The Latest Breaking News from School Shooting

Uvalde school district suspends entire police force amid anger

Move comes as families continue to demand answers over the police’s handling of May school shooting that left 21 dead.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Jury resumes deliberations in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

A Connecticut jury has resumed deliberations in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Nicholas Goldberg: Did the 23-year-old Columbine attack inspire last week's school shooting in Russia?

When a gunman wearing a swastika on his T-shirt and a black balaclava burst into School No. 88 in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Sept. 26, panicked kids as young as 7 fled through the halls and stairwells or huddled in classrooms. The shooter killed 17 people — including…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022

Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook jury hears from mom whose victims’ group didn’t believe her

The mother of one of the 20 kids killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting said that the lies “InfoWars” host Alex Jones told about the mass slaughter even spread to her victims’ support group.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott appoints first school safety chief four months after Uvalde shooting

John P. Scott, a former U.S. Secret Service agent, is tasked with ensuring Texas schools implement statewide safety policies and safeguard against school shootings.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 3, 2022

Manhunt continues for Oakland school shooters who injured 6

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Two days after an Oakland school shooting left six people injured, police continue to search for the gunmen who stormed the campus before fleeing in a getaway car.

Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

35 family members of Uvalde shooting victims throw their support behind Beto O’Rourke ahead of debate

In a news conference ahead of the only gubernatorial debate, 35 family members of Uvalde school shooting victims said they would support O’Rourke because of Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun control measures.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 30, 2022

Gun owners, rights groups challenge Connecticut firearms ban

Gun rights groups and firearms owners have launched another attempt to overturn Connecticut’s ban on certain semiautomatic rifles that was enacted in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Father: Jones Sandy Hook lies forced move from Connecticut

A father whose 6-year-old daughter was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting says his family gets hit by another round of abuse whenever conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says something on his show about the massacre

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Philly school shooting has educators asking: If a football scrimmage isn’t safe, what is?

PHILADELPHIA — As soon as Clarice Brazas heard Tuesday about the shooting by five apparent juveniles at Roxborough High that left four students wounded and one dead, the Philadelphia teacher thought: How will I explain this to my students?

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 29, 2022