial for the parents of the teenager who killed four students at his high school
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 20, 2022 Police: 5 dead, 18 hurt in Colorado gay nightclub shooting The violence is the sixth mass killing this month and comes in a year when the nation was shaken by the deaths of 21 in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022 Michigan students travel to Uvalde, Texas, to support their fellow school shooting survivors DETROIT — Oxford High graduate Zoe Touray climbed through the window of her fifth-hour classroom on Nov. 30, 2021, to escape a gunman carrying out an attack inside Oxford High School.
Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022 Uvalde police chief who delayed during school shooting steps down Mariano Pargas, who came under scrutiny over his response to deadly Texas shooting, resigns amid calls he step down.
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
Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022 Life sentence sought for teen, 16, who killed four classmates in school shooting Prosecutors say they want to secure a life sentence with no chance of parole for a 16-year-old boy who massacred four classmates in a horrific school shooting last year