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News Articles: mass shooting

Monterey Park police officers stand at the scene of a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California.

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  • National

Monterey Park community is relieved shooter is no longer a threat, Rep. Chu says

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Rep. Judy Chu of California, about the mass shooting at a Lunar New Year festival in Monterey Park that left 10 people dead.

January 23, 2023
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  • A Martínez
Visitors tour the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas after it was turned into a memorial to honor those who died during the November 2017 shooting. The Department of Justice is appealing the decision from a district court that found the government 60% responsible for the massacre.

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  • Law

DOJ appeal in Texas mass shooting case pleases NRA and puzzles gun control advocates

A 2021 ruling found that the government was mostly responsible for the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But the DOJ appealed that ruling this week, which critics say is a win for the NRA.

January 14, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A memorial for the supermarket shooting victims outside the Tops Friendly Market in July.

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  • National

The Buffalo Tops shooting suspect pleads guilty to state murder charges

The 19-year-old will be sentenced to life without parole for the state charges. He faces an additional 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence.

November 28, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Emily Olson
Bouquets of flowers are left near Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At least five people were killed and 18 wounded in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in the US city of Colorado Springs, police said on November 20, 2022.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Our tragic new normal

NPR's Scott Simon notes how common mass shootings have become in the U.S., and asks how this violence affects how we think about our everyday lives.

November 26, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Members of the FBI investigate Tuesdays fatal shooting at the Chesapeake Walmart Supercenter on Wednesday in Chesapeake, Virginia. Six people, including the suspected gunman, are dead following.

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  • National

Virginia Walmart gunman left a 'death note' saying he felt harassed by coworkers

The store supervisor who fatally shot six coworkers apologized for what he was about to do while simultaneously blaming others for mocking him.

November 25, 2022
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  • Emily Olson
Flowers and candles lay outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022.

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  • National

Online platforms radicalized the Buffalo mass shooting suspect, a new report says

The New York attorney general's office said it reviewed thousands of pages of documents and social media content to study how the suspect used online platforms to plan and publicize the mass shooting.

October 19, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A 22-year-old Ohio man admitted in federal court that he planned a mass shooting at an Ohio university in 2020, according to the Justice Department.

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  • National

An Ohio man pleads guilty to plotting a mass shooting of college women in 2020

The suspect expressed admiration for Elliot Rodger, the gunman who killed six people and injured 14 others in Isla Vista in May 2014, according to the DOJ.

October 13, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The gunman charged with killing 10 Black people and injuring three other individuals in the mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket in May will not be pursuing a psychiatric defense in his state case, officials say. Here, people pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the scene of the mass shooting a few days after it occurred.

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  • National

The Buffalo supermarket gunman won't pursue a psychiatric defense in his state case

In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the New York State Unified Court System said the defense has "neither filed a notice nor requested an extension to do so."

October 12, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The white gunman who killed 10 Black people and injured three other individuals at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., in May was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday on hate crimes and firearm charges. Here, a memorial for the supermarket shooting victims is set up outside Tops on July 14.

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  • National

Suspect in the Buffalo mass shooting has been indicted on federal hate crime charges

The white gunman has been held without bail since his arrest after the May 14 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.

July 14, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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South Africa police say 14 dead in bar shooting in Soweto

A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed 14 people and left three others in critical condition, according to police.

July 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Crimo made rap music under the name Awake The Rapper. In one video, he wears a helmet and vest inside an empty classroom and scatters bullets across the floor.

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  • National

Highland Park suspect's online history reveals a fascination with violence

The 21-year-old suspect made music videos about shootings, and apparently posted thousands of times to a message board dedicated to sharing graphic photos and videos of violence.

July 06, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan
Law enforcement escorts a family away from the scene of a shooting at a parade on July 4 in Highland Park, Ill.

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  • National

Suspect in Highland Park shooting is charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder

Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart says he expects dozens more charges to be filed against the suspect. Here's what else we know as of midday Tuesday.

July 05, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Jonathan Franklin
highland park shooting

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Highland Park shooting on Fourth of July; Abortion law in Georgia

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The team is back with a live show. The Fourth of July brought out some of the best and worst realities of our country. A mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., turned a joyous celebration into a scene of carnage. Meanwhile, candidates on the November ballot show no signs of slowing down over the holiday. 

July 05, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Police stand guard outside a bar in central Oslo, early Saturday. Norwegian police say two people have been killed and several injured in a mass shooting.

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  • World

Oslo Pride organizers cancel a parade after a gunman kills 2 and wounds 10

Police are investigating the shooting as a possible terrorist attack during the Norwegian capital's annual Pride festival. Investigators said a suspect was arrested.

June 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2022. Photo by Leah Millis/REUTERS

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  • Politics

WATCH: Biden delivers national address calling for tougher gun laws

Speaking at the White House, Biden sought to drive up pressure on Congress to pass stricter gun limits after such efforts failed following past attacks.

June 02, 2022
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  • Will Weissert, Associated Press|Zeke Miller, Associated Press
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