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At Trial of School Shooting Suspect's Dad, Teen Survivors Testify

Students' emotional testimony centers on father's alleged role in access

(Newser) - Students from a Georgia high school on Tuesday described, in stark detail, the 2024 campus shooting now at the center of a trial against the alleged gunman's father , NBC News reports. Colin Gray faces second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, child cruelty, and reckless conduct charges, accused of giving his son,...

2 Killed, 1 Injured in Shooting at SC State University

Campus was locked down for more than 8 hours

(Newser) - A shooting inside a South Carolina State University residence hall late Thursday left two people dead and another wounded, prompting an overnight lockdown. The gunfire was reported around 9:15pm in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student housing complex on the Orangeburg campus, about 45 miles southeast of Columbia,...

Suspect Named in One of Canada's Worst Mass Killings

RCMP says Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, killed 2 family members before opening fire at school

(Newser) - The suspect in one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history has been named as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the teen killed her 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at a residence in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday before killing six others at...

Authorities: Canada Mass Shooting Suspect Is Female

Victims include students as police investigate motive in BC town

(Newser) - In a remote British Columbia town of about 2,400 people, police are working to determine what happened in the mass shooting that left nine dead, plus the suspect, Tuesday . RCMP described the suspect as a "female in a dress with brown hair," CTV News reports. Police were...

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10 Killed in Canada Mass Shooting

Mounties say suspected shooter is among the dead in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia

(Newser) - Ten people, including the suspected shooter, were killed Tuesday in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, a small town in British Columbia, authorities say. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed the death toll to the CBC . Six victims were found dead at Tumbler Ridge High School and another person died...

Parents Won't Be Charged in Colorado School Shooting

Lawyer says family believes 16-year-old Desmond Holly sneaked 'heirloom' gun out of safe

(Newser) - The parents of a 16-year-old boy who wounded two students at a Colorado high school with an old revolver his family said was kept in a locked gun safe won't be charged with any crimes. Investigators looked at whether the parents of Desmond Holly, who killed himself after opening...

Former Uvalde Officer Speaks Out After Acquittal

Adrian Gonzales says people who have never been in his situation should be quiet

(Newser) - The former Uvalde school police officer accused of cowardice amid the 2022 school shooting is tired of the criticism. In an interview following his acquittal this week on charges of child endangerment, Adrian Gonzales tells ABC News that prosecutors needed a scapegoat, and he was it.
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Former Uvalde Officer Acquitted for His Response to Shooting

Adrian Gonzalez was the first of 2 officers to be tried

(Newser) - A former Uvalde police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the critical first minutes of one of the deadliest school shootings in US history, the AP reports. Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours before finding...

School Shooter Who Killed 2 Could Walk Free

Judge allows San Diego high school gunman to be resentenced

(Newser) - A judge granted a request Tuesday by the gunman in a 2001 shooting at a San Diego high school to be resentenced, potentially allowing him to be freed after 23 years in prison, the AP reports. Charles Williams, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to killing two students...

Uvalde Officer Faces Trial Over Delayed Response

Adrian Gonzales faces 29 counts of abandoning, endangering children in Texas mass shooting

(Newser) - More than three years after a gunman stormed Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, the first criminal trial tied to the police response is getting underway, as families brace for yet another painful chapter. Jury selection began Monday in Corpus Christi in the case of Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde police...

Cops: Alleged University Shooter Is a Student's Parent

Victim identified as De'Jon Darrell Fox Jr., 19

(Newser) - The student fatally shot near a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday has been identified as 19-year-old De'Jon Darrell Fox Jr. The other student shot in the incident was still in critical condition on Wednesday, authorities said. Apryl Tarrance, Fox's grandmother, tells NBC News that he...

Jury Awards $10M to Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old

Jury finds assistant principal ignored warnings that child had a gun at Virginia school

(Newser) - A Virginia jury has awarded $10 million to Abigail Zwerner, the first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School in January 2023. The verdict found that assistant principal Ebony Parker ignored multiple warnings that the child had a gun, a failure the panel deemed gross negligence, NBC...

Cops: Teen, 15, Kills Classmate After Hallway Encounter

Florida police say scuffle after victim allegedly bumped into Jacori Redding led to fatal shooting

(Newser) - A seemingly minor hallway incident at an Orlando high school ended in tragedy when a 15-year-old allegedly shot and killed a classmate after a brief confrontation. Authorities say 16-year-old Pinien Dalmacy was killed by Jacori Redding after the two bumped into each other at Oak Ridge High School and Dalmacy...

Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old: 'I Thought I Had Died'

Former Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner is suing former assistant principal

(Newser) - A former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in 2023 testified Thursday that she thought she had died that day. Abby Zwerner testified in her $40 million lawsuit filed against a former assistant principal who is accused of ignoring multiple warnings that the student...

Annunciation Shooting Survivor Heads Home to a Big Welcome

Sophia Forchas, 12, was greeted by classmates, family after release from hospital

(Newser) - Sophia Forchas, the 12-year-old critically wounded in the Annunciation Church shooting in August, was released from the hospital on Thursday to raucous applause and hugs from family, friends, and classmates. Forchas was one of at least 17 injured in the mass shooting that killed two. The AP notes that Sophia...

School Shooting Survivor's Recovery Is 'Miraculous'

Sophia Forchas, 12, set to begin rehabilitation after suffering a bullet to the brain

(Newser) - After being shot in the head during a Mass celebration at her Minneapolis Catholic school, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas is defying the odds with a remarkable recovery that has stunned doctors and inspired her community. The seventh grader was gravely injured during last month's shooting at Annunciation Catholic School,...

Potential School Shooting Averted Thanks to Tip

FBI tip and parent consent lead to gun seizure in NYC

(Newser) - A quick-thinking tipster, a social media post, and rapid coordination between the FBI and NYPD may have stopped a school shooting at a Queens high school, NBC News reports. A 16-year-old student at Benjamin Cardozo High School was arrested Thursday after authorities say he brought a loaded handgun to...

Colorado School Shooter Drew From Online Extremist Circles

ADL says school shooter expressed neo-Nazi views

(Newser) - A Colorado high school shooter who wounded two classmates before dying by suicide had signaled his intentions online and drew inspiration from far-right extremist circles, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League . Desmond Holly, 16, posted images of weapons and tactical gear—including a skull mask, ballistic...

School Shooter Was 'Radicalized by Extremists'

Evergreen High School shooter identified as a 16-year-old

(Newser) - The student who opened fire at a suburban Denver high school on Wednesday had been radicalized by an extremist group, authorities say. The student was identified Thursday as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, the Denver Post reports. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said evidence on Holly's phone and...

Suspect in Colorado School Shooting Is Dead

Male juvenile succumbed to self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say

(Newser) - The juvenile believed to have shot two students at a Colorado high school on Wednesday has now died of what authorities describe as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The male used a handgun to shoot two students at Evergreen High School in suburban Denver before turning the gun on himself, according...

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