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News Articles: mass shootings

Students and residents mourn those who lost their lives near the scene of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.

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  • Education

What research says about preventing school shootings

Experts on school violence say a key to preventing such tragedies is identifying and supporting students in crisis before they hurt others.

September 05, 2024
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Jeffrey Pierre
Ella Seaver shares her thoughts on high school graduation with other survivors of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting before a rally against gun violence on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Newtown, Conn.

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  • National

Sandy Hook survivors to graduate with mixed emotions without 20 of their classmates

About 60 of the 330 kids graduating from Newtown High School will also be carrying the emotional burden of knowing that many of their former classmates won't get to walk across the stage with them.

June 12, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Bridget Barton drove back to Kansas City, Mo., the day after the parade to turn in the bullet she found in her backpack to police and to give a statement. She was mobbed by media that had assembled for a news conference at the same location — interviews she says are now a blur.

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  • News

They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten

A Kansas family remembers Valentine's Day as the start of panic attacks, life-altering trauma and waking to nightmares of gunfire. They wonder how they'll recover from the Kansas City parade shooting.

March 16, 2024
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By:
  • Peggy Lowe and
  • Bram Sable-Smith
Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan (center) and Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek (left) speak to the media after a mass shooting in downtown Prague on Thursday.

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  • World

Day of mourning declared after gunman kills at least 14 at Prague university

The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, police said said. The gunman also died, authorities said.

December 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A bullet casing is seen at the site of a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday. Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded during the shooting at a block party on Saturday night.

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  • Health

July has already seen 11 mass shootings. The emotional scars won't heal easily

There have been nearly a dozen mass shootings this month and a total 346 mass shootings so far this year — each one leaving a heavy toll for communities around them.

July 05, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
A police officer works the scene of an overnight mass shooting at a strip mall in Willowbrook, Ill., Sunday, June 18, 2023.

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  • National

Multiple mass shootings across the U.S. leave at least 6 dead on holiday weekend

The shootings stretching from coast to coast follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic.

June 19, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - A protestor holds a sign during a Students Demand Action event, near the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington.

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  • Politics

Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights

A year after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found the highest percentage in a decade said ending gun violence trumps protecting gun rights.

May 24, 2023
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Law enforcement officials in the Cleveland, Texas, neighborhood where a man allegedly shot five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard.

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  • Health

One way to prevent gun violence? Treat it as a public health issue

Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting on Jan. 24 in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden will announce his latest gun safety push there on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Biden wants to boost background checks on gun buyers. But it's hard without Congress

During a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., Biden announced an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks that take place and support communities impacted by gun violence.

March 14, 2023
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  • Deepa Shivaram
<em>Name Against the Same </em>is part of Stephanie Mercedes' A Sky of Shattered Glass Reflected by the Sun<em> </em>exhibition at Culture House in Washington, D.C.

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  • Art & Design

Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into instruments of mourning. Some look like primitive relics.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
President Biden and Vice President Harris will participate in a White House event addressing hate-based violence on Thursday.

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  • Politics

The White House is hosting a summit to combat hate-based violence

The "United We Stand" summit will bring together experts on hate-based violence and honor communities that have survived attacks. President Biden and Vice President Harris will give remarks.

September 15, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Reagan Gaona stands beside the Unfillable Chair memorial in front of Santa Fe High School in Texas. The memorial is dedicated to the eight students and two teachers killed in a May 2018 shooting. To the left is a sign displaying solidarity with Uvalde, Texas, a city that experienced a similar school shooting in May 2022.

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  • Mental Health

4 years after a school shooting in a small Texas city, 'There is still a lot of pain'

In 2018, a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School. But even with an influx of time and money for mental health services, the community is still struggling with grief and trauma.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Renuka Rayasam
Marty Daniel, CEO of Daniel Defense

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  • News

Georgia gun manufacturer CEO says gun industry isn't responsible for mass shootings

The CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer testified in front of Congress on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing investigation by lawmakers into what is fueling the country’s high rates of gun violence.

July 27, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Shooting range owner John Deloca fires his pistol at his range in Queens, N.Y.

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  • Politics

Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds

Overwhelming majorities want to see universal background checks, raising the age to buy any kind of gun to 21 and red flag laws. But just a quarter trust the government to look out for them.

July 08, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro and
  • Eric Westervelt
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
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