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An Indianapolis man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after he fatally shot a U.S. Postal Service worker in 2020 because he was upset about not receiving his mail. As the Associated Press reported, 23-year-old Tony Cushingberry entered his guilty plea to the April 27, 2020 killing of 45-year-old USPS mail carrier Angela Summers. He is […]
The U.S. was met with heartbreaking news of yet another mass shooting this week when a 21-year-old white male opened fire on a parade in Highland Park, Illinois. In the first half of 2022 alone, the country has seen more than 300 mass shootings. Still, an all-too-familiar response of the powers that be persists, even […]
A shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday afternoon left three people dead and four others in critical condition. NBC News reports a 22-year-old Danish man opened fire at a Field’s mall, killing a 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, both from Denmark, and a 47-year-old Russian man. Four other people were transported to a local […]
Over 20 people were shot Monday morning during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb located about 25 miles north of downtown Chicago. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet, whose tweets are embedded below, was present and reports via authorities that five people were killed and 16 were wounded. Local man Miles Zaremski told […]
One month since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a landmark gun control bill into law. “Time is of the essence. Lives will be saved,” Biden said in an address to the nation. “From Columbine to Sandy Hook to Charleston, […]
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that the Second Amendment protects, in the words of Justice Clarence Thomas, “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.” Per a report from the Associated Press, the decision was in response to a New York state law that required the demonstration of a “proper […]
Darius Lee, a star basketball player for Houston Baptist University, was fatally shot Monday morning while at a gathering in Harlem. KTRK reports Lee, 21, was one of nine people who were shot around 12:40 a.m. Monday on a footpath over the Harlem River Drive. CBS News notes that the shooting broke out as a music video was being […]
A 15-year-old boy was killed and three adults were injured in a shooting in Washington, D.C. on Sunday at a concert. As USA Today reports, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said several hundred people gathered for an “unpermitted event” on Juneteenth called “Moechella.” Officers reportedly attempted to stop the event following a fight and another unspecified […]
Minutes after fatally shooting a man who was in the midst of a mental health crisis, Idaho officer Brittany Brokop turned to her colleague and said, “Guess I’m gonna lose my gun again.” The comments were captured on bodycam footage obtained by NBC News this week, nearly five months after law enforcement shot and killed 48-year-old Michael Trappett […]
A shooting at an Alabama church has left at least two people dead and others injured. The Vestavia Hill Police Department said the incident took place at around 6 p.m. local time at the Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills located outside of Birmingham. Police Cpt. Shane Ware told reporters a total of three people […]
