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A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection to a mass shooting that left three dead. Maryland police identified the suspect as West Virginia resident Joe Louis Esquivel, who was arrested shortly after he allegedly opened fire in his workplace. CBS News reports the shooting took place Thursday afternoon, when Esquivel had completed his shift at Columbia Machine Inc., a […]
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday for the annual March for Our Lives rally, a nationwide protest against gun violence. The non-profit group, founded by survivors of the 2018 Parkland shooting, told NBC News there were about 450 rallies planned across the United States, including in cities like Chicago; Los Angeles; NYC; Detroit; and Washington, D.C. […]
Two classmates who were killed in the Uvalde school shooting are being laid to rest side by side. Ten-year-olds Xavier Lopez and Annabell Rodriguez were laid to rest on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, less than three weeks after they were fatally shot in their Robb Elementary classroom. Their families told ABC News the classmates originally met when they were […]
A Florida 10-year-old who’s alleged to have shot and killed a woman who was in an argument with her mother was arrested on Tuesday. As previously reported, the Orlando shooting on May 30 was preceded by an altercation involving two women, 41-year-old Lashun Rodgers and 31-year-old Lakrisha Isaac. In initial reports at the time, including […]
Three people are dead and 14 others are wounded after a gunman opened fired into a crowd on a popular stretch of South Street in Philadelphia late Saturday night. NBC Philly reports the gunfire erupted shortly before midnight in the city’s Queen Village neighborhood. Police observed “several active shooters shooting into the crowd,” according to Philadelphia Police […]
The officer in charge of the Uvalde School shooting response reportedly arrived at the scene without his radio. Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez shared the details with the Associated Press on Friday, just 10 days after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire inside Robb Elementary school, killing 19 children and two teachers. The Democratic lawmaker said an […]
The U.S. is still reeling from a spate of devastating mass shootings—in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa—that feel tragically too commonplace in the daily lives of Americans. But it’s important to remember that Canada is dealing with a gun violence crisis as well. With that in mind, the Toronto Raptors have launched a petition calling on Canadian legislators to […]
At least five people were reportedly shot during the funeral of Da’Shontay King—a 37-year-old Wisconsin man who was shot and killed by police late last month. According to WTMJ, gunfire erupted at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Graceland Cemetery in Racine. Authorities have not identified the victims; however, an employee of the funeral home told the outlet Kings’ family […]
A 16-year-old was arrested this week after allegedly trying to recruit students for a mass shooting at Berkeley High School in California, per local police. Regional outlet KTVU reported Wednesday the suspect was arrested on May 30 when he turned himself in, with the initial tip having been received that prior Saturday. In a press […]
A shooting at an Oklahoma medical facility has resulted in multiple injuries and at least four deaths. According to the Tulsa Police Department, the attack took place at around 5 p.m. Wednesday inside the Natalie Building at St. Francis Hospital. Law enforcement say they arrived at the scene after receiving reports about a man walking on […]
